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1. Transcription of Robert Loomis Diary, 1873

Notes:: Robert Loomis gives a brief account of his activities during the year, ending in September. He also writes of the Panic of 1873 and a large fire in Grand Rapids.
Date Created:: 1873-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

2. Log jam on Grand River, 1883

Notes:: 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.)

3. Gas Plant Explosion

Notes:: Gas Plant Explosion where two workmen were killed. The foreground shows bricks and rubble, with parts of a brick wall with more wreckage visible behind it.
Date Created:: 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

4. Log jam on Grand River, 1883

Notes:: 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.)

5. Log jam on Grand River, 1883

Notes:: Log jam on Grand River . Stacked lumber on right. Two men sitting on logs near shore.
Date Created:: 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

6. Log jam on Grand River, 1883

Notes:: 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.)

7. Log jam on Grand River, 1883

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.)

8. Transcription of Robert Loomis Diary, 1883

Notes:: Robert Loomis writes of his election to the office of supervisor, his travels, and the Great Log Jam of 1883 in Grand Rapids.
Date Created:: 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

9. Log jam on Grand River, 1883

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.)

10. Log jam on Grand River, 1883

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.)