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

Now showing items 70-89 of 134

    • The old farmhouse of Oscar George 

      Unknown author
      Postcard of home with white picket fence. Handwritten notes on front and back: "The old farmhouse of Oscar George now owned by Allan Sheldon" ; "Mother's old house when she was married" ; "Loaned by Mrs. J. H. Jones"

    • Oscar George 

      Unknown author
      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 ...

    • Overlook Farm letterhead 

      Snook, J. J. (1900)
      Blank sheet of letterhead for Overlook Farm, with creases across page.

    • Overlook poem with Mackinac Island poem 

      Snook, J. J. (1900)
      Printed text of two poems written by John. J. Snook: Overlook and Mackinac Island. Handwritten notes by the author correcting text.

    • Page from voter registration list 

      Avon Township
      Page from book listing names of Avon Township voters, with several names crossed out.

    • Panoramic view of Overlook Farm, ca. 1905 

      Unknown author (1905)
      Panoramic view of pastoral scene of Overlook Farm with livestock.

    • Panoramic view of Overlook Farm, ca. 1905 

      Unknown author (1905)
      Panoramic view of farm machinery and buildings at Overlook Farm.

    • Parke-Davis & Co. Plant postcard 

      Unknown author
      Landscape view of Parke-Davis buildings. B-5.

    • Parke-Davis at 100 cover 

      Unknown author (Parke, Davis & Company, 1966)
      100th Anniversary Booklet cover. "...progress in the past...promise for the future"

    • Parke-Davis employees at the Parkedale Farm 

      Unknown author (The Detroit News, 1959-03)
      Black-and-white image depicting five Parke-Davis employees at the Parkedale facility

    • Parke-Davis Farm postcard 

      Rosemergy, John C. (1940)
      "Parke-Davis Farm. Rail car on Grand Trunk RR siding. Horse-drawn wagon with driver at center. Winter 1940. Photo by:John C. Rosemergy [address]"

    • Parke-Davis postcard 

      Unknown author
      Image of horses on Parke-Davis Co. property with fence in foreground and buildings in background. L-16844

    • Parke-Davis Review, March 1957, Vol. 14, No. 2 cover 

      Unknown author (Parke, Davis & Company, 1957-03)
      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.

    • Plank Road tolls received at Gate No. 1 

      Unknown author (1855)
      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.

    • Plowed road with high snow banks 

      Unknown author
      Landscape with a plowed road in winter, with high snow banks on each side. People on snow banks and walking along side of road.

    • Portrait of Edwin R. Frank 

      Unknown author
      Formal portrait of Edwin R. Frank. "Riley: Lansing, Mich."

    • Portrait of Edwin R. Frank 

      Unknown author
      Formal portrait of Edwin R. Frank, holding a walking stick.

    • Portrait of J. J. Snook 

      Unknown author (J. J. Snook, 1907)
      Portrait of J.J. Snook from New Poems and Glad Outings, 1907

    • Postcard of Barnes Paper Mill 

      Unknown author
      Paper mill building with three male workers at left. Sign on building: "Peninsular Paper Mills." The text at the bottom reads "Barnes Paper Mill, Rochester, Mich. 16543"

    • Postcard of Barnes Paper Mill 

      Unknown author
      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."