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Camping on Cass Lake – 1912

Object ID: 2003-007-016

Date: 8/12/1912

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Camping on Cass Lake – 1912

Sailboat on Cass Lake

Object ID: 2003-007-015

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sailboat on Cass Lake

Footbridge over Cass Lake canal

Object ID: 2003-007-014

Date: 10/3/1910

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Footbridge over Cass Lake canal

Keego Harbor canal on Cass Lake

Object ID: 2003-007-013

Date: 9/10/1923

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Keego Harbor canal on Cass Lake

Ward’s Point – Cass Lake in Keego Harbor

Object ID: 2003-007-012

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Ward’s Point – Cass Lake in Keego Harbor

Cass Lake in Keego Harbor

Object ID: 2003-007-011

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Cass Lake in Keego Harbor

White City Bathing Beach – Cass Lake

Object ID: 2003-007-010

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White City Bathing Beach – Cass Lake

Keego Sales-Service

Object ID: 2003-007-009

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Keego Sales – Service showing the Service Department. Known locally as Pazik’s

Keego Harbor downtown – Main street looking west

Object ID: 2003-007-008

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Keego Harbor downtown – Main street looking west

Keego Harbor downtown showing the Post Office

Object ID: 2003-007-007

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Keego Harbor downtown showing the Post Office

Keego Harbor downtown – Keego Hardware

Object ID: 2003-007-006

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Keego Harbor downtown – Orchard Lake Road showing Keego Hardware

Keego Harbor downtown – Orchard Lake Ave. looking East

Object ID: 2003-007-005

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Keego Harbor downtown – Orchard Lake Ave. looking East showing Keego Hardware amd Keego Drugs

Holiday House and ladies

Object ID: 2003-007-004

Date: 7/27/1914

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Holiday House ladies leaving boat house

Holiday House building on Pine Lake

Object ID: 2003-007-003

Date: 5/17/1928

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Holiday House building – one postcard reads: Have had four lonely weeks at a resort on Pine Lake, owned and operated by The Girls Friendly Society of the Episcopal Church. The lonely atmosphere of the place and the outdoors have been most helpful.

Holiday House fireplace and common room

Object ID: 2003-007-002

Date: 7/18/1918

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Holiday House fireplace and common room

Holiday House Chapel

Object ID: 2003-007-001

Date: 7/25/1949

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Holiday House chapel postcard. Nancy, the sender, comments that they are celebrating Christmas on July 25th.

boat rental on Pine Lake

Object ID: 2003-007

Date: 1912

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boat rental on Pine Lake

Portrait of J.E. Sawyer from Keeg Harbor

Object ID: 2003-006-012

People: Sayer, J.E.

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Portrait of real estate developer Joseph E. Sawyer from his advertising booklet titled Keep Your Eye On Keego Harbor.

Keego Harbor Subdivision map from Sawyer’s advertising booklet

Object ID: 2003-006-011

Date: 1920-1925

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Keego Harbor Subdivision map from J.E. Sawyer’s advertising booklet titled Keep Your Eye On Keego Harbor. The map shows the original names for streets like Poplar Street instead of Pridham Street. Although the booklet is not dated it appears to be from approximately 1920.

Anna Mae Tucker on Perry Street in Keego Harbor

Object ID: 2003-006-010

Date: 1922

People: Crawford, Ann

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Anna Mae Tucker on Perry Street with crystal set. Teddy Bear was given to Ouise Thomas from a salesman while she worked at the switchboard at the Clinton Hotel in Cincinnati.

Frank Tucker on sand hill at Cass Lake

Object ID: 2003-006-009

People: Tucker, Frank

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Frank Tucker (on left) on sand hill at Cass Lake

Obelisk Honor Roll dedication

Object ID: 2003-006-008

Date: 5/14/1944

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Obelisk Honor Roll dedication

Frank Tucker with Doe in launch on Cass Lake

Object ID: 2003-006-007

People: Tucker, Frank

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Frank Tucker with Doe in launch on Cass Lake

Keego Hardware fire

Object ID: 2003-006-006

Date: February, 1944

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Keego Hardware fire

Frank and Louise Tucker

Object ID: 2003-006-005

Date: 1914

People: Tucker, Frank, Tucker, Louise

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Frank and Louise Tucker with Luther Smith Gerundiger’s Bay

Pontiac Yacht Club aerial photo

Object ID: 2003-006-004

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Pontiac Yacht Club aerial photo

Houseboat on Cass Lake

Object ID: 2003-006-003

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Houseboat on Cass Lake

Frank Tucker with Canoe on Cass Lake

Object ID: 2003-006-002

Date: 1914

People: Tucker, Frank

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Frank Tucker (in dark Jacket) with Canoe on Cass Lake

Roosevelt school, 1st Grade, 1927, Keego Harbor

Object ID: 2003-006-001

People: Crawford, Ann

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Roosevelt school, 1st Grade, 1927, Keego Harbor. Back Row – L to R: Ruth Berry, Juanita Hill, Marian Londergan, —-? —-, Bonnie Harding, Marjorie Whitbeck, Betty Londergan, —-?—-, Anna Mae Tucker, Margaret Ottmar, Teacher, Miss Heslip. Middle – L to R —-?—-, —-?—-, Gordon Hyatt, Clinton Miller, Johnny Thibideau, James Hanes, Bud Mason, Glen Sawyer, —-?—-, Donna Ohngren. Front Row L to R Fred Pace, —-?—-, Earl Pace

John Martin with the mail truck.

Object ID: 2003-005-064

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John Martin with the mail truck. He is the father of the current City Manager, John Martin (1987 Woodland).

G. Mennen (Soapy) Williams at the races on Sylvan Lake

Object ID: 2003-005-063

People: Williams, Gerhard Mennen

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G. Mennen (Soapy) Williams at the races on Sylvan Lake (Center with bow tie).

Sylvanaqua Race on Sylvan Lake.

Object ID: 2003-005-062

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Slvanaqua Race on Sylvan Lake.

Starting point of Slvanaqua Race on Sylvan Lake.

Object ID: 2003-005-061

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Starting point of Slvanaqua Race on Sylvan Lake.

Cottages on Happy Home Road off Telegraph Road

Object ID: 2003-005-060

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Cottages on Happy Home Road off Telegraph Road on the North Shore of Sylvan Lake.

Cottages on Happy Home Road off Telegraph Road

Object ID: 2003-005-059

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Cottages on Happy Home Road off Telegraph Road on the North Shore of Sylvan Lake.

Daniel Whitfield School

Object ID: 2003-005-058

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Daniel Whitfield school, Sylvan Lake

Oakland County Boat Club

Object ID: 2003-005-057

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Oakland County boat Club on Sylvan Lake

Free Press Fresh Air Camp

Object ID: 2003-005-056

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Free Press Fresh Air Camp on Sylvan Lake

Oakland County boat Club certificate of membership

Object ID: 2003-005-055

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Oakland County boat Club certificate of membership

Oakland County boat Club Aerial view

Object ID: 2003-005-054

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Aerial view of the Oakland County boat Club

Sylvan Lake City Aerial view

Object ID: 2003-005-053

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Aerial view of Sylvan Lake City.

Sylvan Lake City Aerial view

Object ID: 2003-005-052

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Aerial view of Sylvan Lake City.

Girl Scouts tot tending on election day November 4, 1950.

Object ID: 2003-005-051

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Girl Scouts tot tending on election day November 4, 1950. Helen Jane Spark and Bette Monteith (leader). Sylvan Scout troop continued their activities throughout junior high (1951-1953).

Sylvan Lake beach

Object ID: 2003-005-050

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Beach on Sylvan Lake

Sylvan Lake scene

Object ID: 2003-005-049

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A view of Sylvan Lake

Sylvan Lake scene

Object ID: 2003-005-048

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A view of Sylvan Lake

Sylvan Lake Scene

Object ID: 2003-005-047

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Sylvan Lake Scene

Sylvan Lake shore

Object ID: 2003-005-046

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Shore of Sylvan Lake

Boy Scouts group photo

Object ID: 2003-005-045

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Group of Boys (Dick – Bottom Row Third from left with head down)

Whitfield Class Picture 1941

Object ID: 2003-005-044

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Class Picture (Dick – Bottom Row Third From Right)

Students of Daniel Whitfield school in Sylvan Lake (1941).

Object ID: 2003-005-043

Date: 1941

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Students of Danniel Whitfield school in Sylvan Lake (1941).

Second Grade Class Picture at Daniel Whitfield school in Sylvan Lake (1947).

Object ID: 2003-005-042

Date: 1947

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Second Grade Class Picture at Daniel Whitfield school in Sylvan Lake (1947).

First Grade Class Picture at Daniel Whitfield school in Sylvan Lake (1946).

Object ID: 2003-005-041

Date: 1946

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First Grade Class Picture at Daniel Whitfield school in Sylvan Lake (1946).

Elmer and Florence Fezzey boating in the 1920’s on Sylvan Lake.

Object ID: 2003-005-040

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Elmer and Florence Fezzey boating in the 1920’s on Sylvan Lake.

Sailboats on Sylvan Lake in 1941.

Object ID: 2003-005-039

Date: 1941

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sailboats on Sylvan Lake in 1941.

Ruth Stecker, sixty-two-year-old Sylvan Lake resident

Object ID: 2003-005-038

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Ruth Stecker, sixty-two-year-old Sylvan Lake resident, and her great-grandchildren.

Ruth Stecker, sixty-two-year-old Sylvan Lake resident

Object ID: 2003-005-037

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Ruth Stecker, sixty-two-year-old Sylvan Lake resident – much loved by her Maplewood street neighbors.

Sylvan Lake view

Object ID: 2003-005-036

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Sylvan Lake view

Sylvan Lake view from the corner of Lakeview and Pontiac Drive.

Object ID: 2003-005-035

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Sylvan Lake view from the corner of Lakeview and Pontiac Drive.

Sylvan Lake

Object ID: 2003-005-034

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Sylvan Lake

Sylvan Lake City sign

Object ID: 2003-005-033

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Sylvan Lake City sign.

boat Race on Sylvan Lake

Object ID: 2003-005-032

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boat Race on Sylvan Lake

Sylvan Lake City Hall

Object ID: 2003-005-031

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Sylvan Lake City Hall

Children in Sylvan Lake City cooling off with water-sprinkler.

Object ID: 2003-005-030

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Children in Sylvan Lake City cooling off with water-sprinkler. From left to right: John Dickie, Janet Pepper, Jay Pepper, Tom Pepper (head behind sprinkler), Phillip Barach, Joe Debbie, Jim Dickie.

Sylvan Lake resident Luella Davison with her dog, Scoter.

Object ID: 2003-005-029

Date: 1977

People: Davison, Luella

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Sylvan Lake resident Luella Davison with her dog, Scoter. She founded the Grandparents Anonymous program in 1977. The program offers advice to grandparents fighting to see their grandchildren after divorce or family conflict.

Carl Foster of Sylvan Lake volunteers to dress as Uncle Sam

Object ID: 2003-005-028

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Carl Foster of Sylvan Lake volunteers to dress as Uncle Sam for the Memorial Day parade in Sylvan Lake.

Sav-Mor Drug store in Sylvan Lake.

Object ID: 2003-005-027

Date: 1989

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Sav-Mor Drug store in Sylvan Lake (1989).

Sav-Mor Drug store in Sylvan Lake.

Object ID: 2003-005-026

Date: 1989

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Sav-Mor Drug store in Sylvan Lake (1989).

Sylvan Lake city sign

Object ID: 2003-005-025

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City of Sylvan Lake sign.

1997 Fun Run at Sylvan Lake

Object ID: 2003-005-024

Date: 1997

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1997 Fun Run at Sylvan Lake.

Jimmy Hale and his boat Pokey

Object ID: 2003-005-023

Date: 1950

People: Hale, Jimmie

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Jimme Hale in his boat Pokey in 1950. Pokey is now dry docked on the lawn at 1599 Lakeview, Sylvan Lake, MI.

Sylvan Lake scene

Object ID: 2003-005-022

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Sylvan Lake

Flooding in neighborhood

Object ID: 2003-005-021

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Flooding in neighborhood (Sylvan Lake?)

Trees after ice storm and nativity scene on January 1, 1985.

Object ID: 2003-005-020

Date: 1/1/1985

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Trees after ice storm and nativity scene on January 1, 1985. (Sylvan Lake?)

Sylvan Lake Inn

Object ID: 2003-005-019

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In 1893 a number of Detroit businessmen conceived the idea of establishing a resort and restaurant about three miles from Pontiac on one of the most picturesque spots in all Michigan-Sylvan Lake. The officers of the company were Merrill B. Mills, President, and D.D. Jayne, Secretary. Beautiful groves were cleared and drives were laid out. A grand hotel was erected for $25,000. The site included a golf course, riding stable, bathing beach, bowling alley, and billiards. The grounds were lighted by electricity. Because of the resort, lines of the Pontiac electric railway extended to the lake and during the summer months cars ran every few minutes. The year 1891 was planned to be a banner year for the hotel. The hotel burned in 1903 and later the Mills Family gave a restricted deed to the Free Press. The site became the location of the Free Press Fresh Air Camp.

Fresh Air Camp

Object ID: 2003-005-018

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Formerly Fresh Air Camp, the building in line with the middle tree was removed and became the existing Community Center. (Photo taken in 1958).

Tower Beach (July 6, 1977):

Object ID: 2003-005-017

Date: 1900

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A Product of the Pontiac and Sylvan Railways, the hot dog and ice cream stand and boat rental, Tower Beach, flourished in the early 1900’s as a tourist area on the east shore of Sylvan Lake.

General Market

Object ID: 2003-005-016

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General Market

General Market

Object ID: 2003-005-015

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General Market

General Market

Object ID: 2003-005-014

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General Market

Jim Durfee’s father, Ray, behind Happy Home Road.

Object ID: 2003-005-013

People: Durfee, Ray

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Jim Durfee’s father, Ray, behind Happy Home Road.

Jim Durfee and his Aunt(?) Harriet.

Object ID: 2003-005-012

People: Durfee, Jim

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Jim Durfee and his Aunt(?) Harriet.

Unknown people and owl (Durfee Collection).

Object ID: 2003-005-011

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Unknown people and owl (Durfee Collection).

Jim Durfee waiting for ride at Oakwood and Garland.

Object ID: 2003-005-010

People: Durfee, Jim

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Jim Durfee waiting for ride at Oakwood and Garland (maybe DUR).

Tats and Blanche Fezzey entertaining children

Object ID: 2003-005-009

Date: 1940-1945

People: Fezzey, Blanche Fezzey, Tats

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Tats and Blanche Fezzey entertaining children at Free Press Fresh Air Camp in the 1940’s.

Free Press Fresh Air Camp (in front of road) 1920-1922.

Object ID: 2003-005-008

Date: 1920-1922

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Free Press Fresh Air Camp (in front of road) 1920-1922.

Camp counselors from Free Press Fresh Air Camp standing

Object ID: 2003-005-007

Date: 1920-1922

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Camp counselors from Free Press Fresh Air Camp standing in front of the dining hall (now a part of the Community Center) 1920-1922.

Elmer and Florence Fezzey (1940’s).

Object ID: 2003-005-006

Date: 1940-1945

People: Fezzey, Florence Fezzey, Elmer

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Elmer and Florence Fezzey (1940’s).

Elmer Fezzey’s boat tied to dock on Sylvan Lake in 1920’s.

Object ID: 2003-005-005

Date: 1920-1930

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Elmer Fezzey’s boat tied to dock on Sylvan Lake in 1920’s.

House at 2469 Pontiac Drive (Approximately 1918-1920).

Object ID: 2003-005-004

Date: 1918-1920

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House at 2469 Pontiac Drive (Approximately 1918-1920).