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

Now showing items 21-40 of 134

    • California Trip booklet cover 

      Snook, J. J. (1903)
      Tan cover of book of poetry written by John J. Snook. Tied with yellow cord.

    • Detroit Sugar Company agreement and photos 

      Snook, J. J. (1903)
      Agreement with J. J. Snook and the Detroit Sugar Company for growing beets. Two photos at the bottom, ca. 1900, of the Detroit Sugar Factory on Sugar Avenue (now Woodward) and Paint Creek. Built 1899, torn down 1907.

    • Detroit Sugar Co. receipt 

      Detroit Sugar Company (1904-11-04)
      Detroit Sugar Co. receipt for beets received from J.J. Snook.

    • 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.

    • New Poems and Glad Outings 

      Snook, J. J. (1907)
      Cover and title page of J. J. Snook’s privately printed book of poetry, New Poems and Glad Outings.

    • Portrait of J. J. Snook 

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

    • Rochester: A Sketch of One of the Best Towns on the Map 

      Unknown author (W.A. Fox, 1907-12)
      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. ...

    • Instruction Ballot - Avon 1912 

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

    • Boarding Houses near Western Knitting Mills 

      Unknown author (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.

    • Case Hardware Store 

      Unknown author (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.

    • Rochester Saving Bank 

      Unknown author (1916)
      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

    • 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"

    • Jubilee Souvenir 1866-1916 

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

    • Western Knitting Mill 

      Unknown author (1917)
      A crowd of people and vehicles outside of the Western Knitting Mill in 1917.

    • Western Knitting Mill postcard 

      Unknown author (1917)
      Postcard of the Western Knitting Mill building with an automobile parked beside it. It reads "Western Knitting Mill | Rochester Mich | L-183".

    • Workers inside the Western Knitting Mills 

      Kingsbury Studio, Rochester, Mich. (1917)
      Workers inside the Western Knitting Mills, ca. 1917

    • Women workers and children inside the Western Knitting Mills 

      Kingsbury Studio, Rochester, Mich. (1917)
      Women workers and children inside the Western Knitting Mills, ca. 1917

    • Armistice Day parade float 

      Unknown author (1918)
      Armistice Day Parade float, with group of people on wagon, holding American flag and bunting.

    • Armistice Day parade 

      Unknown author (1918)
      Man carrying American flag leads group of children and adults in a parade on Armistice Day.