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Building the Brown Bridge Dam on the Boardman river.

Overview of the Oval Wood Dish Company, the Boardman River and downtown Traverse City.
The OWD Co. employed more than 500 people and had an annual payroll in excess of $200,000. Its factories produced a variety of hardwood products including thin…

Boardman River down river from the Keystone Dam washout.

Looking east on Washington Street from the Cass Street bridge over the Boardman River.

Fire damage to the Williams factory. The company produced flooring. Buildings on 8th street can be seen in the background. Picture is taken looking northeast with the Boardman river between the factory ruins and the buildings.

High photo encompassing from the Holiday Inn to Division Street.

The Hame Factory, located between West Bay and the Boardman River east of the GR&I railroad depot at Cass St. It made hames, the "S shaped" wooden pieces used on each side of a horse in a team to guide the traces or harness lines so they didn't get…

Aerial view of Lake ave., Cass St , 8th Street and the Boardman River area.

Probably the Wadsworth Street bridge over Kids Creek (Asylum Creek), showing it entering the Boardman River (just south of West Front Street).

Overview of Traverse City looking east from the tower of Central School.