William Edward Beach photographs 1931-1948

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William Edward Beach photographs 1931-1948

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhlead/umich-bhl-92745?rgn=main;view=text

WIlliam E. Beach was an amateur photographer whose photographs document his hometown of Howell, Michigan and historical sites in other Michigan communities. His collection consists of photographic negatives (with some prints) and albums with prints of historic plaques and markers, statues of famous statesmen and their gravesites, early school buildings, historic houses, gristmills, sawmills, and county courthouses.

2.5 linear feet in 5 boxes

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Bentley Historical Library

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Beach family.

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Winans, Edwin Baruch, 1826-1894

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Beach, William Edward

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William E. Beach, an insurance salesman, was an avid amateur photographer, interested in historic sites in Michigan and the eastern U.S. Beach covered the entire state of Michigan and photographed many small towns and villages. He also documented the daily life of his hometown, Howell, Michigan, and photographed street scenes, delivery trucks, new buildings and roads under construction, gas stations, parades, storm and fire damage and prized possessions such as a car or ...