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- View of Lake Huron through Arch Rock, Mackinac Island, Michigan, 1899 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- 1899
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View of Lake Huron through Arch Rock, Mackinac Island, Michigan, 1899
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- The Port Huron Statement, 1964 - The Port Huron Statement was created Spring 1962, at a lakeside camp by members of Students for a Democratic Society. Political activist Tom Hayden was its driving force and chief author. The statement reflected the dissatisfaction and disillusionment of many young people. It radicalized many college students toward social and political change, including laying the foundation for anti-Vietnam War protests.
- 1964
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The Port Huron Statement, 1964
The Port Huron Statement was created Spring 1962, at a lakeside camp by members of Students for a Democratic Society. Political activist Tom Hayden was its driving force and chief author. The statement reflected the dissatisfaction and disillusionment of many young people. It radicalized many college students toward social and political change, including laying the foundation for anti-Vietnam War protests.
- Port Huron Steam Traction Engine, "Longfellow," 1916 - The late 19th to early 20th centuries saw huge steam engines like this used for threshing grain. They could move over the roads under their own power. Individual farmers generally did not own such machines. Rather, men made a business of moving from farm to farm, threshing grain during harvest time. Joseph Freund of Westphalia, Michigan, bought this machine in 1917 and used it to power a Port Huron "Rusher" thresher-separator in Clinton and Ionia Counties, Michigan.
- December 22, 1916
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Port Huron Steam Traction Engine, "Longfellow," 1916
The late 19th to early 20th centuries saw huge steam engines like this used for threshing grain. They could move over the roads under their own power. Individual farmers generally did not own such machines. Rather, men made a business of moving from farm to farm, threshing grain during harvest time. Joseph Freund of Westphalia, Michigan, bought this machine in 1917 and used it to power a Port Huron "Rusher" thresher-separator in Clinton and Ionia Counties, Michigan.
- Riverside Stock Farm, Huron, South Dakota, circa 1905 - Riverside Stock Farm was part of a thriving livestock industry in Huron, South Dakota. In the early 1880s, the Chicago and Northwestern Railway chose this east-central South Dakota site on the west bank of the St. James River for its division headquarters. Huron, and its surrounding farms, quickly sprang to life. Nearby railroad transportation made raising livestock a profitable venture.
- circa 1905
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Riverside Stock Farm, Huron, South Dakota, circa 1905
Riverside Stock Farm was part of a thriving livestock industry in Huron, South Dakota. In the early 1880s, the Chicago and Northwestern Railway chose this east-central South Dakota site on the west bank of the St. James River for its division headquarters. Huron, and its surrounding farms, quickly sprang to life. Nearby railroad transportation made raising livestock a profitable venture.
- Travel Brochure for Port Huron, Michigan, circa 1945 - The first automobile clubs were established to organize motoring tours and lobby for better roads. In time, their missions expanded to include other services. The Automobile Club of Michigan, founded in 1916, promoted tourism in the Great Lakes State by distributing maps, and by publishing guides to many of the state's restaurants, hotels, and tourist attractions.
- circa 1945
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Travel Brochure for Port Huron, Michigan, circa 1945
The first automobile clubs were established to organize motoring tours and lobby for better roads. In time, their missions expanded to include other services. The Automobile Club of Michigan, founded in 1916, promoted tourism in the Great Lakes State by distributing maps, and by publishing guides to many of the state's restaurants, hotels, and tourist attractions.
- Parfet Ford Service Station, Port Huron, Michigan, August 1935 - In the 1930s, Ford Motor Company promoted the "Super Service Station" concept for its franchisee dealers. These stations provided one-stop shopping for motorists by selling gasoline, motor oil, parts, and accessories along with new Ford vehicles. The stations also provided automotive service and repairs.
- August 20, 1935
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Parfet Ford Service Station, Port Huron, Michigan, August 1935
In the 1930s, Ford Motor Company promoted the "Super Service Station" concept for its franchisee dealers. These stations provided one-stop shopping for motorists by selling gasoline, motor oil, parts, and accessories along with new Ford vehicles. The stations also provided automotive service and repairs.
- Parfet Super Service Station, Port Huron, Michigan, August 1935 - In the 1930s, Ford Motor Company promoted the "Super Service Station" concept for its franchisee dealers. These stations provided one-stop shopping for motorists by selling gasoline, motor oil, parts, and accessories along with new Ford vehicles. The stations also provided automotive service and repairs.
- August 20, 1935
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Parfet Super Service Station, Port Huron, Michigan, August 1935
In the 1930s, Ford Motor Company promoted the "Super Service Station" concept for its franchisee dealers. These stations provided one-stop shopping for motorists by selling gasoline, motor oil, parts, and accessories along with new Ford vehicles. The stations also provided automotive service and repairs.
- Parfet Super Service Station, Port Huron, Michigan, August 1935 - In the 1930s, Ford Motor Company promoted the "Super Service Station" concept for its franchisee dealers. These stations provided one-stop shopping for motorists by selling gasoline, motor oil, parts, and accessories along with new Ford vehicles. The stations also provided automotive service and repairs.
- August 20, 1935
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Parfet Super Service Station, Port Huron, Michigan, August 1935
In the 1930s, Ford Motor Company promoted the "Super Service Station" concept for its franchisee dealers. These stations provided one-stop shopping for motorists by selling gasoline, motor oil, parts, and accessories along with new Ford vehicles. The stations also provided automotive service and repairs.
- Trade Card for The Huron Hotel, Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1923 - Most Ypsilanti hotels were rundown by 1920, when local citizens were asked to contribute funds to a new hotel. The Huron Hotel, open January 1, 1923, elicited tremendous public interest and instilled great civic pride. This trade card advertises Ypsilanti's one hundredth anniversary, with a horse-drawn stagecoach that would stop in front of the "new civic-built hotel."
- 1923
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Trade Card for The Huron Hotel, Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1923
Most Ypsilanti hotels were rundown by 1920, when local citizens were asked to contribute funds to a new hotel. The Huron Hotel, open January 1, 1923, elicited tremendous public interest and instilled great civic pride. This trade card advertises Ypsilanti's one hundredth anniversary, with a horse-drawn stagecoach that would stop in front of the "new civic-built hotel."
- Parfet Super Service Station, Port Huron, Michigan, August 1935 - In the 1930s, Ford Motor Company promoted the "Super Service Station" concept for its franchisee dealers. These stations provided one-stop shopping for motorists by selling gasoline, motor oil, parts, and accessories along with new Ford vehicles. The stations also provided automotive service and repairs.
- August 20, 1935
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Parfet Super Service Station, Port Huron, Michigan, August 1935
In the 1930s, Ford Motor Company promoted the "Super Service Station" concept for its franchisee dealers. These stations provided one-stop shopping for motorists by selling gasoline, motor oil, parts, and accessories along with new Ford vehicles. The stations also provided automotive service and repairs.