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David V. Tinder Collection of Michigan Photography, County File, Wayne County 1865-1985 1,937 photographs, 16 real photo stamps, 6 booklets, 101 pages, clippings and ephemera

Tinder, David V.
The collection contains photographs of Wayne County, Michigan. Included are numerous urban scenes and images of everyday life, primarily in the Metropolitan Detroit area between 1860 and the mid-20th century. The bulk of the photographs were taken between 1890 and 1930. A very wide range of topics is represented, among them commercial and residential architecture, urban infrastructure, public and private spaces, civic and domestic activities, individual and group portraits, and events from across the social spectrum.
  1. University of Michigan. William L. Clements Library

Stanford University student life photograph album, circa 1900-1906 1.25 Linear Feet (1 volume)

Stanford University

Images of students and student activities including track meets, women basketball players, dormitory rooms, picnics and off-campus excursions, commencement activities (including decoration of the arcades as parlors), and theatricals; there are also photographs of campus buildings before and after the 1906 earthquake and of Leland Stanford Jr.'s railroad track on campus. Non-Stanford images include Yosemite and scenes from a European trip.

  1. Stanford University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives