Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1915 – Vintage Photo Print
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1915. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Grand Rapids
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Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1915
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Grand Rapids in 1915 was a furniture city as much as a river city, with the Grand River still running through the center past factories that shipped chairs, desks and parlor suites to buyers across the country. The lumber trade that had defined the town in the 1860s had given way to manufacturing, though sawmills and planing works along the river had not vanished. Streetcars carried shop hands between the factory districts and the residential neighborhoods, while downtown offered department stores, hotels and theaters for local families. Residents knew their town as Furniture City on the Grand River, a name that reflected the industry that had replaced timber as its main source of work.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Creator | spencer, kenneth |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Michigan |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 629 px · prints to 18 × 2 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Grand Rapids |
| Reference | MI Grand Rapids 1915 |
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