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Hannah Lay Sawmill, undated
Hannah Lay sawmill on West Bay. The logs were caught coming down the Boardman River and taken to the mill. This was a steam powered mill built in 1852.
Ice on Grand Traverse West Bay in late winter, ca. 1935.
Black and white photograph of ice on Grand Traverse West Bay in late winter, ca. 1935.
Newly Constructed Elmwood Township Park on West Bay, 2010
Pictures of the new Elmwood Township Park on West Bay.
Overviews of Traverse City looking east taken from a hill, 1883-1900.
Two black and white photographs of overviews of Traverse City looking east taken from a hill, 1883-1900. Note the lumber schooner at the dock.
Photographs from a sanitation report done in about 1929 showing sewage "hot spots" along the Boardman River and the bay.
Black and white photographs and one color photograph from a sanitation report done in about 1929 showing sewage "hot spots" along the Boardman River and the bay. Note on the map the sewer lines and the unfortunate location of the fresh water intake…
Sailboat on Grand Traverse West Bay.
Black and white photograph of a sailboat on Grand Traverse West Bay.
Series of Orson Peck postcards of the Grand Traverse Region, 1945
Orson Peck postcards of the Grand Traverse Region.
Traverse City Light and Power electric generators on the bay before it was removed sometime after 2000.
Black and white photograph of Traverse City Light and Power electric generators on the bay before it was removed sometime after 2000. This was a coal fired unit.
Traverse City, ca. 1860
Black and white photograph in poor condition of Traverse City around 1860 to 1863. Notation on photograph says the image was captured while the photographer was standing on Front Street, downtown Traverse City, looking north towards Grand Traverse…