"The Land of Healthful Delight": Highlights from the Rod and Susan Wilson collection of Rochester History

Items

• Detroit United Railway group
  Group of men posing in front of an ivy-covered building with a sign: Detroit United Railway.
  SubjectDetroit United RailwayRailroadsMenMen--MichiganTransportation
• Fishing at the dam
  Man with long fishing pole fishing near dam, Rochester, Mich. postcard ; 16540
  SubjectFishingMenMen--Michigan
• Men picking apples
  Two men on ladders picking apples. Two other men loading pickup truck with full crates of apples. Photo by the Detroit News.
  Temporal Coverage1950s

  SubjectMen--MichiganMenApples
• Farmland near Rochester
  Caption from back: High school students Ellen McDowall and Jemarice Lovell pause on way to classes to admire peaceful farm scene, similar to many found surrounding Rochester.
  Temporal Coverage1950s

  SubjectWomen--MichiganFarmsHigh school studentsWomenMenMen--Michigan
• Cattle postcard
  Postcard with image of a herd of cattle on a street in Rochester, Michigan.
  SubjectCattleCattle herdersCattle herdingMenMen--Michigan
• Portrait of Edwin R. Frank
  Formal portrait of Edwin R. Frank. "Riley: Lansing, Mich."
  SubjectFrank, Edwin R.Portrait photographyMenMen--Michigan
• 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.
  SubjectGeorge, OscarMenFarmhouses
• 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
  Temporal Coverage1910s

  SubjectBank buildingsSavings banksConstructionMenRochester Savings BankMen--Michigan
• 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.
  Temporal Coverage1910s1920s

  SubjectDahlmann, Theodor -- 1852-1930Frank, Lucius Lyon -- 1843-1939MenJewelry storesCentral business districtsJewelersMen--Michigan
• M.C.R.R.& G.T. Junction postcard
  Color postcard of railway tracks and workers.
  SubjectRailroadsTransportationRailroads--EmployeesRailroad tracksMenMen--Michigan
• Frank Hersey
  Man standing in a field. Handwritten on back: Frank Hersey ; Stamp: Kingsbury Art Studio ; Rochester, Mich.
  SubjectHersey, FrankMenMen--Michigan
• Reverend Kidder
  Portrait of Reverend Kidder. From back: From Ben Cuyler's Gallery Romeo, Mich
  SubjectPortrait photographyMen--PortraitsPortraitsMen
• Portrait of Edwin R. Frank
  Formal portrait of Edwin R. Frank, holding a walking stick.
  SubjectPortrait photographyMen--PortraitsPortraitsMenFrank, Edwin R.
• Edwin R. Frank with two boys
  Edwin R. Frank standing in front of a shop with two boys. Printed on front: L.L. Ball. Rochester, Mich. Handwritten on back: E.R. Frank ; Uncle Ruff
  SubjectFrank, Edwin R.BoysMenMen--Michigan
• 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.
  Temporal Coverage1910s

  SubjectArmistice DayParadesWomenMen
• Railroad conductors
  Group of men, two wearing conductor's uniforms, standing on platform attached to rail car.
  SubjectRailroad conductorsRailroadsMenRailroads--Employees
• Group of railroad workers
  Group of men wearing overalls and caps standing in front of a rail car.
  SubjectRailroads--EmployeesRailroadsMen
• Group of railroad workers
  Group of men in work clothing posing together, most with arms crossed.
  SubjectRailroads--EmployeesRailroadsMen