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- Buildings in downtown Birmingham located on the west side of [Old] Woodward, just north of Maple Road. The corner building in the foreground is occupied by Levinson's Department Store. In the background are residences along Maple Road and a firehose tower. The photographer was Louis James Pesha, who owned and operated Pesha Postcard Company of Marine City, Michigan. Pesha was known for his photographs of the Great Lakes. Reference: Buel, G. & Buel, S. (2012) Marine City. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing.
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Postcard with B/W image of cobblestone church with shingle roof and gables. Fire hydrant next to sidewalk. View is south from Maple Road. (A modern brick addition and new facade was built to the original building as the current St. James Episcopal Church.) Located on site of Additional text, "57 J.H. Cave Det." Karbo real photo postcard (circa 1907)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Postcard with b/w image of "The Super Highway" near Birmingham circa 1920. View is north of Birmingham toward Long Lake Road. Detroit Urban Railway (DUR) and Grand Trunk Railroad tracks can be seen to the extreme right, with utility poles in between. Published by the Auburn Post Card Manufacturing Co., Auburn, Indiana. (circa 1920)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- West side of [Old] Woodward Avenue in downtown Birmingham, looking north from intersection at Maple. Woodward is unpaved. The image of a biplane has been superimposed on the original photograph to create a novelty postcards. The photographer, Louis James Pesha, was known for these whimsical images. Pesha was a Canadian, who owned Pesha Postcard Company in Marine City, Michigan and was known for his photos of the Great Lakes region. Reference: Buel, G. & Buel, S. (2012) Marine City. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing.
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- B&W image of commercial buildings along [Old] Woodward at the intersection of Maple Road, looking southwest to the O'Neal Building with awnings, A.R. Parks Meat Market, and a dry goods store. A horse and wagon are stopped at the intersection, and three men are standing nearby. Further south are two women and another horse and carriage. Utility poles and wires are present and the trolley, aka Detroit Interurban Rail (DUR), can bee seen in the unpaved street. Real photo postcard, stamped Azo, manufactured by Eastman Kodak Co. (circa 1906) Photographer was Louis James Pesha, a Canadian who owned Pesha Postcard Company of Marine City, Michigan. References: Buel, G. & Buel, S. (2012) Marine City. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing.
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Color-tinted postcard image of façade of frame church with central bell tower and Gothic features. Tree in foreground. (Original location on Maple Road at Peabody [Brown] Street; later demolished.) Pub Curt Teich /Sexichrome (six color). (circa 1914)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Color-tinted postcard image of a three story building designed by Albert Kahn for the Detroit News in 1916. (http://www.historicdetroit.org/building/detroit-news-building/ Accessed 12/12/16). Additional text, "The Detroit News Building, Exclusive of its garage, Occupies a Full City Block". Description on back "Founded in 1873 by James Edmund Scripps, The Detroit News has become one of the foremost newspapers in America, and occupies the largest as well as the most completely and modernly equipped newspaper manufactory in the world. It now occupies a full city block. 300 by 280 feet, and has in addition, a 200 car garage in an adjoining block across the road. The institutional character of the newspaper is expressed in its architecture." Pub Curt Teich & Co., Inc., Chicago, U.S.A. Pub #890017, bottom right. (circa 1922)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Color-tinted postcard image of side (east) entrance façade of a large Tudor-style brick and stone civic building with steep slate roof. Two 1950's era vehicles can be seen with parking meter at curb. Pub Hiawatha Card Co. Ypsilanti, Mich. P3960. âPlastichromeâ by Colourpicture, Boston, Mass. D55. Color by Lucy Gridley. (circa 1955)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Color-tinted postcard image of the Detroit [Yacht] Boat Club on Belle Isle, Detroit. Arched bridge leads to building; canoes at dock. View from Detroit River. Artist's mark "202,251. JV," lower left corner. Pub. Wolverine News Co., printed in Great Britain. (circa 1907)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Color-tinted postcard image of large, two-story brick building with Gothic features, also known as the Hill School. Bell tower on roof. View from street includes lawns and trees. Published by Backenstose Bookstore, Pontiac, Mich. Made in Germany. (circa 1908)
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- Printed photo of original postcard. Sepia-toned image of one story train station with arched window with "Birmingham" spelled out in letters on roof. View is from south, looking north, with Grand Trunk railroad tracks to the east. Lantern in foreground with bench. Passenger train stopped on tracks. Man on platform. (circa 1915)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Postcard with a faded color image of the exterior of Christ Church, Cranbrook. A man stands in front of the church, near a tree. (Real photo postcard.) Inscribed "Christ Church 8-22-57". (circa 1957)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Postcard with color photo image of a small frame Greek Revival house with shutters and a white picket fence. Card has deckled edge, white border on bottom. Description on back "The John W. Hunter House-Built in 1822, this is the oldest house in the city of Birmingham, Michigan. The house is being restored by the City of Birmingham and the Birmingham Historical Society." Additional front text, "Photo: Mary Gunn." Pub Hiawatha Card of Detroit and Ann Arbor Michigan and Dexter Press in New York. (circa 1970)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Oakland County Historical Resources and Birmingham Museum
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- Color-tinted postcard of Woodward Avenue looking north toward Maple Road. Woodward is unpaved. The building in the left foreground is the O'Neal building and Levinson's Department Store is in the left background. A trolley, aka Detroit Interurban Rail (DUR), is stopped on tracks in the middle of Woodward. Published by Backenstose Bookstore in Pontiac, Mich. Made in Germany. Postmark: April 9, 4 PM. Birmingham, MICH. (circa 1908)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- B&W image of large, two-story brick high school building with trees in foreground. Photographer mark F. Church in bottom right corner. (circa 1920)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Oakland County Historical Resources and Birmingham Museum
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- Color-tinted postcard image of urban setting during winter with various buildings, a park, and street traffic with a trolley and horse-drawn vehicles. The view is looking north along Woodward Avenue. Old Detroit City Hall is in the near foreground, and beyond that, the Majestic Building, both facing Woodward Avenue to the east, which continues north into the distance. Michigan Avenue is in the foreground. Additional text, "202,275 JV" Pub. by Wolverine News Co., Detroit and Valentine & Sons Pub Co., New York. Printed in Great Britain. (circa 1907)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Oakland County Historical Resources and Birmingham Museum
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- Color-tinted image of Baldwin High School, a large, three-story brick and stone building with projecting wings and Gothic features. Intersection of Maple and Chester. American flag above entrance. Built in 1918, also sometimes called Birmingham High School. Published by Curt Teich & Company, Chicago. (circa 1930)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- B&W image of Maple Ave. [Road] looking west from [Old] Woodward Avenue in downtown Birmingham. A firehose tower can be seen in the background as well as a church spire. Trolley tracks, aka Detroit Interurban Rail (DUR) in the foreground and electric lines above. Banner suspended above the street advertises the Birmingham Chautauqua, Aug. 27-31. Photographer's mark in bottom right corner. Real photo postcard, Kruxo 10, manufactured by Kilborn Photo Paper Company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (circa 1921)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Oakland County Historical Resources and Birmingham Museum
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- B/w image of large, L-shaped frame church with corner tower and small spires on outside corner of one gabled wing. Eclectic revival and Gothic elements. Originally called United Presbyterian Church. Located at [Old] Woodward and Euclid Avenue. Hole punched in upper left corner. Real photo postcard. Azo 4, manufactured by Eastman Kodak Co. (circa 1907). Photographer was Louis James Pesha, a Canadian who owned and operated Pesha Photo Postcard Company of Marine City, Michigan. He was known for his photos of the Great Lakes Region. References: Buel, G. & Buel, S. (2012) Marine City. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. Bogdan, R. & Weseloh, T. (2006) Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People's Photography. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press.
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Color-tinted postcard image of Detroit Motor Boat Club (DMBC) frontage on the Detroit River, including a large, 2-story frame building, boat or yacht at dock, houses, and Windmill Pointe Lighthouse at eastern boundary of Detroit near Grosse Pointe. The lands were shared by the DBMC and the General Aeroplane Club for several years. (circa 1914)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Postcard with aerial B/W photograph of residential neighborhood with church, playground, school and shops visible. View is north of Maple Road between Chesterfield Avenue and N. Glenhurst Drive in Birmingham. Description on back reads: "Quarton Square, Birmingham, Michigan. Aerial view of Birmingham, Michigan showing Quarton Square, Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, with its Clara Knudsen Memorial Playground. To the upper right is Quarton School. Birmingham is 18 miles north of Detroit. Air photo by Hank Weber". Pub Hank Weber of Birmingham. Manufactured by Silvercraft, Dexter Press Incorporated of New York. (circa 1960)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Color-tinted postcard image of an arched stone bridge on Belle Isle in Detroit. Many people in canoes, on the shore and the bridge. Description on back: Bridge, Belle Isle, Detroit. Mich. This scene represents one of the many bridges on Belle Isle. The main sport is canoeing and when Band Concerts are in progress during the summer month, hundreds of canoes can be seen on the different canals. Printed by C.T. American Art (A-2726). (circa 1920)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Color-tinted postcard image of large frozen fountain with trees in the foreground and a building in the background. Description on back, "1418--Ice Fountain, Washington Boulevard. One of the unique features of Detroit in winter is the famous ice fountain on Washington Boulevard. Several jets of water are allowed to play all winter, and the result is a massive berg of ice which sometimes reaches a height of nearly thirty feet and contains many tones of crystal. Pub Valentine-Souvenir, New York, NY. (circa 1920)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Color-tinted postcard of street lined with mature trees, possibly maples, with sidewalks and residences. Trolley (DUR, Detroit Interurban) tracks visible in unpaved street. Pub Curt Teich /Sexichrome (six color) No. 34767. (circa 1915)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Oakland County Historical Resources and Birmingham Museum
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- Color-tinted postcard image of large two story brick building with Gothic features, also known as the Hill School. Image shows exterior metal fire escape on 2nd and 3rd floors and ivy climbing building. Bell tower on roof. Pub Curt Teich /Sexichrome (six color). (circa 1914)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Oakland County Historical Resources and Birmingham Museum
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- Color-tinted postcard image of Grand Circus Park area of downtown Detroit, including buildings surrounding park with statue, trees, and fountain. Cars and a bus on the streets and people on the sidewalks. Linen postcard. Description on back reads "Grand Circus Park is located in the heart of downtown Detroit, and is frequently called the semi-circle of splendor. In the very shadows of Detroit's loftiest buildings are lawns, forest, trees, and beautiful open spaces". Pub. # 6A-H1961 bottom right corner. Published by Union News Company /C.T. Art-Colortone Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. / Curteich. (circa 1936)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Color-tinted postcard image of a tree-lined street at an intersection with residences in the background, a horse drawn wagon, and a woman on the sidewalk near a utility pole. Pub unknown. (Circa 1908)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Postcard with B/W image of southeast corner of intersection of Woodward Avenue and Maple Road in Birmingham. Cunningham's Drug Store in the foreground and the Birmingham Theater in the distance, with cars on street and parked along Woodward. Pub L.L. Cook Co. Milwaukee. EKC real photo postcard. (circa 1940)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Color-tinted postcard image of the D&C [Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Co.] Dock and passenger steamship, with large crowds on board and on the dock. A sign reads "Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo & Niagara Falls. Daily service to Mackinac Island via the Coast Line." Pub. Souvenir Post Card Co. Printer # "1349 U," bottom right corner. (circa 1912) (See also https://www.loc.gov/item/det1994019560/PP/.)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Oakland County Historical Resources and Birmingham Museum
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- Color-tinted postcard image of two story block house, constructed of stone on first floor and log on second floor, with brick chimney. Dog and woman on grass in front. Also known as Clergue Block House, built in 1819. (http://www.fortwiki.com/Clergue_Blockhouse. Accessed 12/12/16.) Pub J.J. Taylor, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada (circa 1906)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Color-tinted postcard image of a large Tudor-style brick and stone civic building with steep slate roof and central brick clock tower. View from northeast corner at Pierce Street shows main facade along Martin Street. American flag above entrance. Pub Curt Teich & Company in Chicago. (circa 1930)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- B&W image of the northeast corner of Woodward and Maple. Shops with awnings. The National Hotel is on the left. Three people stand in the street. Dark horse and buggy, white horse and buggy wait in the street. Utility poles and wires can be seen. Real photo postcard, stamped Azo 4, manufactured by Eastman Kodak Co. (circa 1907). Photographer was Louis James Pesha, a Canadian who owned Pesha Postcard Company in Marine City, Michigan. He was known for his photographs of the Great Lakes region. Reference: Buel, G. & Buel, S. (2012) Marine City. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing.
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Oakland County Historical Resources and Birmingham Museum
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- Postcard with B/W image of one story train station with arched window with letters spelling Birmingham on roof. View is toward the northwest with the Grand Trunk Railroad tracks in the right foreground. A man stands in front of the station, looking toward the photographer. Children near doorway. Telephone poles along tracks. Southbound tracks empty, northbound tracks have train with boxcars. Published by the Leiter Post Card Co., Lorain, Ohio (circa 1920)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Color-tinted postcard aerial view looking north, showing wide dirt street lined with sidewalks and trees, a large park with mature trees in near foreground, and buildings in the distance, including Y.M.C.A. building to northwest of park. Church spires can be seen in the middle distance, including Central United Methodist Church as well as horse drawn vehicles on the street. Description on back reads "Woodward Avenue Looking North. This Birdâs Eye view was taken from the corner of Woodward Avenue and Park street and shows Grand Circus Park on both sides. The tall building on the right is the new Y.M.C.A., which was erected in 1908; and the entire cost of same will be in the neighborhood of $700,000.00. This is one of the most complete buildings of its kind in the country and boasts of a gymnasium second to none." (circa 1908)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Oakland County Historical Resources and Birmingham Museum
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- Color-tinted postcard image/group portrait with seven men seated in a Detroit Police Department vehicle, possibly shot in a studio. Driver is not in uniform; other officers wearing dark uniforms with button rows, badges, and hats. Four-door, open automobile in dark color with bright trim and "D.P.D." on rear door. Pub by the Souvenir Post Card Company, New York, NY. (circa 1910)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Oakland County Historical Resources and Birmingham Museum
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- Color-tinted postcard image of a wood framed mill with stone foundation and stone mill race along Maple Road just west of Southfield Road, looking west. A bridge crosses the Rouge River, and a pasture and fence are present on the south side of Maple Road, which is unpaved. Pub. The Backenstose Book Store in Pontiac. Printed in Germany by Hugh C. Leighton Co. (circa 1906)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Oakland County Historical Resources and Birmingham Museum
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- Color-tinted postcard image of a pond in Palmer Park, Detroit. Scaled lighthouse feature on island in pond. People on the shore feeding swans. Description on back: "Scene at Palmer Park, Detroit, Mich. Palmer Park, where light house is located is a restful retreat of 120 acres and is located seven miles out Woodward avenue. One of the delightful features is its Log Cabin with its quaint furniture. It has may acres of woods, children's playgrounds and a casino where refreshments are served." Pub. United News Co. (circa 1920)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Oakland County Historical Resources and Birmingham Museum
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- Blue-tinted postcard image of the Eastern Market area of Detroit with Menzies Shoe Company in the background. Horse-drawn carts, covered wagons, people and other market activities in foreground and a church spire in the distance. (circa 1907)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Postcard with B/W image of cobblestone church with shingle roof and gables. View is southeast from intersection of Maple and Chester. (A modern brick addition and new façade was built to the original building as the current St. James Episcopal Church.) Pub Ess an Ess Photo Co, Inc. 11 E. 17th St., New York, N.Y. (circa 1918)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Oakland County Historical Resources and Birmingham Museum
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- Postcard with B/W image of unpaved streets with carriages and horses, pedestrians and shade trees. The view is looking west from [Old] Woodward Avenue along Maple Street [Road]. The post office is in the left foreground, retail businesses in the background, and the spire of the [old Methodist] Church in the right background distance. Pub by Backenstose Book Store in Pontiac. (circa 1910)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Oakland County Historical Resources and Birmingham Museum
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- B&W image of two-story, brick and stone civic building, in Tudor style with steep, slate roof and large windows with dominate central-gabled entrance. View is looking southwest from the corner of Bates Street toward Martin Street. Mature trees, sidewalks, flagpole with flag. Woman on sidewalk. (circa 1927)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- B&W image of steep-roofed, gabled entrance of Tudor-style building, with sidewalk and light posts. Main doors face south to Martin Street. Real photo postcard, printed on Kodak Paper. Published by L.L. Cook Co., Milwaukee. (circa 1950)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- B&W postcard image of Palmer Park in Detroit. Pond or lake in foreground with trees and lawns. Scaled lighthouse feature in the background. Additional text, Copyright 1904 by the Rotograph Co. Published by Rotograph Co., N.Y. (Germany). (circa 1904)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Postcard with line drawing in brown tint of Tudor style building with steeply roofed gabled entrance on beige cardstock. View is of south facade with main doors facing Martin Street. Trees and shrubs surround the building. (circa 1927)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- B/W postcard image of the Methodist Episcopal Church and adjacent residence/parsonage at Maple Road and Henrietta Street in Birmingham. Blank panel on front for message. Printed by J.H. Cave of Detroit. (circa 1907)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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- Color-tinted postcard image with a fountain in the foreground at the southeast corner of Woodward and Maple in "library park." Grass and shade trees and sidewalk near the fountain, and a brick building in the background across the intersection (Levinson's Department Store). Fountain statue depicts boy holding umbrella and girl peeking over his shoulder. Fountain built in 1891 (Chicago) and installed to commemorate the city's first water pipe. Child on bicycle near fountain. Published by Curt Teich /Sexichrome (six color) No. 34788. (circa 1914)
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
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