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Communities - Photos specific to Cities and Townships:

Bay City:
Aerials: Intro / Viewer - Late 1990s views of Bay City area by Jerry Clayton.
General: Intro / Viewer - Sequenced by street name where known.
1872 Panoramic: View - Amazing images taken from church steeple at Center & Madison.

Essexville/Hampton Twsp.:
General: Intro / Viewer (Sequenced by street name where known.)

County:
Miscellaneous: Intro / Viewer - Random photos including, unknown or not categorized.

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Specific Subjects - Photos organized by a theme:

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Businesses:
Business Blocks, Hotels, Hospitals, etc.: Intro / Viewer
Lumbering Industry: Intro / Viewer
Manufacturing, Merchants, etc.: Intro / Viewer

Aladdin Home Co.: Intro / Viewer
Industrial Works (Brownhoist): Intro / Viewer

Theaters: Intro / Viewer

Maritime:
General: Intro / Viewer - Shipping, lighthouses, bridges, etc.
Shipbuilding: Davidson Shipyard | Defoe Shipyard | F.W. Wheeler Shipyard

People:
Individuals: Intro / Viewer - Prominent historical figures with comments.
Families: Intro / Viewer - Family photos (50+ years) submitted by viewers.
Businessmen Sketches: Intro / Viewer - Cartoon images from 1905.

Places:
Cemeteries: Intro / Viewer
Homesteads: Intro / Viewer

Trombley House: Viewer

Parks & Recreation: Intro / Viewer

Veterans Memorial Park: Intro / Viewer (Park scenes, heritage bldgs., River of Time.)

Street Scapes: Intro / Viewer
Wenona Beach Amusement Park: Intro / Viewer

Public Services:
BCHS Museum: Intro / Viewer - Photo tour of museum's history displays.
Churches: Intro / Viewer
Fire Departments: Intro / Viewer - People, equipment, major fires.
Libraries: Intro / Viewer
Schools: Intro / Viewer

Centralia 1928: Intro / Viewer - Central High School photos of faculty and seniors.
Centralia 1948: Intro / Viewer - Central High School, your grandparents generation.

Veteran Groups: Intro / Viewer - Memorials, people, etc.

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Sports:
General: Intro / [Viewer] - Historical images, athletes, ballparks, etc.

Transporation:
General: Intro / Viewer Streetcars, buses, vehicles, etc.
Aviation: Intro / Viewer Historic & current local aviation photos.
Railroads: Intro / Viewer Railways, depots, etc.

Miscellaneous:
James Shearer's 1862 Tool Box: Intro / Viewer - Rare collection of wood working hand tools.
Memorabilia: Intro / Viewer - Ads, signs & misc. artifacts.
Monthly Heritage Graphics: Intro / Viewer - Images & histories featured in our magazine.
Old Documents: Intro / Viewer - Cards, stocks, taxes, etc.
River of Time 2004: Intro / Viewer - River of Time renactment encampment in Bay City.

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Featured Histories - Pictorials embedded within history articles:

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Armstrong, Rolf: {Viewer} - Bay City born famous pin-up artist of the mid-1900s.
Arnold's Bakery: {View} - Frederick Arnold, first Bay City bakery, includes special 1909 photo.
Bay City Players: {View} - History of Michigan's oldest theater group.
Bay City Schools: {View} - 1940 Histories. Identifies many of earliest schools.
Birney Family: {View} - Bay City's most prominent pioneer family.
City Hall: {View} - Bay City's historic city government building.
Clarkson, John: {View} - Hall of Fame pitcher of the 1880s and resident of Bay City.
Davidson Shipbuilding: {View} - Founded 1871, by James Davidson in West Bay City.
Defoe Shipbuilding: {View} - Founded 1905, by Harry Defoe.
Industrial Works: {View} - World leader in locomotive cranes at turn of 20th century.
Lighthouse Aerials: {View} - Tour lighthouses on the Great Lakes.
Midland St. Businesses: {View} - Heritage buildings & history (now Bay City).
Movie Ads 1930: {View} - Appeared in Feb. 22, 1930 Bay City Times newspaper.
Movie Posters: {View} - Hollywood theater poster art.
Nick's Miniature World: {View} - Article & pictorial about model train displays.
St. Anthony Church: {View} - Fisherville, Williams Twsp., photos & history.
St. Paul Lutheran Church: {View} - Frankenlist Township, phots & history.
Traction & Electric: {View} - Bay City, images & history of early power station.

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Special Subjects - Other historical photo collections:

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Antique Art: Intro / Viewer - Painting so artists from artists of another time period.
Frankenmuth, MI: Intro / Viewer - Heritage photos of this popular bavarian community.
Saginaw, MI: Intro / Viewer - Brief history and heritage photos.
World War II: Intro / Viewer - Scenes of Pearl Harbor, war in Europe, etc.