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Title
Looking SW from Allendale Resort on Gull Lake
Description
Photograph of an unidentified dock at Gull Lake. Text at top: "Area of Gull Harbor [Marina]."
Date
About 1915
Time Period
1910 - 1919
Title
Allendale Pavillion and Dance Hall, 1923
Description
Photograph of the Allendale Resort on the southern finger of Gull Lake, Michigan. Handwritten text: "At Allendale. Later moved to LaBell as shown above."
Date
Before 1923
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Title
Allendale Resort & Hotel
Description
Photograph of the Allendale Hotel on Gull Lake, Michigan, in winter. Text on photo file folder: "P-412, Gull Lake- Allendale hotel- 1909."
Date
1909
Time Period
1900 - 1909
Title
Cottage at Hawks Landing, Gull Lake, Mich.
Description
Photograph of a single story cottage with 3 women a child and a man on the porch in a wooded setting. Hawk's Landing, on the south shore of Gull Lake, was a very popular resort formed in 1882 by E.L. Hawks. Families would come in horse and buggy to spend a holiday on it's grounds, which usually included a tour of Gull Lake on Hawk's steamboat the Crystal.
Time Period
1880 - 1889
Title
Yorkville Community School, Grade 6 (1963-1964)
Description
Composite Photograph of the Yorkville Community School, Richland, Michigan, 1963-1964 Grade Six students.
Date
1964
Time Period
1960 - 1969
Title
Yorkville School, 1945
Description
Photograph of people from Yorkville School, mixed class. Text of students listed on front: "Miss McDonald (teacher), Ed Hudson (custodian), Mrs. Fern Taylor (music teacher). Back Row: Norma Roush, Judy Sweitzer, Lois Baker, Sandra Brown, Kenneth Stevens, Noel Travis, Jeanne Mcomber, Eddie Jennings, Nancy Baker, Donald Willbur, David Jacobson, Nancy Davis, Donna Towne, Linda Meyle, Margaret Riggs. Front row: Ruth Sharpe, Margaret Bennett, Rosalie Davis, Eugene Riggs, Jerald Trepanier, Leslie Riker, HalRay Harrington, DalMar Harrington, Harry Macomber, Jimmy Wiersma, Douglas Trepanier, Bonnie Sharpe, RoseAnn Howell, and Myrna Riker." Text on back: "Avalonn Studio, Robert Fagan, 1619 N. Church St, Phone 41128, Kalamazoo, Mich. 1945."
Date
1945
Time Period
1940 - 1949
Title
Yorkville School, eighth grade class of 1949
Description
Two photographs attached to a album page of the Eighth Grade Class of 1949 at Yorkville Community School. Text on front: "Eighth Grade Class of 1949, Shirley Bearty, Sherry Giddings, Richard Knauss, Patricia Edgett, Bruce Baeuerle, Jack O'Grady, Garth Woolston, Hazel Wildermuth (Teacher)."
Date
1949
Time Period
1940 - 1949
Title
Yorkville School, eighth grade class of 1949
Description
Photograph of the graduating eigth grade class of 1949 at Yorkville Community School. "Shirley Bearty, Sherry Giddings, Richard Knauss, Patricia Edgett, Bruce Baeuerle, Jack O'Grady, Garth Woolston, Hazel Wildermuth (Teacher)."
Date
1949
Time Period
1940 - 1949
Title
Yorkville School students, 1939
Description
Photograph album page. Yorkville School, mixed classes 1939 group photo. Text of Student and teacher list below photograph: "Top row: Ruth Towne, Billy Smith, Virginia Snyder, Jean Hutchinson, Helen Minor. Second row: David Curtis, Gwynn Ulrick, Arlene Reed, Virginia Marcoux, Bernita Wooston, Kenneth Corwin, Clinton Snyder, Belden Phillips (Custodian), Lucille Greer (Primary teacher), (below -right). Third row: Hazel wildermuth (Principal), Mary Reed, Lloyd McAfee, Bruce Ellis, missing, Marilyn Corwin, Jack Smith, Jim Wunderlin. Fourth row: Tom Peters, missing, Donna Towne, Sally Waldorf, Phyllis Chapman, Jim Reed, Lester Noel. Fifth row: Jack Sweitzer, Donald MacLeay, Kenneth Kyle, Mary Ann Beartly,Geneive Chapman, Joan Howell, Marlyn Marcoux, Connie MacLeay, Ralph Merrick, Eugene Howell. Front row: Harold Howell, Von Howell, Garth Woolston, Patsy Reed, Jean Whipple, Phyllis Miller, Donna Reed, Donna Parker, Richard Sweitzer."
Date
1939
Time Period
1930 - 1939
Title
Lover's Lane Creek
Description
Photograph of excavated Lovers Lane creek bed.
Date
About 1915
Time Period
1910 - 1919
Title
The steamer Crystal on Gull Lake
Description
Photograph of a steamboat with an enclosed cabin stem to stern. It was based at Camp St. Louis on the eastern shore of Gull Lake. The boat was 61 feet long with a 13 foot beam. It will carry 200 passengers. It left from Camp St. Louis at 1, 3 and 5 o'clock and a round trip fare was 25 cents. The steamer was the first in what became a fleet that carried passengers, delivered groceries and mail.
Date
1882
Time Period
1880 - 1889
Title
Toboggan slide and dance hall at LaBelle
Description
Photograph of the tobaggan slide and dance hall at old LaBelle, which was changed to Gull Harbor in 1955.
Date
1924
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Title
Southside of Bay View
Description
Photograph of Bay View, on Gull Lake.
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Title
Yorkville School
Description
Photograph of Yorkville School in Ross Township, Michigan. Text on back of image: "The Yorkville School, located southwest of the present location. The first settlers at Gull Lake in the 1830's, like other pioneers, made the establishemnt of schools and churches their immediate concern." This building was built in 1882 and used until 1919.
Date
before 1919
Time Period
1900 - 1919
Title
Diagram of Gull Lake Water Levels
Description
Diagram of the water levels on Gull Lake, Michigan.
Title
Ladies Library building, Richland, Michigan
Description
Photograph Postcard. The Ladies Library Association raised the funds to build this Classical Revival style building, which was completed in 1910. After serving as a private library for thirty-eight years, it was sold first to the Richland Rural Agricultural School (1948) and then to the First Presbyterian Church (1959). In 1981 the Richland Community Library Board purchased it. Through a community fund-raising campaign, the building was renovated and became the public library for Richland Township in 1983.
Date
1912
Time Period
1910 - 1919
Title
Richland, looking north
Description
Photographic postcard, early twentieth century. Image of street with homes. Text on back: “First house north of old Barber Shop Mart Everts house on right. Fenced yard. McDonald house next. Then James Noble home, it's now the gas station. White buildings beyond are the Hardware and Reed Garage. Located across the Elevators. H. Kellogg Richland.”
Date
approximately 1920
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Title
Stevens & Case Elevator, Richland
Description
Photographic postcard, early twentieth century. Image of the wooden structure with four men standing in front of the building. Text on back: “Stood on the north side of Railroad track in Richland. Moved up to Milo - later burnt. There were two in town until this one moved.” Photo by P.B.R.
Date
approximately 1900-1920
Time Period
1910 - 1919
Title
Farmers National Bank of Richland
Description
Photographic postcard. Image of the bank building with glass front window, “Farmers National Bank. Capital $25,000”
Date
approximately 1908-1920
Time Period
1910 - 1919
Title
Walker & Richenmore hardware store
Description
Photograph of the hardware store’s porch in winter. A Sherwin-Williams Paints and Varnishes sign hangs. On back: “Gathering place for older men. Chairs around stove and spitoons handy.” Feb. 1936
Date
1936-02
Time Period
1930 - 1939
Title
Advertising card with image of six ladies
Description
Card advertising the performance of a group of women. “Please come and see us, March 20th, 1896. At Odd Fellows Hall Richland Mich. 7:30 p.m.”
Date
1896
Time Period
1890 - 1899
Title
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde and Zeta Noble
Description
Photograph of Clyde and Zeta Noble. Zeta H. Parr was born in Canada in 1896, died in Kalamazoo 1967. Clyde was born in Richland, Michigan 1895 and lived in Parchment. He was the son of James H. and Louella Noble and attended Richland schools and Western Normal School in Kalamazoo. They operated an ice cream and lunch room in Richland. Later Clyde worked for Gibson Co. in Kalamazoo.
Title
Richland teenagers
Description
Group portrait of teenage women from Richland, Michigan. In the front row names were indicated: Gladys Noble (fourth from left), and next to her, Annabell Barber.
Date
approximately 1915
Time Period
1910 - 1919
Title
St. Anne's Church, Yorkville
Description
Photograph of the Catholic Mission Church building. St. Ann Catholic Church began in 1911.
Date
between 1911-1958
Time Period
1910 - 1919
Title
Richland, Park Street
Description
Photograph postcard with a divided back showing a wide dirt road with some very large homes on the right. Text on back: "H. Kellogg, Looking north. First house north of the old barbershop, Mart Everts house on right. Fenced yard Mc Donald house next. Then James Noble house it's now the gas station. White buildings beyond are the hardware and Reed Garage located across from the elevator." The street has been called Park Street and is now North 32nd Street.
Date
before 1920
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Title
Ladies Library building, Richland, Michigan
Description
Photograph Postcard. The Ladies Library Association raised the funds to build this Classical Revival style building, which was completed in 1910. After serving as a private library for thirty-eight years, it was sold first to the Richland Rural Agricultural School (1948) and then to the First Presbyterian Church (1959). In 1981 the Richland Community Library Board purchased it. Through a community fund-raising campaign, the building was renovated and became the public library for Richland Township in 1983.
Date
1910
Time Period
1910 - 1919
Title
Main Street, Richland
Description
Photographic postcard. Image of Richland, Michigan, Main St. tree-lined dirt road with telephone poles.
Date
1911
Time Period
1910 - 1919
Title
Fire truck in front of Downey & Beattie Druggists, Richland
Description
Photograph of a fire truck in downtown Richland, Michigan, early twentieth century. Building seen behind it is the Downey & Beattie, now NE corner of M43 & M89.
Title
Sonnevilles Restaurant
Description
Written on back: “Donna S. washing windows. Harold Kellogg standing. Hardware porch beyond, Walker & Richenmore, owners. Had chairs around store for customers. A gathering place for men.”
Date
1936-02
Time Period
1930 - 1939
Title
The Corner Store, E.A. & F.G. Solomon, Richland
Description
Photographic postcard, not mailed; text on back: “Corner of 32nd & M43. Masons Hall was over the store. At one time this store was Andrew J. Wilks and later Grants of Galesburg.” Photo by C.E. Noble.
Title
Richland's first automobile
Description
Copy of a photographic postcard. Men standing near and sitting in an early automobile with large windscreen.
Time Period
1910 - 1919
Title
Portrait of James Noble
Description
Portrait of James Noble of Richland, Michigan.
Title
Portrait of Louella Bennett Noble
Description
Portrait of Louella Bennett Noble, wife of James H. Noble of Richland, Michigan.
Title
Knappen & Son Dealers in Produce, Richland
Description
Photographic postcard. Horses and carriages and men stand outside the building, which is next to the railroad crossing.
Title
Downey & Beattie Druggists, Richland
Description
Photographic postcard. Text on back: “Downey Family lived over the store. Later the Odd Fellows met over the store.”
Title
West Street, Richland, April 6 1939
Description
Photograph. Text on folder tab: "P263 - Richland Village, East D Avenue (West) Street Winter 1939. The photograph was taken looking west down the residential West Street in Richland ; now called East D Avenue.
Date
1939
Time Period
1930 - 1939
Title
Church St., Richland Presbyterian Church, March 1976
Description
Photograph on Kodak paper of The Richland Presbyterian Church. Text on back: "P266 C 3-2 Church St. Richland Presbyterian Church, 8047 Church St. March 1976. Text on bronze Plaque: First Presbyterian Church Richland, Michigan. Organized 1831, building erected 1861."
Date
1976
Time Period
1970 - 1979
Title
Richland Presbyterian Church Christmas tree
Description
Photograph on Kodak paper of the Richland Presbyterian Church Christmas Tree. Text on back: "13-24, Richland Presbyterian Church Christmas Tree, 8047 Church St. P268 A 12-76."
Date
1976
Time Period
1970 - 1979
Title
1st Presbyterian Church in winter at night, 1970
Description
Night photograph, by Lance Ferraro of The Richland Presbyterian Church. Text on back: "Night Picture by Lance Ferraro. Donated by Sharon Ferraro 9-08 EH. Richland, M First Presbyterian Church." Founders of the church were settlers from Hudson, Ohio. In 1831 the Presbyterian congregation was organized under the 1801 Plan of Union adopted by the Presbyterian and Congregationalists for churches west of New York. The conjoining of both denominations were called Presbygationalists. Under the pastorate of Milton Bradley, at a cost of $7,000, the church was dedicated on 27 February 1861. The original bell cracked and was replaced in 1881. In 1886 the bell tower was reduced in height 30 feet. In 1952 the interior was altered, but the original pews remained.
Date
1970
Time Period
1970 - 1979
Title
Old Knappen House before being razed
Description
Photograph created from a negative in 1977. Text on back: "8935 Park (corner of 32nd) Taken 3-10-59 before razing. Old Knappen house. Neg from Moe Hagerman P269 Copy 5-10-77." Two story farmhouse built in Richland Village about 1892 by Eugene Knappen.
Date
1959
Time Period
1950 - 1959
Title
Old Knappen House before being razed
Description
Photograph created from a negative in 1977. Text on back: "8935 Park (corner of 32nd) Taken 3-10-59 before razing. Old Knappen house. Neg from Moe Hagerman P269 Copy 5-10-77." Two story farmhouse built in Richland Village about 1892 by Eugene Knappen.
Date
1959
Time Period
1950 - 1959
Title
House with horse and buggy
Description
A man and woman sit in a horse-drawn buggy in front of a house at 8745 E. D Ave., Richland, Michigan. The house was built in 1870. Photograph courtesy of the Kalamazoo Public Museum.
Date
approximately 1900
Time Period
1900 - 1909
Title
Queen Anne-style house on fire
Description
Photograph of Queen Anne style house on fire. Text on back: " Barnes - Little - Tillbury House Fire Jan 1, 1981, Dec 31 - 1980. Brought in and donated by Lynn James." Built by Alvin Barnes about 1920. Home of Performing Arts Abroad at 8013 Church Street, Richland, Michigan, since 1976.
Date
1981
Time Period
1980 - 1989
Title
Queen Anne-style house on fire
Description
Photograph of Queen Anne style house on fire. Text on back: " Barnes - Little - Tillbury House Fire Jan 1, 1981, Dec 31 - 1980. Brought in and donated by Lynn James." Built by Alvin Barnes about 1920. Home of Performing Arts Abroad at 8013 Church Street, Richland, Michigan, since 1976.
Date
1981
Time Period
1980 - 1989
Title
Queen Anne-style house on fire
Description
Photograph of firefighters getting the water to fight the burning of a Queen Anne style house. Text on back: " Barnes - Little - Tillbury House Fire Jan 1, 1981, Dec 31 - 1980. Brought in and donated by Lynn James." Built by Alvin Barnes about 1920. Home of Performing Arts Abroad at 8013 Church Street, Richland, Michigan, since 1976.
Date
1981
Time Period
1980 - 1981
Title
Queen Anne-style house on fire
Description
Photograph of Queen Anne style house on fire. Text on back: " Barnes - Little - Tillbury House Fire Jan 1, 1981, Dec 31 - 1980. Brought in and donated by Lynn James." Built by Alvin Barnes about 1920. Home of Performing Arts Abroad at 8013 Church Street, Richland, Michigan, since 1976.
Date
1981
Time Period
1980 - 1981
Title
Richland Presbyterian Church House, west side of the building
Description
Photograph of the west side of the Richland Presbyterian Church, church house. Text on back: "FTRL P291a, West side of building, the addition is easily seen here." Text on photo folder tab: "P291: 5 photos of Richland Presbyterian Church house prior to sale to Richland Community Library."
Date
1983
Time Period
1980 - 1989
Title
Richland Presbyterian Church House, basement
Description
Photograph of basement of the Richland Presbyterian Church House Text on back: "FTRL Basement Q . P291b." Text on photo folder tab: "5 photos of Richland Presbyterian Church house prior to sale to Richland Community Church."
Date
1983
Time Period
1980 - 1989
Title
Richland Presbyterian Church House, room A
Description
Photograph of Room A in the Richland Presbyterian Church House Text on back: "FTRL Room A. P291c." Text on photo folder tab: "5 photos of Richland Presbyterian Church house prior to sale to Richland Community Church."
Date
1983
Time Period
1980 - 1989
Title
Picture of Dallas Payne sitting in a chair
Description
Photograph of a man sitting in a chair. Obituary of Dallas Fredrick Payne, Kalamazoo Gazette August 12, 1986: Passed away early Monday, August 11, 1986 at Borgess Medical Center. Son of James and Cassie (Brown). He retired from Edward Industrial sales, Inc. of Kalamazoo. Former owner of the Richland Pub, former Michigan State Police Trooper, and Richland Village President and member of the Richland Masonic Lodge No. 217 F & A.M. and a 32nd degree Mason; also the Scottish Rite-Grand Rapids Consistory.
Date
before 1986
Time Period
1980 - 1989
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