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Miss Weir, teacher
Hand-tinted photograph of Miss Weir, teacher in Rochester, Michigan in 1870s.
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Oscar George
Oscar George, posing with a seated woman, in front of his house. Handwritten on back: Home of Oscar P. George on N. Main St. Rochester, Mich. Lysander and Main. Leslie went to his grandparents on Xmas. Drove a buggy in to grandparents and walked to 5th Street school. 8th grade - to [illegible]. 14 or 15 moved into town. Leslie saw town when just 2 automobiles. Uncle Wed & Ed Tucker - Both Buicks. Photo is mounted on cardboard.
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Third Street West
Color postcard with scene of neighborhood in Rochester, Michigan.
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Rochester Road scene
View of Rochester road with automobile and railroad tracks.
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Rochester Savings Bank
Workmen and stacks of bricks in front of Rochester Savings Bank on Main Street. Man wearing suit crossing street. Handwritten on back: 1916 from Tom Case
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Mrs. Kidder
Portrait of Mrs. Kidder, wife of Reverend Kidder. From back: R.S. Hough ; Photographer 141 Saginaw Street Pontiac, Mich. Negative preserved.
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Van Hoosen Farms Half and Half Milk Cap
Round "Van Hoosen Farm Half and Half" cap.
Yellow and purple inscriptions.
Markings: "Van Hoosen Farms Pasteurized Half and Half. Rochester Mich."
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Crossing Main Street
Group of women and children in crosswalk on busy street. Caption from back: Rochester's business district looking north on Main Street (M-150) ; Handwritten on back: Rochester Suburbia ; Looking north from 5th on Main ; Stamp: By Detroit News Staff Photographer Martin ; Reporter: Lowman
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Plank Road tolls received at Gate No. 1
Royal Oak and Rochester Plank Road Co. Tolls received at Gate No. 1. Lists the days of the week and the tolls charged for the week of July 9th, 1855. Signed C H Hamlin, collector.
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Theodor Dahlmann and L. L. Frank
From left to right, Theodor Dahlmann (1852-1930) and Lucius Lyon Frank (1843-1939) are shown seated in front of the Dahlmann Jewelry Store in downtown Rochester.
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Railway station building postcard
Postcard of wooden railway station building and tracks.
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Western Knitting Mill
A crowd of people and vehicles outside of the Western Knitting Mill in 1917.
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Mill at Goodison
Original grist mill in Goodison. Now the site of the Paint Creek Cider Mill.
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Rochester landmarks
Illustrations of Rochester's Yates Cider Mill, Van Hoosen Farm, Avon Township Hall, Opera House, and Home Bakery.
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M.C.R.R.& G.T. Junction postcard
Color postcard of railway tracks and workers.
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Cherished Christmas Carols booklet
Christmas carols booklet with image of young girl wearing a robe and holding a doll looking out a window at a bright star in the sky. The back cover reads: "Your confidence and good will are the foundation of our success and it's a real pleasure at this Holiday time to say 'Thank you.' Please accept our warm good wishes for Christmas and the New Year. Van Hoosen Farm Products ; The best in dairy products ; 1025 Washington Road ; Rochester, Michigan ; Olive 2-0111 Lincoln 1-1510"
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Clinton Canal Bank Two Dollar Note
The Clinton Canal Bank at Pontiac was chartered to help finance the Clinton Kalamazoo Canal project, to connect Lake St. Clair to Lake Michigan. Unfortunately, the financial panic of 1837-1841 and the competition of the railway led to the demise of the project, with only the portion from Mount Clemens to Rochester being completed. This two dollar bearer note was issued by the Clinton Canal Bank in 1837, and reads "The | Clinton | Canal Bank | at Pontiac | Will Pay TWO DOLLARS on demand | to [illegible] or Bearer. Michigan Safety Fund | No. 192 | Pontiac | Dec. 9 1837 | Real estate pledged and private property holden."
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Children of owner Thomas Cole in front of Winkler Mill
Three boys, children of Thomas Cole, sit in the grass outside Winkler Mill. The mill was first built in 1824 by John Hersey for processing flax and grist. The mill changed hands and purposes several times over the year, eventually becoming a grain mill under the ownership of Joseph Winkler in 1868. The mill closed in 1920, served as an antique shop between 1945 and 1961, and burned down in 1985.
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Van Hoosen Ice Cream sign
Sign reading "Try Van Hoosen Home Made Ice Cream | It's Delicious | It's Richer | It's Better | All Popular Flavors"
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Parke-Davis & Co. Plant postcard
Landscape view of Parke-Davis buildings. B-5.
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Parke-Davis Review, March 1957, Vol. 14, No. 2 cover
Cover of Parke-Davis Review with image of birthday cake. "90th Birthday Parke-Davis" written on side of cake. 1956 Report to P-D Employees.
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Frank Hersey
Man standing in a field. Handwritten on back: Frank Hersey ; Stamp: Kingsbury Art Studio ; Rochester, Mich.
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Parke-Davis at 100 cover
100th Anniversary Booklet cover. "...progress in the past...promise for the future"
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Reverend Kidder
Portrait of Reverend Kidder. From back: From Ben Cuyler's Gallery Romeo, Mich
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Instruction Ballot - Avon 1912
1912 Avon Township election ballot with instructions.