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About MeL Michigana

Watch this video and learn about the multitude of digital treasures in MeL Michigana.

Archives of Michigan Image Collection

Digitally reproduced photographs of Governors of Michigan, Civil War Soldiers, Cased Images, MWG Rare Sheet Music featuring Michigan, and the Idlewild Photograph Collection.

Birdseye View Panoramas of Michigan Communities

Panoramic maps, or birdseye views, are one of the cartographic treasures of the 19th century. They create a detailed, visual record of the community and depict both the spatial relationships within t...

Civil War Diaries Collection

Western Michigan University's United States Civil War Collection consists of 8 diaries from the mid-1860s by men with connections to Michigan and the Midwest, regimental or residence, and represents d...

Connecting the Upper Peninsula: East to West and North to South - The Wesley Perron Railroad Collection and Others

Transportation plays a unique and vital role in Upper Michigan’s history. In the late 19th and 20th century, the Upper Peninsula presented the greatest challenges and richest rewards to people who we...

Early Detroit Images from the Burton Historical Collection

Detroit Public Library's digital database of 19th century and pre-1922 photographs of Detroit illustrate the social and cultural history of Detroit as well as document the historical events that have ...

Grand Valley State University Digital Collections

This database contains a selection of photographs, correspondence, diaries, interviews, and publications covering subjects from the Civil War to Michigan philanthropists.

John Todd Photography Collection

The John Todd Photographic Collection consists of over thirteen-thousand negatives of South West Michigan spanning a forty year time period beginning in 1940 and ending in 1981. The primary focus of t...

Keweenaw Digital Archives - Michigan's Copper Country in Photographs

Michigan Tech University's searchable database of hundreds of photographs spans a wide range of topics and dates, providing a detailed look at the lives of copper miners and their families.

Mackinac Bridge Authority - Mackinac Bridge

This collection from the Upper Peninsula Digitization Center provides over 2,000 images of the events and activities surrounding the building of the "Big Mac".

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