Browsing Highlights from the Rod and Susan Wilson Collection of Rochester History by Title

Now showing items 44-63 of 134

    • Farmland near Rochester 

      Unknown author (The Detroit News, 1957-10-17)
      High school students Ellen McDowall and Jemarice Lovell pause on way to classes to admire peaceful farm scene, similar to many found surrounding Rochester.

    • Firemen's Ball poster 

      Rochester Fire Department (1936)
      Text: "Firemen's Ball. The Rochester Fire Department Will Hold Its 38th Annual Masque Ball In The Rochester High School Auditorium Friday, Feb. 7th, 1936...Music and Entertainment Furnished By Tim Doolittle And His Michigan ...

    • Fishing at the dam 

      Unknown author
      Man with long fishing pole fishing near dam, Rochester, Mich. postcard ; 16540

    • Five Wooden Nickels 

      Avon Township (1935)
      "1835 1935 Avon Township Double Jubilee, June 13, 14, 15, 16 Rochester, Michigan"

    • Frank Hersey 

      Unknown author
      Man standing in a field. Handwritten on back: Frank Hersey ; Stamp: Kingsbury Art Studio ; Rochester, Mich.

    • Group of railroad workers 

      Unknown author
      Group of men wearing overalls and caps standing in front of a rail car.

    • Group of railroad workers 

      Unknown author
      Group of men in work clothing posing together, most with arms crossed.

    • Handwritten draft of letter to prospective publisher 

      Snook, J. J. (1903)
      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".

    • Higbie Manufacturing Company Annual Report cover 

      Higbie Manufacturing Company (7/31/1951)
      Higbie Manufacturing Company. Annual Report for the Year Ending July 31, 1951. J.A. Coxe ; Bronson ; Avon Lube ; McAleer ; General Crafts Division

    • Homes under construction at a new Rochester subdivision 

      Unknown author
      A car marked "Village of Rochester" pulls up on a construction scene of new homes being built

    • Idle Hour Theatre Movie Schedule 

      Idle Hour Theatre
      Movies featured at the Idle Hour Theatre in Rochester, Michigan. Heavily stained.

    • Idle Hour Theatre ticket 

      Idle Hour Theatre
      Merchants' Night ticket offering special admission price of 10 cents on Monday night at Rochester, Michigan's Idle Hour Theatre. The reverse side lists regular admission prices for children and adults, special offer for ...

    • Instruction Ballot - Avon 1912 

      Avon Township (Avon Township, 1912)
      1912 Avon Township election ballot with instructions.

    • Interior view of sugar mill 

      Unknown author
      Interior view of sugar mill with machinery.

    • Interior view of sugar mill 

      Unknown author
      "Interior view of sugar mill showing multiple levels of machinery. "A glimpse into the interior of the Rochester Sugar House""

    • Jubilee Souvenir 1866-1916 

      Unknown author (Parke, Davis & Company, 1916)
      Cover of souvenir program for 50th anniversary [of Parke-Davis Co.?]

    • Leaders of the Past 

      Unknown author (Parke, Davis & Company, 1916)
      "Six portraits of past leaders: Hervey C. Parke, George S. Davis, Samuel P. Duffield, Theodore D. Buhl, William M. Warren, H.A. Wetzel"

    • M.C.R.R.& G.T. Junction postcard 

      Unknown author
      Color postcard of railway tracks and workers.

    • McAleer Manufacturing Co. postcard 

      Unknown author
      Postcard with image of the McAleer Manufacturing Company building, with automobiles parked on the street.

    • McAleer Manufacturing Company advertisement 

      McAleer Manufacturing Company (1942)
      McAleer Manufacturing Co. advertisement. "Task Force with a Vital Objective: To Finish the Job, Faster, Better, at Lower Cost"