Photo Detectives Welcome!
Do you recognize any of these people, places or events? Names? Dates? Reasons why this is going on? Check out the gallery to see if you find some clues. If you’d like to offer information about an image, click on it to bring up the caption, then make note of the number on the left side of the photo title (the top line). This number will be a two-part combination like 01-100, 02-300, 10-2023, etc. Send us a message or an email with that number and what you have to share. Your information may solve someone’s long-time family mystery!
Click on the photo to start a gallery. Navigate forward and backward manually. Photo captions/descriptions accompany the photos, and also are in PDF format accessed by the links below the galleries.
Documents needing info
02-300 B/N 1941-44 Marsh's Store Holiday Ad (Date unknown)
Between Dec 1941-Dec 1944. Looking for who owned this business, where was it located in Au Gres, a narrowing down of the year range, any stories linked to it. Contact us if you have some ideas. Refer to "Marshs". Contact link is on this page above the albums section.
03-300 1942 Roy's Garage Ad
Looking for who owned this business, where was it located (in the city or township?), any stories linked to it. Contact us if you have some ideas. Refer to "Roys". Contact link is on this page above the albums section.
04-300 1944 Sproule Hardware Co Holiday Ad
20 Dec 1944. Looking for what Sproule family owned the store, where was it located in Au Gres, any stories linked to it. Contact us if you have some ideas. Refer to "Sproule ad". Contact link is on this page above the albums section.
05-300 1950 Kitty & Ed's Bar Ad
7 Jun 1950. Looking for the last names of Kitty & Ed, (were they married or business partners?), where was it located (in the city or township?), any stories linked to it. Contact us if you have some ideas. Refer to "Kitty and Ed". Contact link is on this page above the albums section.
06-300 Christie's Super Service Holiday Ad (Date unknown)
Looking for who owned this business, where was it located (in the city or township?), any stories linked to it. Contact us if you have some ideas. Refer to "Christies". Contact link is on this page above the albums section.
07-300 Four Generations, Ages 1 to 83 (Date unknown)
Looking for date of this news clipping, who these people are, how are they related, where was the photo taken, any stories about it. Contact us if you have some ideas. Refer to "4Gen clipping". Contact link is on this page above the albums section.
08-300 Pt Au Gres Hotel Dance & Dining Ad (Date unknown)
Looking for date of this news clipping, who owned the hotel, where was it located (within Au Gres city limits or in Au Gres Twp), any stories linked to it. Contact us if you have some ideas. Refer to "Pt Hotel ad". Contact link is on this page above the albums section.
09-300 Circa 1940 Temple Theatre Movie Ad
Looking for who owned the theatre, where was it located in Standish, any stories linked to it. Contact us if you have some ideas. Refer to "Temple movie ad". Contact link is on this page above the albums section.
10-300 1963 Sanford's Store Ad
26 Jun 1963. Looking for the family that owned this business, where was located, any stories linked to it. Contact us if you have some ideas. Refer to "Sanford store". Contact link is on this page above the albums section.
11-300 1929 Ireland Auto Co Ad
Looking for who owned this business, where was it located in Standish, any stories linked to it. Contact us if you have some ideas. Refer to "Irelands". Contact link is on this page above the albums section.
12-300 1946 Pomeroy & Tennis Auto Sales Ad
14 Aug 1946. Looking for the families who owned these businesses, where the businesses were located in each town, any stories linked to them. Contact us if you have some ideas. Refer to "Auto sales ad". Contact link is on this page above the albums section.
13-300 Collier's Hotel Holiday Ad (Date unknown)
Looking for who owned this business, where was it located in Standish, any stories linked to it. Contact us if you have some ideas. Refer to "Colliers". Contact link is on this page above the albums section.
14-300 The Trading Post Ad (Year unknown)
Circa 2 May of unknown year. Looking for names of people connected to this place and what they did, any stories linked to the Trading Post. Who represented Standard Oil in the Standish area? Contact us if you have some ideas. Refer to "Trading post". Contact link is on this page above the albums section.
15-300 The Elbow Room Ad (Date unknown)
Looking for date of this clipping, what kind of eatery was this, who owned it, where was it located, any stories linked to it. Contact us if you have some ideas. Refer to "Elbow room". Contact link is on this page above the albums section.
16-300 Glenn's Standard Station Holiday Ad (Date unknown)
Looking for who owned this business, where was it located, any stories linked to it. Contact us if you have some ideas. Refer to "Glenns". Contact link is on this page above the albums section.
17-300 1946 Turner Theatre Movie Ad
21 Aug 1946. Looking for who owned the theater, where was it located in Turner, any stories linked to it. Contact us if you have some ideas. Refer to "Turner movie ad". Contact link is on this page above the albums section.
18-300 Circa 1919 Turner Opera House Program (Date unknown)
Looking for who owned this business, was this always a movie house, where was it located in Turner, any stories linked to it. Contact us if you have some ideas. Refer to "Opera house". Contact link is on this page above the albums section.
19-300 All-Bright Service Station Ad (Date unknown)
Looking for who owned this business, where was it located in Twining, any stories linked to it. Contact us if you have some ideas. Refer to "All-bright". Contact link is on this page above the albums section.
20-300 Marble's Tavern Holiday Ad (Date unknown)
Looking for who owned this business, where was it located in Twining, any stories linked to it. Contact us if you have some ideas. Refer to "Marbles". Contact link is on this page above the albums section.
News clippings needing info
09-2023 Arenac County Supervisors
Who are these Arenac County Supervisors? What's the date?
08-2023 Arenac County Supervisors
Who are these Arenac County Supervisors? What's the date?
07-2023 Class photo on the lawn
Who were the kids? Is that the teacher? Who is she? Where is this? When?
06-2023 Men and women with old car
Who are these people? When is it? Where is it? What kind of auto?
05-2023 Two men in uniform
Who are these men? Where was the photo taken? When? What do the uniforms tell us about these two individuals?
04-2023 House with people on porch
Where is this house? Who owned it? Who are the people on the porch? When is this?
03-2023 Portrait man and two women
Who are these people? Where was the photo taken? When?
02-2023 Male in pea coat
Who is this? Where? When? What do the clothes indicate?
01-2023 Old tall building
What is this building? Where is it? When? What went on here? What's all this on the side of the track?
25-2023 Woman and child
Who are they? Where? When?
24-2023 Studio photo of a man
G. F. Sterling of W Bay City, MI "enamel finish" photo. Who is the man? When?
23-2023 Six men in studio photo
What is the studio name on the lower left? Who are these men?
22-2023 Lucile Braley Scarth?
Is this really Lucile Braley Scarth? If not, who? Who was her family? Where did she live? Year of photo? What might be the studio?
21-2023 Possible family portrait
20-2023 Man in military-type clothes
Who is this man? Where was it taken? When? What do his clothes indicate? What about the auto?
19-2023 Lemon Club Headquarters
Who are these women? Where was the photo taken? When? What was the Lemon Club? What kind of car?
18-2023 Men, guns, hand drill and . . . a blueprint?
Who are these men? Where are they? When? What is the event? Can you identify the objects they are holding? What kind of gun, what would the drill be for?
17-2023 Four men on railroad track
Who are they? Where are they? When? What are they doing? Is this a significant event?
16-2023 Five women and three men
Who are these people? Where? When? Special event?
15-2023 Military man and woman in white
Who is this man and woman? Where was the photo taken? When? What type of uniform is this?
14-2023 Man and woman
Who are the man and woman? Where were they? When? What kind of auto in background? Special occasion?
13-2023 Two women on lawn
12-2023 Group of people outdoors
Who are these people? Where? When? What's going on?
11-2023 Portrait six women and a boy
Who are these people? Where? When?
01-200 Holland Super Market (Date unknown)
Looking for date of this photo, who owned the business, where was it located in Au Gres. Contact us if you have some ideas. Refer to "Hollands photo". Contact link is on this page above the albums section.
02-200 Bessinger Pickle Co (Date unknown)
Looking for date of this postcard, first name of the Bessinger who owned the business, where it was located (in the city or out in the twp?), description of what the buildings are, any stories about it. Contact us if you have some ideas. Refer to "Bessinger card". Contact link is on this page above the albums section.
03-200 Unidentified Man in Unidentified Room (Date unknown)
Looking for what the building is (recognize any of the furniture?) and where located (recognize the building outside the right window?), date of this photo, who this person is, why would he be in this photo. Contact us if you have some ideas. Refer to "Room photo". Contact link is on this page above the albums section.
04-200 Car Line-up Along Railroad Track (Date unknown)
Looking for date of this photo, where it was located, what's going on in the photo, identification of any of the individuals (can always hope!), any stories about it. Contact us if you have some ideas. Refer to "Cars photo". Contact link is on this page above the albums section.
Photos needing info
03-100 Rose's Drive-in (Date unknown)
Looking for date of this postcard, who owned the business, where it was located in Au Gres, any stories about it. Contact us if you have some ideas. Refer to "Rose card". Contact link is on this page above the albums section.
04-100 Chop House Restaurant (Date unknown)
It is undecided whether this small image is of a postcard or a business card. Looking for who owned the business, where it was located, any stories about it. Contact us if you have some ideas. Refer to "Chop House card". Contact link is on this page above the albums section.
Postcards needing info