Highlights from the Rod and Susan Wilson Collection of Rochester History
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Item Adeline KettellHandwritten on back: "Dau. of James Kettell III and Sarah Greenlief ; b. 1798 d. 1887 ; m. Col. John Frank 1849, Avon, Mich."Item Advertisement offering land for development of subdivision(1900) Snook, J. J.Advertisement offering land owned by John J. Snook for the development of a subdivision. Includes photographic view of landscape from Overlook Farm and diagram of platting suggestion.Item Apple Picking(The Detroit News, 1953-09-24)Two men on ladders picking apples. Two other men loading pickup truck with full crates of apples.Item Armistice Day group(1918)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.Item Armistice Day parade(1918)Man carrying American flag leads group of children and adults in a parade on Armistice Day.Item Item Armistice Day parade float(1918)Armistice Day Parade float, with group of people on wagon, holding American flag and bunting.Item The Aut(Not)Tomobile, handwritten draft of poem by J.J. Snook (1900) Snook, J. J.Handwritten draft of poem written by John J. Snook, expressing disapproval of the invention of the automobileItem The Aut(Not)Tomobile, typed poem by J.J. Snook(1900) Snook, J. J.Poem written by John J. Snook, with handwritten edits, expressing disapproval of the invention of the automobile.Item Avon Township Double Jubilee booklet cover(1935) Avon Township"1835 1935 Avon Township Double Jubilee. June 13, 14, 15, 16 Rochester, Michigan. Celebrating the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Founding of Avon Township, Oakland County, Michigan. Price - Ten Cents."Item Avon, handwritten draft of poem by J.J. Snook(1900) Snook, J. J.Handwritten draft of poem, with edits.Item Item Biplane over Main StreetPesha"Postcard with image of a biplane flying over Main Street in Rochester, Michigan ; Pesha Photo ; 9007 (A)"Item Birds Eye View of Rochester, MichiganCave, J. H.Postcard with high angle view of Rochester, Michigan. Train tracks on trestle at left.Item Birds Eye View of Rochester, MichiganPostcard with high angle view of Rochester, Michigan with train tracks at center.Item Boarding House near Western Knitting Mills(1940)The dormitory near the Western Knitting Mills, pictured here after closure.Item Boarding Houses near Western Knitting Mills(1913)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.Item California Trip booklet cover(1903) Snook, J. J.Tan cover of book of poetry written by John J. Snook. Tied with yellow cord.Item Case Hardware Store(1916)Scene on Main Street in Rochester, Michigan with excavator and horse-drawn wagon in front of Case Hardware store. Handwritten on back: Main Street Rochester ; Case Hardware ; probably early 1920s ; 1916 from Tom Case.Item