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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.
- Data Provider:
- Oakland County Historical Resources and Birmingham Museum
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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)
- 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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- 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)
- 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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- 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.
- 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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- 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.
- 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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- 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)
- 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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- 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)
- 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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- 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)
- 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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- 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)
- 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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- 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)
- 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