Suburban Station of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad at Petoskey, Michigan, 1906

Summary

Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway passenger trains sit at Petoskey's suburban station in this photograph. The short suburban trains accommodated tourists during the busy summer season. These trains made frequent daily trips between Petoskey and the resort communities of Harbor Springs or Alanson to the north, and Walloon Lake to the south.

Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway passenger trains sit at Petoskey's suburban station in this photograph. The short suburban trains accommodated tourists during the busy summer season. These trains made frequent daily trips between Petoskey and the resort communities of Harbor Springs or Alanson to the north, and Walloon Lake to the south.

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

circa 1906

Creators

Glover, L. S. (Lycurgus S.), 1858-1935 

Detroit Publishing Co. 

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Detroit 

Creator Notes

Photographed by Lycurgus S. Glover. Published by Detroit Publishing Co., Detroit, Michigan.

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.019011

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)

Color

Brown

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in

Width: 9.5 in

Inscriptions

On piece (location not noted): SUBURBAN STATION, GRAND RAPIDS & INDIANA RAILROAD, PETOSKEY, MI On verso in pencil: PC ok / Sups 012341 / 3228G On verso in grease pencil: [cropping marks] 5m P.C. C 019011 On verso ink stamp reads: Return to negative vault On verso photographer's negative number: 3228G

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