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Workers' Homes Near the Stickley Furniture Factory

Workers' Homes Near the Stickley Furniture Factory

Louis C. Towner - 1911

The tower of the Stickley Bros. Furniture factory on Godfrey SW is on the far right and the view is to the northeast. Smokestacks on the far left emit smoke toward the houses on the hill between Grandville Ave. and Godfrey. The location is approximately where Roberto Clemente Park is today.

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TitleWorkers' Homes Near the Stickley Furniture Factory
CreatorLouis C. Towner
Date1911
FormatPhotograph
Notes

Title by cataloger. The original photograph has been cropped because the left portion was over-exposed.

Location In PhotoGrand Rapids
CollectionSmoke Dept. Coll. neg. #4125. Grand Rapids City Archives
Rights

Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from Grand Rapids City Archives, Grand Rapids, MI

InstitutionCommunity Archives and Research Center
Physical Storage LocationGrand Rapids, MI


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