COLLECTION NAME:
Richland Community Library Local History Collection
mediaCollectionId
wmich~8~8
Richland Community Library Local History Collection
Collection
true
Filename:
P-104.jpg
filename
P-104.jpg
Filename
false
Identifier:
P-104
identifier
P-104
Identifier
false
Title:
Yorkville Post Office and Townsend Store
title
Yorkville Post Office and Townsend Store
Title
false
Subject:
Yorkville (Mich.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
subject
Yorkville (Mich.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Subject
false
Subject:
Post offices
subject
Post offices
Subject
false
Subject:
General stores
subject
General stores
Subject
false
Description:
Photograph of a turn of the century general store with Post Office. Five men, one on a horse drawn delivery wagon, and three women are shown in front of the store and post office. Operated by the Van Pelts, the original store was moved from Will Greer's farm Ross Township in 1900 to Yorkville and a Post Office was soon added. Ownership of the business by 1972 were: Edward Townsend, George Bietry, Mrs. E. Stafford, Merton Phillips, Carl Reese, Carl Hamilton and F.L. Hamilton.
description
Photograph of a turn of the century general store with Post Office. Five men, one on a horse drawn delivery wagon, and three women are shown in front of the store and post office. Operated by the Van Pelts, the original store was moved from Will Greer's farm Ross Township in 1900 to Yorkville and a Post Office was soon added. Ownership of the business by 1972 were: Edward Townsend, George Bietry, Mrs. E. Stafford, Merton Phillips, Carl Reese, Carl Hamilton and F.L. Hamilton.
Description
false
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
publisher
Western Michigan University
Publisher
false
Date:
1911
date
1911
Date
false
Type:
Image
Format:
image/jpg
Source:
Photograph, Local History Collection, Richland Community Library
source
Photograph, Local History Collection, Richland Community Library
Source
false
Location:
Ross (Mich. : Township)
location
Ross (Mich. : Township)
Location
false
Time Period:
1910 - 1919
time_period
1910 - 1919
Time Period
false
Rights:
No Known Copyright. Contact the Richland Community Library for more information
Rights Holder:
Richland Community Library
rights_holder
Richland Community Library
Rights Holder
false
Collection:
Richland Community Library Local History Collection
collection
Richland Community Library Local History Collection
Collection
false
Date Digital:
2021
date_digital
2021
Date Digital
false