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Picture of the fire damage at the Oval Wood Dish Co. and a picture of the smoke and fire taken from across Boardman Lake. (Both glass negatives cracked)

403 6th Street home remodeled by Milton Bryant, Henry Ford's brother-in-law. The original house belonged to Franklin H. Smith, senior member of the Smith and Hull, a firm which dealt with hardwood lands and lumber. Franklin Smith scouted land for…

Oval Wood Dish Company after moving from Traverse City to Tupper Lake, N.Y. Ca.1930.

Skaters on North end of Boardman Lake, with factory and Mill in background. Looking NE.

Aerial photo of Traverse City looking southwest from over West Bay

Panoramic view of the Oval Wood Dish Factory, Part I.

Titled "Dish train Sept. 30th 1895". This is a GR&I railroad train probably carrying products from the Oval Wood dish Co.

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…

Oval Wood Dish Factory baseball team with 11 players, the coach and a dog.
Frank Rosell - bottom right ?

Oval Wood Dish Company's sawmill burning at the north end of Boardman Lake.