Grand Valley State University
Michigan
Allendale (Mich.)
Universities and colleges
University television stations
Setting up cameras outside at filming by WGVC-TV.
News & Information Services. University Photographs. (GV012-01)
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
In copyright - Non-commercial use permitted.
Saugatuck (Mich)
Allegan County (Mich)
Gay culture
Gay men
Photograph featuring an outdoor party with a crowd full of people in Saugatuck-Douglas. A tall blond individual is balancing on the shoulders of another and surrounded by a crowd that appears to be mostly men. The party appears to be at a patio space at an unidentified location, possibly the Douglas Dunes Resort.
Digital file contributed by the Saugatuck Douglas History Center as part of the Stories of Summer project.
Copyright Undetermined
Outdoor scenes of Saugatuck Postcard Series
Douglas (Mich)
Dance halls
Kalamazoo River (Mich.)
Golf
Sailing
Douglas (Mich.)
Michigan, Lake
Series of four postcards highlighting the natural beauty found in Saugatuck-Douglas, Michigan. The postcards feature the Big Pavilion on the riverfront, the Saugatuck Country Club, a yacht approaching the Saugatuck harbor, and Lake Shore Drive in Douglas, Michigan. All of the postcards are drawings with saturated and vibrant colors. The pictures are primarily of greenery and areas along the water. Circa 1955.
Curt Teich & Co.
Outdoor seating at Magdalene College, Cambridge
Magdalene College (University of Cambridge)
Cambridge (England)
Black-and-white photography
Black and white photograph of outdoor seating and gathering spaces on the wooded lawn at the University of Cambridge's Magdalene College in Cambridge, England. Scanned from the negative.
Gilbert, Douglas R.
Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
In Copyright
Outline mural figures of bear Aldene cavern
Lantern slides
Drawings
Cave paintings
Archaeology
Black and white lantern slide of a sketch of Paleolithic bear mural figures from Aldne cavern, Olenozac, Herault.
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Allegan County (Mich.)
Sand dunes
Looking west toward the Oval Beach and Lake Michgian from atop Baldhead. The image is out of focus.
Brigham, D.
Digital file contributed by D. Brigham as part of the Stories of Summer project.
Postcards
Beaches
Outdoor recreation
Automobiles
Postcard of Oval Beach overlooking Lake Michigan in Saugatuck, Michigan. The postcard features the entrance to Oval Beach, a small sign with the beach name on it as well as the phrase "Owned and operated by the Village of Saugatuck." A procession of three 1950's era cars are driving into the parking lot of the beach and there is the American flag in the distance as well as the view of the water. The back of the postcard bares no handwriting but the description in the upper lefthand corner reads: "The approach to Oval Beach, Saugatuck, Michigan.'" The bottom lefthand corner has a copyright date of 1958.
L. L. Cook Co.
Digital file contributed by Jerri Walsh as part of the Stories of Summer project.
Stairs
Black and white postcard of Oval Beach in Saugatuck, Michigan. The beach is busy and the waves are soft. The stairs on the dunes are discolored and are saturated in a rainbow of color. The handwriting on the back of the postcard reads: "Oval Beach, Saugatuck, Michigan."
Book covers
Covers (Illustration)
Graphic arts
Publishers and publishing
Pictorial bindings
Binding of Over the Hill to the Poor House, by Will Carleton, published by Harper & Brothers, 1904.
No Copyright - United States
Clergy--Michigan
Reformed Church in America
Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.)
Sermons
A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on April 7, 1985 entitled "Overcoming By the Blood", as part of the series "The Blood of Christ", on the occasion of Easter Sunday, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Scripture references: Revelation 5: 6, 9, 12.
Richard A. Rhem
Richard A. Rhem - An Archive of Sermons, Prayers, Talks and Stories: http://richardrhem.org/
Overhead view of students on campus benches
Students
Overhead view of students on campus benches.
In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Barfield, Owen, 1898-1997
Wheaton College (Ill.). Marion E. Wade Center
Wheaton College (Ill.)
Wheaton (Ill.)
Black and white photograph of Owen Barfield, the British philosopher, author, poet, and critic, smoking a pipe while seated in a lounge chair at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. Barfield visited Wheaton College as a visiting lecturer on April 18-19, 1972, shortly after a major acquisition of Barfield's papers by the Marion E. Wade Center. Scanned from the negative.
Black and white photograph of Owen Barfield, the British philosopher, author, poet, and critic, reading a book while seated in a lounge chair at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. Barfield visited Wheaton College as a visiting lecturer on April 18-19, 1972, shortly after a major acquisition of Barfield's papers by the Marion E. Wade Center. Scanned from the negative.
Black and white photograph of a close-up view of Owen Barfield, the British philosopher, author, poet, and critic, while deep in thought and seated in a lounge chair at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. Barfield visited Wheaton College as a visiting lecturer on April 18-19, 1972, shortly after a major acquisition of Barfield's papers by the Marion E. Wade Center. Scanned from the negative.
Black and white photograph of Owen Barfield, the British philosopher, author, poet, and critic, smoking a cigar and smiling while standing outside on the campus of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. Barfield visited Wheaton College as a visiting lecturer on April 18-19, 1972, shortly after a major acquisition of Barfield's papers by the Marion E. Wade Center. Scanned from the negative.
Kilby, Clyde S.
Black and white photograph of Owen Barfield, the British philosopher, author, poet, and critic, smoking a cigar and smiling while having a conversation with author and professor, Clyde Samuel Kilby, on the campus of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. Barfield visited Wheaton College as a visiting lecturer on April 18-19, 1972, shortly after a major acquisition of Barfield's papers by the Marion E. Wade Center. Scanned from the negative.
Black and white photograph of Owen Barfield, the British philosopher, author, poet, and critic, smoking a cigar while standing outside on the campus of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. Barfield visited Wheaton College as a visiting lecturer on April 18-19, 1972, shortly after a major acquisition of Barfield's papers by the Marion E. Wade Center. Scanned from the negative.
Black and white photograph of Owen Barfield, the British philosopher, author, poet, and critic, smoking a cigar while standing alongside author and professor, Clyde Samuel Kilby, on the campus of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. Barfield visited Wheaton College as a visiting lecturer on April 18-19, 1972, shortly after a major acquisition of Barfield's papers by the Marion E. Wade Center. Scanned from the negative.
Owen, Calvin (Interview outline and video), 2007
Oral history
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
United States--History, Military
Michigan--History, Military
Veterans
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
United States. Army
Video recordings
Calvin Owen is an Ohio native. Owen saw action various locations in the Pacific theatre of WW II while serving in the 533rd Engineers Boat and Shore Regiment, an army unit involved in amphibious landings. He describes the occupation of Japan and describes the devastation wrought on Hiroshima. He later catalogs his occupational experiences in various projects across the greater Grand Rapids Area. He discussed his views, personal and political on Roosevelt and current administration.
Owen, Calvin
Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
Owens, Allan (Interview outline and video), 2013
Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives, American
United States. Air Force
Allan Owens is a Cold War era veteran born in Detroit, Michigan in 1940. He attended Marquette University for a time and enlisted in the Air Force in 1961. He took basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, tech school at Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, Colorado and he was deployed to Bitburg Air Force Base, Germany. He was assigned to the 525th Fighter Interceptor Squadron and was a weapons crewman. During the Cuban Missile Crisis he was placed on alert for three days and ordered to load nuclear weapons onto the aircraft. During his deployment he was also able to tour East Berlin and be witness to the desolation of the city. After he left the Air Force in 1964, he returned to Michigan and worked a variety of jobs, including with the Athletics Department at Grand Valley State University.
Owens, Allan
Owens, Philip James (Interview outline and video), 2015
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Personal narratives, American
United States. Marine Corps
Phil Owens was born in 1984 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He enlisted to the Marines and undertook boot camp in San Diego, California. After graduating in 2003 he was educated for supply operations and administration at Camp LeJune in Jacksonville, North Carolina. His role involved training, keeping track of inventory and serial numbers of gear, and budgeting. Additionally he trained to use specialized weapons in machine gunner school such as the MK19 grenade launcher and the M240. Owens returned to the 3rd Marines battalion in California before being sent on two tours of duty to Iraq. From 2004 to 2005 he was situated in Fallujah where the Second Battle of Fallujah was taking place. The second tour was located in Haditha Iraq. In 2008 he was honorably discharged from the Marines and continues to participate in a variety of groups for war veterans and working as a clinical athletic trainer.
Owens, Philip James
Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
Caledonia High School (Caledonia, Mich.)
China
Farming
Farmers
Black and white lantern slide of two Chinese farmers leading an ox cart through a field.
Ox-Bow and Art Institute Photo Album Collage
Art Institute of Chicago
Art school
Buildings
Docks
Interior architecture
Plein air painting
Photograph albums
Collection of two black and white photographs and one color photograph or postcard from a photo album associated with Ox-Bow "Summer School of Painting" in Saugatuck, Michigan. The top left photograph features a painting hanging above a piano with a vase of flowers placed upon it. The bottom left photograph features several individuals plein air painting along the shore of Lake Macatawa. The right photograph or postcard features a cityscape view of the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago's Grant Park.
Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists' Residency
Digital file contributed by Mike Van Ark for the Stories of Summer Project.
Art School
Black and white photograph of a plein air painter at Ox-Bow Art Community. In the photograph, a woman is painting outdoors while looking toward her subject who is another woman in more formal summer attire. Scanned from the negative.