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Detroit Ski Club Tournament Parking Ticket
No. 2823. Newberry Hill. c. 1926. The Detroit Ski Club held competitions in Rochester, Michigan between 1926, when the ski jump was built, and 1934, when it was destroyed in a wind storm.
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Adeline Kettell
Handwritten on back: "Dau. of James Kettell III and Sarah Greenlief ; b. 1798 d. 1887 ; m. Col. John Frank 1849, Avon, Mich."
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Armistice Day group
Group of two women and a man; the women are carrying American flags. They are posing in a street in Rochester, Michigan, for Armistice Day.
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Postcard of Barnes Paper Mill
Paper mill building with Clinton River in foreground. Sign on building: "Peninsular Paper Mills". The text at the bottom reads "Barnes Paper Mill. Rochester, Mich. Kingsbury Photo. 82."
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Railroad conductors
Group of men, two wearing conductor's uniforms, standing on platform attached to rail car.
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Group of railroad workers
Group of men wearing overalls and caps standing in front of a rail car.
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Group of railroad workers
Group of men in work clothing posing together, most with arms crossed.
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Detroit, Rochester, Romeo, and Lake Orion Railway stock certificate
Blank certificate of stock issued from the Detroit, Rochester, Romeo & Lake Orion Railway. Engraving of Detroit, Rochester, Romeo and Lake Orion car at top, center.
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Panoramic view of Overlook Farm, ca. 1905
Panoramic view of pastoral scene of Overlook Farm with livestock.
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Western Knitting Mill postcard
Color postcard of the Western Knitting Mills buildings, high angle view. The text reads "Western Knitting Mills, Rochester, Mich."
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Boarding House near Western Knitting Mills
The dormitory near the Western Knitting Mills, pictured here after closure.
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Western Knitting Mill postcard
Postcard of the Western Knitting Mill buildings with waterway in foreground. It reads "WESTERN KNITTING MILLS | ROCHESTER MICH" on the lower left and "8 | COPYRT RESVD | J. H. CAVE DET" on the lower right.
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Western Knitting Mill postcard
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Higbie Manufacturing Company Annual Report cover
Higbie Manufacturing Company. Annual Report for the Year Ending July 31, 1951. J.A. Coxe ; Bronson ; Avon Lube ; McAleer ; General Crafts Division
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McAleer Manufacturing Company advertisement
McAleer Manufacturing Co. advertisement. "Task Force with a Vital Objective: To Finish the Job, Faster, Better, at Lower Cost"
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Rochester: A Sketch of One of the Best Towns on the Map
Originally printed in December, 1907 as a sequel to "Beautiful Rochester," published in 1897 by the same publisher. Reprinted 1994 by the Rochester Historical Commission. Dedicated to the memory of Ray Russell 1914-1993. Lithography - Avon Printing Company
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McAleer News, April 1, 1943, Vol. I, No. 11
Newsletter of the McAleer Manufacturing Company. "A Bi-Monthly Publication. Published for the employees of the McAleer Mfg. Co. by the Personnel Department."
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The Aut(Not)Tomobile, poem by J.J. Snook
Handwritten draft of poem and typed poem written by John J. Snook, expressing disapproval of the invention of the automobile
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Soldiers and Southern Mountains
"An Address by Serg't Maj. J.J. Snook at the 32nd Annual Reunion of the 22nd Mich. Vol. Infantry, Ann Arbor, Mich., Thursday, August 24, 1899. Booklet printed by Era Print, Rochester."
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Sketch for Book Cover
Handdrawn sketch of cover ideas for book of poetry written by J.J. Snook, titled "New Poems and Glad Outings". Creased from folding. Stains at edges.
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Handwritten draft of letter to prospective publisher
A two page draft of a letter written by John J. Snook to a publisher, with edits. In the letter, Snook offers a manuscript of his book "New Poems and Glad Outings".
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McAleer Manufacturing Co. postcard
Postcard with image of the McAleer Manufacturing Company building, with automobiles parked on the street.
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Boarding Houses near Western Knitting Mills
Postcard with image of a large group of women standing in front of the boarding houses near the Western Knitting Mills ; Mill Boarding House Rochester Mich.L-16841.
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Chapman House
Large fieldstone house ; "Chapman Residence ; Rochester, Mich."
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Postcard of Peninsular Paper Mills
Paper mill building next to Clinton River and railroad tracks. Peninsular Paper Mills Rochester, Mich.