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Photographs of Michigan

Enjoy the beauty and the history of Michigan in photographs. Find out how to research photographs in the collections of the Archives of Michigan.

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Mackinac State Historic Parks Photos
Photos from all over in Mackinac State Historic Parks.

Archives of Michigan Records on Exhibit
See photographs from the collections of the Archives of Michigan along with documents, maps and letters in these virtual exhibits.

Archives of Michigan Photograph Collections
These collections provide samples of photographs from the Archives of Michigan. The majority of the archival images are not available online. Persons doing photographic research in the Archives of Michigan will find the guides and the sample collection useful.

Links to Other Photo Sites

The Virtual Motor City: Images from the Detroit News
The Wayne State University Library System and the Walter P. Reuther Library present digitized images from the Detroit News Collection held at the Reuther Library. Browse the collection by topic or decade or search by keyword.

Destination Detroit
This link takes you to a travel itinerary developed by the National Park Service. The suggested tour takes you to 39 Detroit-area properties that are on the National Register of Historic Places, including Tiger Stadium, the Fox Theatre and Belle Isle.

Michigan Lighthouses
This link takes you directly to the Michigan section of the National Park Service's Inventory of Historic Light Stations. Click on a lighthouse name to see a photo and full information about the structure.

Turn-of-the-Century America - Detroit Publishing Company Photographs, 1880-1920
Many photos of Michigan scenes can be found in this collection of over 25,000 glass negatives and transparencies and about 300 color photolithograph prints at the American Memory Web site, Library of Congress.