Convention Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1915 – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic image captures Convention Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1915 in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Good Roads Convention, Grand Rapids, 1915
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Convention Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1915
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Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1915 was widely known as Furniture City, a name earned by the many factories along the Grand River that produced chairs, bedroom suites, and case goods for markets across the country. Lumber arriving by rail and river supplied these shops, and the rapids that gave the city its name had long powered its mills. A large community of Dutch immigrants shaped the city's churches, shops, and neighborhoods. Visitors arriving for a convention that year would have found hotels and commercial blocks close to the river, in a city whose economy still depended heavily on furniture manufacturing as Europe's war began to reshape trade.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Creator | spencer, kenneth |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Michigan |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,128 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Good Roads Convention, Grand Rapids, 1915 |
| Reference | MI Convention Grand Rapids 1915 |
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