Whitney Township Digital Image Collection

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1910 Tonkey Road School Souvenir

Whitney Twp Documents
Captions/Descriptions PDF

1932 Singing Bridge

1933 Riverside School, Whitney Twp, Dist. 5 Update — 1933 Riverside School, Whitney Twp, Dist. 5 Update
(Arenac County Independent) See Caption/Description PDF link for list of teachers and students.

Whitney Twp News Clippings
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Circa 1892 Charity Island Lighthouse & Keepers House

Circa 1905 Threshing Machine Power Supply — Circa 1905 Threshing Machine Power Supply
In Delano area. Clint Drake on machine, Art Doan at right. Horse and houses in background. Photo from Bruce VanHorn Glass Negative Collection.

Circa 1905 Bill Goth's Threshing Machine — Circa 1905 Bill Goth's Threshing Machine
In the Delano area. Bill Goth (on the machine), Bill Roberts next on the right and Danny at the far right. Third man unidentified. Photo from Bruce VanHorn Glass Negative Collection.

Circa 1918-19 William Norman Brown — Circa 1918-19 William Norman Brown
Son of J L & Anna (Dora) Brown of Whitney Township. Born 19 Jan 19 1891, William entered WWI at Camp Custer on 24 July 24, 1918. He was discharged 18 Jan 18 1919.

1920s Hammel Beach Area Barn — 1920s Hammel Beach Area Barn
On Former Abe Badour Farm off Hammel Beach Rd between Van Horn and Delano Rds. Ed Van Horn, Bill Farver (owner of steam machine), Walt Rowe (Farver's helper), Ezra Lincoln. Crew is Ben Van Horn, Abe Badour, Rob Smith, Archie Shotwell.

1927-28 Riverside School — 1927-28 Riverside School
Wooden house-like structure with extended entranceway, 2 chimneys and squat bell cupola. Partial building in left foreground, mound of soil/sand in foreground.

After 1930 Gravelly Shoal Light — After 1930 Gravelly Shoal Light
The automated Gravelly Shoal light replaced the Charity Island [Lighthouse] light in 1930. Gravelly Shoal is the point where incoming freighters turn southeast into the inner Saginaw Bay toward the Saginaw River.

1936-37 Riverside School Classes K-6 — 1936-37 Riverside School Classes K-6
Back row: Iva Williamson, Grace Van Deusen, Chris Miller, Lydia Widmayer (teacher), Elmer Jantzi, Herb Heinrich
Middle row: Mary Swartz, Lillian Felsing, Edwin Kammerzell, Devere Albrecht, Ralph Schrader, Lindy Nusselt
Front row: Bertha Heinrich, Betty Jane Williamson, Norine Williamson, Matilda Jantzi, Gloria Albrecht, Gladys Swartz, Dan Thaut.

1940-41 Delano School Grades K-5 — 1940-41 Delano School Grades K-5
The “Little Room” at Delano School. 21 unidentified individuals.

Circa 1944 Charles Brown — Circa 1944 Charles Brown
Son of William Norman & Byrde Brown (Brown's Fishery) of Whitney Township. A Normandy paratrooper, Charles was killed 4 July 1944.

1947 Laundrie School Classes — 1947 Laundrie School Classes
The school was located in Whitney Township at corner of today's (2022) Stowell & Mason Rs. Mrs. Marie Sherwood (teacher). Reading from left. Back row: Jack Chiori, Norman Olar, Jimmy Fica, Bob Tolgo, John Butts, George Tolgo, Gerald Banks
Oliver Banks (in front of Gerald Banks), Bill Olar (in plaid jacket in front of Oliver Banks), Helen Butts, Anna Mae Bodorgian, Ann Sass, Florence Sass (in front of Ann Sass), Leon Butts, Thelma Butts, Celia Butts, Nina Reynolds
Emily Banks (small girl peeking out next to Bill Olar), Barbara Butts (above Emmily Banks), Vivian Olar (opened coat), Louise Banks (black streak across face), Joann Bodorgian (striped dress), Marion Keversian, Julia Fika (striped skirt)
Names from Ann Sass Baker, 2005.

1954 Delano School Class — 1954 Delano School Class
Front row: Dwight Miller, David Taberski, Roger Miller, Lynn Pendred
2nd row: Audrey Miller, Betsey Ellison, Jean Broadworth, Delores Swartz, Karen Edmonds
3rd row: John Gingerich, Betty Wright, Darlene Broadworth, Janice Bills, Colin Broadworth
4th row: Don Swartz, Dale Wright, Julia Dittenber (teacher), Herb Pendred. Carol Pendred.

Riverside School (Date unknown) — Riverside School (Date unknown)
L-shaped wooden building with gabled cupola open all sides, 2 chimneys. Dark smoke emitted from right chimney. Flagpole, no flag.

Whitney Twp Photos
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Broadworth's Huron Shores Cabins (Date unknown)

Broadworth's Huron Shores Cabins (Date unknown) — Broadworth's Huron Shores Cabins (Date unknown)
At Hammel Beach on US 23.

Kasler's Cottages (Date unknown) — Kasler's Cottages (Date unknown)
Motel & cottages at Hammel Beach near shore of Saginaw Bay. Shows complex exterior as well as cottage kitchen and dining area. Label reads "Kasler's Cottages Hammel Beach - US 23 - 8 miles No. of Au Gres, Michigan".

Lutz's Bakery & Restaurant (Date unknown) — Lutz's Bakery & Restaurant (Date unknown)
Truck in parking lot. Signs advertise 3 meals of home cooking with salad bar & family style all-you-can-eat smorgasbord. AAA rated.

White Stone Cabin Court & Motel (Date unknown) — White Stone Cabin Court & Motel (Date unknown)
Located on northeast of Au Gres along US-23. “Your Host E Dingman” on back.

Whitney Twp Postcards
Captions/Descriptions PDF