Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Porter Family Papers
c.00179
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- Porter family, (Grace Porter Pierce)
- Title
- Porter family papers
- ID
- c.00179
- Date [inclusive]
- 1836-1957
- Extent
- 0.25 Cubic feet
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."
Scope and Contents note
The Porter family papers consist of correspondence and printed materials relating to members of the Porter, Prindle, and Pierce families, primarily to Grace Porter Pierce of Grand Ledge, Michigan. The daughter of Henry and Emma Prindle Porter, she married William Pierce in 1898.
The collection contains letters between family members primarily dealing with family concerns. It also includes a series of letters from Bert Porter, Grace Porter Pierce's brother, who served with the 8th U.S. Cavalry. Porter was stationed on garrison duty at Fort Robinson, Nebraska, but he was later sent to the Philippine Islands as part of the American occupation forces. His letters, which express his dissatisfaction with army life, describe his experiences in the Philippines and the army's attempts to quell native uprisings (1910-1912).
Grace Porter Pierce was an active member of the Ladies of the Modern Maccabees, and the collection contains correspondence and printed materials relating to that organization. It includes materials on the Daughters of the American Revolution, of which Mrs. Pierce was also a member. Her application for membership in the D.A.R., which traces her genealogy, is included.
Four letters from Horace Greeley (1860-1861) are included in the collection. Greeley was connected by marriage with the Porter family and the letters are concerned with family matters. Also included is a letter of thanks to Mrs. Pierce from Vice-President Richard Nixon (1957).
Other materials in the collection include marriage and school certificates; Civil War pension applications for Henry Porter, and for his daughter, Grace Pierce, as a veteran's widow; a genealogy of the Prindle and Howe families; horoscopes drawn up for Mrs. Pierce (1914-1919); materials dealing with the history of Grand Ledge, Michigan (1935-1936); and a certificate commending Mrs. Pierce for her work with Selective Service Registration (1940). Also included are Carte de Visite and tintype photographs of members of the Porter, Pierce, Prindle, and Tripp families.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections June 1965
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Revision Description
January 2014 March 2000
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Custodial History
Gift of Mrs. Robert Porter, 1963-05-17. Transferred by Michigan State University Museum.
Related Materials
Separated Materials note
Acc# 02414 Photograph Collection 1 tintype 14 cartes de visite 3 prints approx 400 post cards
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- United States. Army -- Military life -- History -- 20th century.
- United States. Army. Cavalry, 8th.
Family Name(s)
- Pierce family, (Grace Porter Pierce)
- Prindle family, (Grace Porter Pierce)
Genre(s)
- Letters (correspondence)
- Photographs
- Postcards
Geographic Name(s)
- Grand Ledge (Mich.)
- Philippines -- History
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Personal Name(s)
- Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
- Nixon, Richard M., (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
- Pierce, Grace Porter
- Porter, Bert
- Porter, Robert, Mrs.
Subject(s)
- Education -- Michigan
Collection Inventory
PapersScope and Contents note |
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1836-1898 |
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1910-1911 |
2 | |||
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1912-1918 |
3 | |||
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1920-1957 |
4 | |||
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Envelopes |
11 | |||
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Howie-Prindle. Genealogy 1928 |
5 | |||
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D.A.R. Materials |
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Horoscopes 1914-1919, n.d. |
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Maccabees |
8 | |||
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Patriotic Materials |
9 | |||
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Grand Ledge (MI) Historical Materials 1935-1936 |
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Postcards |
Drawer Postcards |
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Alaska. Juneau |
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Alaska. Oliamna Bay |
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Animals. Bears |
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Arizona. Roosevelt Dam |
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Arkansas. Little Rock. Railroad bridge over Arkansas River |
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Art. Painting. Chardin. The House of Cards |
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Austria. Vienna |
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Brazil. Rio de Jeneiro |
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Bridges |
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California. (2 folders) |
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California. Arcadia |
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California. Coronado |
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California. Fresno |
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California. Knott's Berry Farm |
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California. La Jolla |
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California. Loma Linda |
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California. Long Beach |
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California. Los Angeles |
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California. Mission Carmel |
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California. Mission San Antonio de Padua |
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California. Mission San Antonio de Pala |
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California. Mission San Diego de Alcala |
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California. Mission San Gabriel |
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California. Mission San Juan Capistrano |
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California. Mission San Luis Rey |
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California. Mission San Rafael Arcangel |
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California. Mission Santa Ires |
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California. Monterey |
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California. Oakland |
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California. Ocean Park |
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California. Pacific Grove |
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California. Pasadena |
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California. Riverside |
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California. San Francisco (3 folders) |
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California. San Francisco. Chinatown |
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California. San Francisco. Golden Gate Park |
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California. San Jose |
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California. Santa Monica |
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California. Shasta Springs |
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California. Santa Cruz |
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California. Yuba County |
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California. Venice |
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California. University of, Berkeley. Strawberry Creek |
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Canada. Alberta. Calgary. General Hospital |
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Canada. British Columbia. Victoria |
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Canada. Canadian Rockies |
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Canada. Ontario. Brighton |
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Canada. Ontario. Hamilton |
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Canada. Ontario. Sault Ste. Marie |
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Canada. Ontario. Toronto |
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Canada. Ontario. Windsor |
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Canada. Quebec |
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Canada. Quebec. Montreal |
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Chicago, University of. Buildings |
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Colorado |
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Colorado. Denver |
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Colorado. Pike's Peak |
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Colorado. Royal Gorge |
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Cuba. Matanzas |
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England. Blackpool |
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Expositions and Fairs. Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1909 |
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Expositions and Fairs. Panama-California Exposition, San Diego, 1915 |
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Expositions and Fairs. Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915 |
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Florida |
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Florida. Bradenton |
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Florida. Jacksonville |
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Florida. Miami |
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Florida. Ocala |
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Florida. Palm Beach |
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Florida. St. Augustine |
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Florida. Tampa |
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France. Paris |
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Georgia. Atlanta. First Presbyterian Church |
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Georgia. Fort Benning |
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Georgia. Fort Jackson |
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Germany |
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Hawaii |
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Hawaii. Camp Very |
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Hillsdale College |
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Hong Kong. Harbor |
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Idaho |
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Illinois. Aurora |
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Illinois. Chicago |
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Illinois. Paris |
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Illinois. Rock Island Arseral |
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Indiana. Elkhart |
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Indiana. Indianapolis |
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Indiana. LaPorte |
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Indiana. Michigan City |
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Indiana. South Bend |
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Japan. Tokyo. Imperial Palace |
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Kansas. Hanover |
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Kansas. Fort Riley |
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Kentucky. Louisville. Seelbach Hotel |
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Massachusetts. Arlington |
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Massachusetts. Boston |
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Mexico. Civided Juarez. Iglesia de Guadalupe |
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Michigan. Addison |
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Michigan. Alma |
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Michigan. Ann Arbor |
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Michigan. Barry County. Gun Lake |
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Michigan. Belding |
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Michigan. Benton Harbor. Hotel Vincent |
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Michigan. Benzie County. Crystal Lake |
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Michigan. Berrien County |
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Michigan. Big Rapids |
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Michigan. Byron Center. M.E. Church |
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Michigan. Cadillac. Public Library |
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Michigan. Charlotte |
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Michigan. Cheboygan |
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Michigan. Clarks Lake |
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Michigan. Clarksville |
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Michigan. Crystal |
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Michigan. Battle Creek |
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Michigan. Bay City |
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Michigan. Detroit. (2 folders) |
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Michigan. Devils Lake |
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Michigan. Detroit. Belle Isle |
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Michigan. Detroit. Hospitals |
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Michigan. Detroit. Parks |
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Michigan. Dowagiac. Indian Lake |
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Michigan. Eaton Rapids. GAR Park |
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Michigan. Flint |
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Michigan. Frankenmuth |
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Michigan. Frankfort |
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Michigan. Grand Haven |
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Michigan. Grand Ledge |
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Michigan. Grand Rapids |
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Michigan. Grand Rapids. Parks |
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Michigan. Grand Traverse Bay |
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Michigan. Greenville. Baldwin Lake |
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Michigan. Grosse Ile |
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Michigan. Hart. Methodist Church |
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Michigan. Holland |
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Michigan. Houghton. Douglass House |
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Michigan. Houghton County |
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Michigan. Houghton Lake |
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Michigan. Hubbardston |
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Michigan. Hudson |
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Michigan. Ionia |
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Michigan. Kalamazoo |
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Michigan. Lake Odessa |
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Michigan. Lakeland. Strawberry Lake |
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Michigan. L'Anse |
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Michigan. Lansing (2 folders) |
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Michigan. Lansing. Capital Building |
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Michigan. Macatawa |
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Michigan. Mackinac Island |
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Michigan. Manistee |
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Michigan. Mason |
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Michigan. Mason County |
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Michigan. Middleville |
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Michigan. Montrose. Flint River |
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Michigan. Muskegon. (2 folders) |
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Michigan. Nashville. Railroad Station |
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Michigan. New Era |
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Michigan. Newaygo County |
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Michigan. Oceana County |
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Michigan. Ottawa Beach |
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Michigan. Paw Paw |
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Michigan. Pontiac |
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Michigan. Port Huron |
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Michigan. Portland |
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Michigan. Quincy |
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Michigan. Reading |
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Michigan. Rochester |
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Michigan. Saginaw |
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Michigan. St. Clair |
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Michigan. St. Louis |
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Michigan. Sault Ste. Marie |
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Michigan. Shelby |
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Michigan. Sheridan |
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Michigan. South Haven |
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Michigan. Traverse City. Hannah Park |
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Michigan. Whitehall. White Lake |
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Michigan. University of. Buildings |
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Mining |
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Mining. Copper |
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Mining. Equipment. Hoists |
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Minnesota. Minneapolis |
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Minnesota. St. Paul. Como Park |
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Mississippi. Biloxi |
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Missouri. Excelsior Springs |
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Missouri. Kansas City |
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Missouri. St. Louis |
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National Parks. Grand Canyon National Park |
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National Parks. Mt. Ranier National Park |
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National Parks. Yellowstone National Park |
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Nebraska. Military Camp |
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Nevada. Palisade Canyon |
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New Jersey. Atlantic City. Hotel Dennis |
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New Mexico. Deming |
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New York. Buffalo |
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New York. Cornwall Lansing |
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New York. New York City |
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Norway |
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Ohio. Cedar Point |
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Ohio. Cleveland |
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Ohio. East Toledo. Church of the Good Shepherd |
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Ohio. Findlay |
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Ohio. Lorain |
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Ohio. Norwalk. St. Paul's Episcopal Church and Chapel |
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Ohio. Portsmouth. U.S. Grant Bridge |
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Ohio. Sandusky. Erie County Infirmary |
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Ohio. Spencer |
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Ohio. Tiffin |
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Ohio. Toledo (2 folders) |
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Ohio. Toledo. Parks |
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Oregon |
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Oregon. Columbia River Highway |
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Oregon. Marshfield |
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Oregon. Portland |
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People. Gordon, Emma |
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People. Porter, Joseph |
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People. Porter, Robert or Joseph |
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Philippines |
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Philippines. U.S. Military Camps |
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Railroads |
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Ships |
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Ships. Battleships. "Nebraska" |
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Ships. Battleships. "Oregon" |
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Ships. Steamships. "Governor" |
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Ships. Steamships. "Tionesta" |
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Stanford University. Memorial Church |
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Switzerland |
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Texas. El Paso. Washington Park |
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United States Civil Wars. "Women and Girl Workers of the Civil War '61-'65" Oakland, California, 1918 |
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Utah. Salt Lake City |
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Vermont. East Poultney |
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Vermont. St Johnsbury |
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Washington. Bremerton. U.S. Navy Yard |
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Washington. Cascade Mountains |
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Washington. Edmonds |
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Washington. Mt. Tacoma |
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Washington. Seattle |
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Washington. Tacoma |
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Washington, D.C. Treasury Building |
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Waterfalls. Niagara Falls |
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Western Michigan University |
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Wisconsin. Delavan Lake |
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Wisconsin. Green Bay |
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Wisconsin. Lake Mills. Rock Lake |
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Wisconsin. Nashotah |
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Wisconsin. Racine. Post Office |
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Wisconsin. Superior |
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Wisconsin. Wisconsin Dells |
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Photographs |
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Machinery. Steam Shovels (Grand Ledge, Michigan) 1888 |
SC Photo 1 | |||
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Michigan. Grand Ledge. Home of Grace Porter Pierce |
SC Photo 1 | |||
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People. Pierce, Grace Porter 1919 |
SC Photo 1 | |||
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Photographs/Carte de Visite (CDV) |
Drawer CDV Photographs |
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Anderson D. |
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Groups |
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Lampson, Edmund and Diantha |
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Lewis, I.H. |
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Mann, Don |
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Mann, Helen |
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Pierce, Grace P. |
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Pierce William R. |
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Porter, George W. |
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Porter, Luther |
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Prindle, Emma |
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Florence Lampson |
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Prindle, Gilbert Henry |
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Prindle, Harriet L. |
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Prindle, Wilbur Bradley |
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Photographs - Tintypes |
Drawer Tintypes |
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Prindle, Horace circa 1870 |
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Prindle, Willie Bradley circa 1871 |
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Tripp, Clinton C. |
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Tripp, Florence Nellie Prindle |
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