Railroad Bridge Construction on the Saginaw River, Bay City, MI
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A large photo showing the construction of a railroad bridge in Bay City Michigan.
Size of the image is 7 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches. Mount 11 3/4 by 13 3/4 inches.
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Historian Tom Piorkowski says this...
Bowers, Arthur A. Tillsonburg, Ontario, PHOTOGRAPHER ... 1881-1882
West Bay City PHOTOGRAPHER at 117 Midland st west ... 1883
Bay City (W. H. Culver & Company) PHOTOGRAPHERS at 1006 Water st north ... 1884
West Bay City PHOTOGRAPHER at 107 Midland st ...1886
Bay City photographer ... 1889
Bay City PHOTOGRAPHER at 205 Monroe st north ...1890-1891
Saginaw PHOTOGRAPHER on the east side at 110 Merrill st ...1892-1895
Bay City PHOTOGRAPHER at 606 Eleventh st ... 1896-1897
Bay City PHOTOGRAPHER at 1011 Johnson st north ... 1898-1901
West Bay City PHOTOGRAPHER at 302 Linn st south ... 1901-1904
Bay City PHOTOGRAPHER on the west side at 302 Linn st south ... 1905-1907
Bay City PHOTOGRAPHER at 302 Linn st south ... 1908-1923
Arthur
and his wife were born in Canada; he in 1858 and Mary Louise in March
of 1860. They married and immigrated to the United States in 1881. Their
daughter Nona and son Harry were born in Michigan in May of 1889 and
April of 1894.
and his wife were born in Canada; he in 1858 and Mary Louise in March
of 1860. They married and immigrated to the United States in 1881. Their
daughter Nona and son Harry were born in Michigan in May of 1889 and
April of 1894.
The Tillsonburg listing was for Arthur Bowers. \u201cA.
BOWERS, SAGINAW VALLEY VIEW ARTIST\u201d was printed on a label affixed to
the back of a mounted photograph of a fire in Saginaw on May 20, 1893.
\u201cA. A. BOWERS, FLASH LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHER & VIEW ARTIST, 606 11TH
STREET, BAY CITY, MICH.\u201d was stamped on the back of 8 by 10 inch
photographs of a steamer launched in 1895. A similar stamp was used on
the back of cabinet photos. \u201cBOWERS\u201d was lettered on a 7 \u00bc by 9 \u00bd inch
photographic print with an oval image of many horse drawn wagons in
front of a farmers\u2019 market, on a 12 by 14 inch mount just below the 7 \u00be
by 9 \u00bd photo of a construction crew in front of the railroad bridge they
were building, and on a 7 \u00bd by 43 inch panorama of a factory under
construction. \u201cBowers\u201d was also lettered on the negatives of post card
photographs, and on the negative of two 4 by 9 \u00bd inch images printed
together of Bay City Fire Department pumper No. 8 before and after it
was almost totally destroyed in a railroad crossing accident.
BOWERS, SAGINAW VALLEY VIEW ARTIST\u201d was printed on a label affixed to
the back of a mounted photograph of a fire in Saginaw on May 20, 1893.
\u201cA. A. BOWERS, FLASH LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHER & VIEW ARTIST, 606 11TH
STREET, BAY CITY, MICH.\u201d was stamped on the back of 8 by 10 inch
photographs of a steamer launched in 1895. A similar stamp was used on
the back of cabinet photos. \u201cBOWERS\u201d was lettered on a 7 \u00bc by 9 \u00bd inch
photographic print with an oval image of many horse drawn wagons in
front of a farmers\u2019 market, on a 12 by 14 inch mount just below the 7 \u00be
by 9 \u00bd photo of a construction crew in front of the railroad bridge they
were building, and on a 7 \u00bd by 43 inch panorama of a factory under
construction. \u201cBowers\u201d was also lettered on the negatives of post card
photographs, and on the negative of two 4 by 9 \u00bd inch images printed
together of Bay City Fire Department pumper No. 8 before and after it
was almost totally destroyed in a railroad crossing accident.
By 1910,
and probably long before then, Arthur was a naturalized citizen of the
United States. Mary was a widow by 1930, then she was providing a home
for her son Harry and for an 84-year old couple that don\u2019t seem to have been relatives.
and probably long before then, Arthur was a naturalized citizen of the
United States. Mary was a widow by 1930, then she was providing a home
for her son Harry and for an 84-year old couple that don\u2019t seem to have been relatives.
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