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- A view of the picnnic area with wooden picnic tables beside a stream. Over the stream, three people are standing on a wooden bridge with a log railing.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- View of Grand Rapids with Leonard Street Bridge in the background. The North Ionia School is in the right center. Logs can be seen floating in the river.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- This view shows the Pearl Street Bridge crossing the Grand River. Logs are floating in the river. Michigan Iron Works factory can been seen on the right center. Ca. 1874.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- View of the Grand Rapids, Grand Haven & Muskegon Railway bridge over the Grand River.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Stone-lined park road with 1930s automobile approaching. View includes a bridge with people standing on it.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- View of the log jam on the Grand River in 1883. A covered bridge is at the center of the photo, which has Phoenix Furniture Co. on the roofline. Crowds gather on banks as the logs are far as the eye can see.
- Date Created:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Same view as #17. Log jam on the Grand River. Bridge off on left. People standing out on logs in the river.
- Date Created:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- First Regiment, Tennessee, 1863. Civil War era photo of construction of railroad bridge across Elk River, July 1863. Copy photo. Shows men on the bridge, a group with rifles drilling center left, a tent, and various others standing around watching. Standing in foreground are Dr. William DeCamp, J. W. Sligh, and C. W. Calkins.
- Date Created:
- 1863-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Old Fulton Street bridge, 1890's. The bridge no longer reaches the near shore, but most of the structure remains with a clear picture of the underlying brick support system.
- Date Created:
- 1927-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- This view shows a washed-out covered bridge with logs surrounding it on the Grand River. A factory is barely visible in the background.
- Date Created:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- People looking off bridge
- Date Created:
- 1949-10-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Ann Street Bridge, built in 1907. Image shows entrance to the bridge, with iron superstructure and pedestrian walkways on both sides. In the distance are 3 vehicles, two coming toward the camera and one going away.
- Date Created:
- 1927-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- This photo was taken from just past the first superstructure girders.
- Date Created:
- 1927-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Automobile transport carrier in Thornapple River near bridge in Ada
- Date Created:
- 1947-02-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- The only swing bridge left on Grand River just north of Wealthy St. A side view of a bridge of open iron work on a flat bed supported on cement pilings. Five sections of varying length are shown in the photo. One section consists of only one taller teepee-like peak. The bridge is nicely reflected in the still water beneath. In the foreground are some rickety wooden pilings. In the background some buildings can be seen through the bridge structure.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- The bridge was built in 1866. Photo was taken looking down river at the side of the bridge.
- Date Created:
- 1931-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Removing the Old Fulton Street bridge, 1890's. Taken from the shore, with street rubble in the foreground. The roadbed of the bridge is almost gone, but the iron structure remains. A crowd of onlookers at the side observes the workmen. Above the bridge is the sign, “Massillon Bridge Company, Massillon, Ohio. Also a warning sign that the bridge is unsafe over 6 tons. Industrial buildings on the far shore read “Worden Grocer Company, Grand Rapids Steel and Supply, [F]ederal Motor Trucks, Herpolsheimer’s.
- Date Created:
- 1927-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Policeman taking information from man
- Date Created:
- 1947-02-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Leonard Street bridge over the Grand River, looking west.
- Date Created:
- 1950-03-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- This view shows the first Detroit & Milwaukee bridge over the Grand River. A factory is visible in the background. Logs are floating in the river.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- View of the Valley City Woolen Mill, which became Bissell's Carpet Sweeper factory in 1865. Buddington & Thornton cabinet shop on right. Toll bridge at Bridge Street is visible in the background.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Old Fulton Street bridge, showing part of temporary bridge while the Dean Bridge was under construction. Grand Rapids Paper Box Company building and signs for Herpolsheimer’s, Lee & Cady, White House coffee can be seen. The underpinnings of the temporary bridge are shown going only partway across the river, with a working crane at the unfinished end.
- Date Created:
- 1927-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Log jam on the Grand River. Logs caught under a bridge.
- Date Created:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Log jam on Grand River. Young boy sitting on log in foreground. Wooden buildings off to the left.
- Date Created:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Fulton Street bridge over the Grand River, looking east towards downtown.
- Date Created:
- 1950-03-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Log jam on the Grand River. Bridge off on left. People standing out on logs in the river.
- Date Created:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- “Construction of Dean Bridge, or Fulton St. bridge” is written on the photograph. Image shows arches supporting the bridge under construction.
- Date Created:
- 1927-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Two men stand by a foot bridge constructed of logs spanning a stream.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Automobile transport carrier in Thornapple River near bridge in Ada
- Date Created:
- 1947-02-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- View of bridge damaged by log jam on the Grand River.
- Date Created:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- People looking off bridge
- Date Created:
- 1949-10-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Log jam on Grand River with men standing on logs in background. Bridge in the background.
- Date Created:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Written on photograph: “Grand River blocked with ice. A view of Dean bridge (Fulton St.). The contractor was afraid the new bridge would go out.” Foreground of picture shows ice floes piled up and Fulton Street Bridge in background, still under construction.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Original iron bridge, built about 1882. This photo was taken just before the bridge was torn down to be replaced by the Dean bridge. Most of the bridge is intact, but there is a pile of rubble in the foreground. A sign at the top of the entrance to the bridge reads “Massillon Bridge Company, Massillon, Ohio”, with a hanging sign underneath which reads “Public Notice – Warning – This bridge unsafe for any load over 6 tons”. Commercial buildings visible on the west side of the river include Van Leeuwen D-?, Federal Motor Trucks, Worden Grocer Company.
- Date Created:
- 1927-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Fulton Street Bridge or the Dean Bridge, dedicated to William H. Dean, a hero of the yellow fever experiment in the time of the Spanish-American war. Looking south and west, a railroad bridge can be seen farther down the river. Various factories can be seen, including Stow-Davis, Furniture City Upholstery, and a water tower for Hart Mirror Plate Co. There is no traffic on the bridge, but a crane and some workmen can be seen.
- Date Created:
- 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- View of a typical steel bridge of the Grand Rapids, Grand Haven & Muskegon Railway Company.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- “Dean bridge under construction.” Workmen and cranes installing the bottom layer of supports that go into the water. A footbridge with onlookers can be seen at left side of photo.
- Date Created:
- 1927-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Automobile transport carrier in Thornapple River near bridge in Ada
- Date Created:
- 1947-02-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Automobile transport carrier in Thornapple River near bridge in Ada
- Date Created:
- 1947-02-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- This view shows the North Ionia School in the front bottom, Leonard Street bridge in the background on the right and the Coldbrook water station in the middle. Logs are floating in the Grand River.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- View shows Eagle Hotel in the lower right corner. Factories can be seen lining the river. A steam locomotive is crossing the bridge. Ca. 1920.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Automobile transport carrier in Thornapple River near bridge in Ada
- Date Created:
- 1947-02-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Concrete foot bridge spans a stream, with cottage or cabin the background.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- View looking down from Bridge Street hill in 1870. The North Division School is on the far right. Leonard Street bridge is barely visible in the background.
- Date Created:
- 1870-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Automobile transport carrier in Thornapple River near bridge in Ada
- Date Created:
- 1947-02-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Pearl Street bridge over the Grand River, looking east towards downtown.
- Date Created:
- 1950-03-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- “Dean bridge in process of construction.” Workmen and cranes installing the bottom layer of supports that go into the water. Kent Storage Company building can be seen in background.
- Date Created:
- 1927-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- This view shows men gathered on either side of the washed-out D&M bridge. The remnants of the bridge are on the left. Logs can be seen floating on the right background.
- Date Created:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- This view of the Grand River shows logs floating down the river. The Bridge Street bridge is shown in the background. A channel was dug for a log chute, which is to the left of the river.
- Date Created:
- 1870-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Old swing bridge crossing Grand River just north of Wealthy St. This view of the bridge shows the land portion at one end of the bridge. The shoreline is grassy, with a few ramshackle buildings. In the distance is a tall smokestack and beyond that are hazy downtown buildings. The open ironwork of the bridge is reflected in the calm water of the river. In the foreground are several clumps of old wooden pilings.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)