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- St. Andrew Catholic Church, located at the southwest corner of Walnut Boulevard and Third Street. Built in 1928 and torn down in the 1970s by the City of Rochester to make room for a parking lot. (RRP-210) [date is approximate] Ray Russell Postcard Collection
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- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Rochester Hills Public Library and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Rochester Hills Public Library
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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.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Birmingham Museum
- Description:
- 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)
- Notes:
- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Birmingham Museum and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Birmingham Museum
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- Walnut Boulevard, looking north from Third Street. Addressed to Miss Flossie Youngs of Memphis, Michigan from Blanche. (RRP-101) see also RRP-100 [date is approximate] Ray Russell Postcard Collection
- Notes:
- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Rochester Hills Public Library and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Rochester Hills Public Library
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- Western Knitting Mills dormitory with female workers on porch. The south side of the factory is to the left. At some point, two additional dormitories were constructed on Water Street alongside this original dormitory. All three have since been demolished. The Western Knitting Mills factory was built in 1896 and produced knitted goods until 1939. The building was later owned by the McAleer Manufacturing Company, later known as the Higbie Manufacturing Company, and then ITT Higbie. In 1994 the Rochester Mills Beer Company restored the building and it now operates as a restaurant and brewery. Addressed to Mr. Frank Youngs of Flint, Michigan. (RRP-291) Ray Russell Postcard Collection
- Notes:
- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Rochester Hills Public Library and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Rochester Hills Public Library
- Description:
- Leader Dogs for the Blind (promotional postcard). Photograph of sign with two dogs in front. Ray Russell Postcard Collection
- Notes:
- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Rochester Hills Public Library and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Date Issued:
- 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Rochester Hills Public Library
- Description:
- c. early 1900's
- Notes:
- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Northeast Oakland Historical Society and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Northeast Oakland Historical Society
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- Hand-colored postcard of a view along South Main Street from South Hill. The Detroit United Railway (DUR) trestle is on the right. Addressed to Miss M. Switzer of Smithville, Wayne County, Michigan. (RRP-5) Ray Russell Postcard Collection
- Notes:
- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Rochester Hills Public Library and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Rochester Hills Public Library
- Description:
- West side of Main Street between Third and Fourth Streets. M. (Moses) Gardner, a dry goods store is in the center of the postcard. Addressed to Miss Ida Snyder of Ypsilanti, Michigan from Gladys Stutsman. (RRP-52) Ray Russell Postcard Collection
- Notes:
- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Rochester Hills Public Library and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Rochester Hills Public Library
- Description:
- The Rochester Savings Bank building, also known as the Masonic Block, was built in 1899 by Edward R. Prall with funds raised by local businessmen. Upon it's completion, it was used as a post office, Masonic hall, and the Rochester Savings Bank. (RRP-54) [date is approximate] Ray Russell Postcard Collection
- Notes:
- Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Rochester Hills Public Library and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Rochester Hills Public Library