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Watkins – Browning Farm

Object ID: 2002-002-057

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Watkins – Browning Farm

Watkins – Browning Farm

Object ID: 2002-002-056

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Watkins – Browning Farm

Watkins – Browning Farm

Object ID: 2002-002-055

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Watkins – Browning Farm

Watkins Castle Hill Farm

Object ID: 2002-002-054

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Watkins Castle Hill Farm

Ward – Strong boathouse (August 1975).

Object ID: 2002-002-053

Date: 1975

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Ward – Strong boathouse (August 1975).

Ward – Strong boathouse (Doughty Collection)

Object ID: 2002-002-052

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Ward – Strong boathouse (Doughty Collection)

Ward – Strong boathouse (Doughty Collection)

Object ID: 2002-002-051

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Ward – Strong boathouse (Doughty Collection)

Ward – Summers House

Object ID: 2002-002-050

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Ward – Summers House

Ward – Summers House – Stairway from 3rd Floor to Tower

Object ID: 2002-002-049

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Ward – Summers House – Stairway from 3rd Floor to Tower. Behind camera, two furnished rooms, a bedroom and the six-sided sitting under the Tower. Beyond the door, four bedrooms for overflow at holidays for relatives or servants. These were not nicely furnished. They surrounded a large water storage tank, I think lake water, used for washing. Drinking water used separate pipes from a well. These extra rooms were above two large nice servants rooms and bath on second floor. Back stairway went from kitchen to third floor.

Ward – Summers House

Object ID: 2002-002-048

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Ward – Summers House. Larger of two-room suite west of center hall (above drawing room) Bed and rocking chair is the Summers’ first furniture after marriage in 1917.

Ward – Summers House – Guest Room

Object ID: 2002-002-047

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Ward – Summers House – Guest Room. Small room of two – room suite east of 2nd floor center hall

Ward – Summers House – Upstairs Center Hall

Object ID: 2002-002-046

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Ward – Summers House – Upstairs Center Hall. Upstairs center hall, opening to veranda at 2nd floor level. Rosewood piano carted over the Allegheny Mountains long after that, Mrs. Summers bought it for $15. The wide hallways were lined with rocking chairs in the 1890s as a sitting and visiting room for the relatives during large family holiday gatherings in the Wards Time.

Ward – Summers House

Object ID: 2002-002-045

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Ward – Summers House. Nine foot wide stairway. Visitors always commented Perfect for a wedding. Both Summers daughters took advantage of the beautiful setting.

Ward – Summer House – Dining Room

Object ID: 2002-002-044

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Ward – Summer House – Dining Room. Stairway down five steps to door opening to porte cochere. Carved wooden pieces on the silverware chests are knife holders, lid lifts from the middle, and inside are places for each knife to be inserted.

Ward – Summer House – Master Bedroom

Object ID: 2002-002-043

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Ward – Summer House – Master Bedroom. First Floor, Cass Lake side

Ward – Summer House – Library

Object ID: 2002-002-042

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Ward – Summer House – Library. Our family’s living room. Right window looks out to port cochere (carriage door) main entrance from driveway. Cass Lake side.

Ward – Summer House – Drawing Room

Object ID: 2002-002-041

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Ward – Summer House – Drawing Room. Aubusson carpet made (for the Wards) especially to fit the room: (corner for fireplace).

Ward – Summer House – Center Hall

Object ID: 2002-002-040

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Ward – Summer House – Center Hall. Coming in from front veranda and looking into library. Grandfather clock belonged to Harold Ward – he left it there for years. It had the sun and moon movements above the face of the clock.

Ward – Summers House – Looking toward Cass Lake

Object ID: 2002-002-039

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Ward – Summers House aerial view showing the cupola – Looking toward Cass Lake

Ward – Summers House (1892-1970 changed hands in 1936)

Object ID: 2002-002-038

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Ward – Summers House (1892-1970 changed hands in 1936) showing the cupola

Ward Family – Bobsledding, First Trip On Cutter

Object ID: 2002-002-037

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Ward Family – Bobsledding, First Trip On Cutter

Bobsled Party (Ward Collection)

Object ID: 2002-002-036

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Bobsled Party (Ward Collection)

Willis Ward Home on Apple Island (1920-1946).

Object ID: 2002-002-035

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Willis Ward Home on Apple Island (1920-1946).

David Ward House

Object ID: 2002-002-034

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D. Ward House showing the cupola

West Bloomfield Lakes Office – Northeast Shore of Orchard Lake

Object ID: 2002-002-033

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West Bloomfield Lakes Office – Northeast Shore of Orchard Lake (Ward Collection) – This was Willis Ward’s real estate office and still sits on the grounds of Orchard Lake St. Marys’ at the corner of Commerce Road and Old Indian Trail.

David Ward House

Object ID: 2002-002-032

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David Ward House showing the cupola that was removed before demolition and restored as part of an addition to an exisitng house on Pontiac Trail.

Ward Collection (stereograph) – Stupendous Log Raft, Columbia River, Oregon.

Object ID: 2002-002-031

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Ward Collection (stereograph) – Stupendous Log Raft, Columbia River, Oregon.

Ward – Summers House (Doughty Collection)

Object ID: 2002-002-030

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Ward – Summers House (Doughty Collection)

Ward – Summers House (Doughty Collection)

Object ID: 2002-002-029

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Ward – Summers House (Doughty Collection)

Ward – Summers House (Doughty Collection)

Object ID: 2002-002-028

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Ward – Summers House (Doughty Collection)

Ward Summers House – (Doughty Collection)

Object ID: 2002-002-027

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Ward Summers House – (Doughty Collection)

Ward – (Doughty Collection)

Object ID: 2002-002-026

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Ward – (Doughty Collection)

Ward – (Doughty Collection)

Object ID: 2002-002-025

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Ward – (Doughty Collection)

Ward – (Doughty Collection)

Object ID: 2002-002-024

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Ward – (Doughty Collection)

Ward – (Doughty Collection)

Object ID: 2002-002-023

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Ward – (Doughty Collection)

Ward – (Doughty Collection)

Object ID: 2002-002-022

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Ward – (Doughty Collection)

Ward – (Doughty Collection)

Object ID: 2002-002-021

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Ward – (Doughty Collection)

Ward – (Doughty Collection)

Object ID: 2002-002-020

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Ward – (Doughty Collection)

Ward – Summers House (Doughty Collection)

Object ID: 2002-002-019

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Ward – Summers House (Doughty Collection)

Ward Mansion Archeological Dig

Object ID: 2002-002-018

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Ward Mansion Archeological Dig

Ward Mansion Archeological Dig

Object ID: 2002-002-017

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Ward Mansion Archeological Dig

Ward Mansion Archeological Dig

Object ID: 2002-002-016

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Ward Mansion Archeological Dig

Ward Mansion Archeological Dig

Object ID: 2002-002-015

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Ward Mansion Archeological Dig

Ward Mansion Archeological Dig

Object ID: 2002-002-014

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Ward Mansion Archeological Dig

Ward Mansion Archeological Dig

Object ID: 2002-002-013

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Ward Mansion Archeological Dig

Ward Mansion Archeological Dig

Object ID: 2002-002-012

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Ward Mansion Archeological Dig

Ward Mansion Archeological Dig

Object ID: 2002-002-011

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Ward Mansion Archeological Dig

Ward Mansion Archeological Dig

Object ID: 2002-002-010

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Ward Mansion Archeological Dig

Ward Mansion Archeological Dig

Object ID: 2002-002-009

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Ward Mansion Archeological Dig

Ward Mansion Archeological Dig

Object ID: 2002-002-008

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Ward Mansion Archeological Dig

Ward Mansion Archeological Dig

Object ID: 2002-002-007

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Ward Mansion Archeological Dig

Fred J. Walls in front of Scotch school

Object ID: 2002-002-006

People: Walls, Fred J.

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Fred J. Walls in front of Scotch school. In his autobiography, Winford R. Hamlin remembers attending Scotch school while living on Apple Island – That spring I was six years old so I had to start school. My sister was two years older than I was. We had to cross the lake, then walk a mile to the Old Scotch school. In the winter my mother would take us with the one horse sleigh. In the Spring, Summer and Fall she would take us across the lake by boat and we would have the mile to walk to school.

Turner Home

Object ID: 2002-002-005

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Turner Home

Turner Home

Object ID: 2002-002-004

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Turner Home

Turner Home

Object ID: 2002-002-003

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Turner Home

Rod Turner (around 1935)

Object ID: 2002-002-002

Date: 1935

People: Turner, Rod

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Rod Turner (around 1935)

Turner House

Object ID: 2002-002-001

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Turner House

Turner Collection (1935)

Object ID: 2002-001-999

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Turner Collection (1935)

General Frederick Strong (center).

Object ID: 2002-001-998

People: Strong, Frederick Smith

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General Frederick Strong (center).

John Doherty (right), Wm. Henry, General Frederick Strong (left).

Object ID: 2002-001-997

People: Doherty, John Strong, Frederick Smith

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John Doherty (right), Wm. Henry, General Frederick Strong (left).

Lt. Col. Frederick Strong (1918)

Object ID: 2002-001-996

People: Strong, Frederick Smith

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Lt. Col. Frederick Strong (1918)

Marjorie Ward Strong Woodland Sanctuary Sign

Object ID: 2002-001-995

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Apple Island – Marjorie Ward Strong Woodland Sanctuary Sign

General Frederick Strong Home

Object ID: 2002-001-994

Date: 1976

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General Frederick Strong Home located on the S. side of Pontiac Trail, W. of Orchard Lake Rd. In the City of Orchard Lake. Mrs. Strong was Marjorie Ward. The Ward family were early settlers in what is now the City of Orchard Lake. (1976)

A Bill Stout Scarab Car

Object ID: 2002-001-993

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A Bill Stout Scarab Car

Bill Stout, age four, with bucksaw.

Object ID: 2002-001-992

People: Stout, Bill

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Bill Stout, age four, with bucksaw.

Stickney House

Object ID: 2002-001-991

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Stickney House

Smithson House

Object ID: 2002-001-990

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Smithson House

Smithson House – Ice House

Object ID: 2002-001-989

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Smithson House – Ice House

Smithson House – Ice House

Object ID: 2002-001-988

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Smithson House – Ice House

Smithson House – Den

Object ID: 2002-001-987

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Smithson House – Den

Smithson – Dining Room

Object ID: 2002-001-986

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Smithson – Dining Room

Ed Skae owner of West Wind Farm

Object ID: 2002-001-985

People: Skae, Ed

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Ed Skae owner of West Wind Farm on the corner of Middlebelt and Orchard Lake Road.

Schultz Party

Object ID: 2002-001-984

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Schultz Party

Schultz Party

Object ID: 2002-001-983

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Schultz Party

Schultz Party

Object ID: 2002-001-982

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Schultz Party

Schultz Party

Object ID: 2002-001-981

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Schultz Party

Schultz Party

Object ID: 2002-001-980

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Schultz Party

Schultz Party

Object ID: 2002-001-979

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Schultz Party

Schultz Party

Object ID: 2002-001-978

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Schultz Party

Thirteen members of Greater Eastern Band of Detroit, Michigan

Object ID: 2002-001-977

Date: 1908

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Thirteen members of Greater Eastern Band of Detroit, Michigan on porch of Schultz house (May 24, 1908).

Schultz Party

Object ID: 2002-001-976

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Schultz Party

Schultz Party

Object ID: 2002-001-975

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Schultz Party

Schultz Party

Object ID: 2002-001-974

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Schultz Party

Schultz Party

Object ID: 2002-001-973

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Schultz Party

Schultz Home

Object ID: 2002-001-972

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Schultz Home

Schultz Party

Object ID: 2002-001-971

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Schultz Party

Schultz Party

Object ID: 2002-001-970

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Schultz Party

Schultz Party

Object ID: 2002-001-969

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Schultz Party

Schultz Party

Object ID: 2002-001-968

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Schultz Party

Severance House – Walnut Lake (1968)

Object ID: 2002-001-967

Date: 1968

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Severance House – Walnut Lake (1968)