Vintage candid image Mackinac Island MI. Gramd Hotel property G.H.Wickman photo

Description: Vintage candid image of Grand Hotel grounds on Mackinac Island, MI. More on the hotel below: "Grand Hotel (Mackinac Island)From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Grand HotelU.S. National Register of Historic PlacesU.S. National Historic LandmarkMichigan State Historic Site Built1887ArchitectMason & Rice Alphonse Howe & Charles Caskey, buildersassisted by John O. PlankArchitectural styleQueen Anne The Grand Hotel is a historic hotel and coastal resort on Mackinac Island, Michigan, a small island located at the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinac within Lake Huron between the state's Upper and Lower peninsulas. Constructed in the late 19th century, the facility advertises itself as having the world's largest porch. The Grand Hotel is well known for a number of notable visitors, including five U.S. presidents, inventor Thomas Edison, and author Mark Twain. Grand Hotel is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. History A Hotel dinner menu from July 6, 1890Mackinac Island National Park became the second National Park in the United States in 1875 (before becoming a Michigan State park in 1895). This led to a large increase in visitors to the island. In 1886, the Michigan Central Railroad, Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad, and Detroit and Cleveland Steamship Navigation Company formed the Mackinac Island Hotel Company. The group purchased the land on which the hotel was built and construction began, based upon the design by Detroit architects Mason and Rice. When it opened the following year, the hotel was advertised to Chicago, Erie, Montreal and Detroit residents as a summer retreat for vacationers who arrived by lake steamer and by rail from across the continent. The hotel opened on July 10, 1887, and took a mere 93 days to complete. At its opening, nightly rates at the hotel ranged from $3 to $5 a night (equivalent to $86.41–144.02 in 2020) In 1957, the Grand Hotel was designated a State Historic Building. In 1972, the hotel was named to the National Register of Historic Places, and on June 29, 1989, the hotel was made a National Historic Landmark. In September 2019, Dan Musser III announced that his family, which owned the hotel "for nearly nine decades", is selling it to KSL Capital Partners."- Wikipedia This photo was purchased from the estate of Mackinac Island photographer George H. Wickman - more on this photographer below. Wickman, George H.Mackinac Island PHOTOGRAPHER ... 1898-1899Detroit street car conductor...1900Adrian PHOTOGRAPHER at 25 Maumee st east... 1906-1907Mackinac Island PHOTOGRAPHER and dealer in photographic materials and supplies... 1906-1908Saint Ignace PHOTOGRAPHER... 1908-1931Mackinac Island PHOTOGRAPHER and dealer in photographic materials and supplies.. 1910-1911Mackinac Island dealer in photographic materials and supplies... 1912-1915Mackinac Island dealer in curios ..1916-1919Boca Grande, Florida, PHOTOGRAPHER...1920Mackinac Island dealer in curios ... 1920-1925Mackinac Island PHOTOGRAPHER and dealer in curios....925Mackinac Island dealer in curios .... 1926-1927Boca Grande, Florida, PHOTOGRAPHER and dealer in curios or gifts ...1930,1940 George was born in Germany about 1868, and he immigrated in 1883. He was a naturalized citizen of the Unitedstates by 1900, and he remained single and lived alone according to all available records. He advertised nationally latein 1906: “FOR SALE - Well located studio in prosperous Southern Michigan town of 15,000 population. Equippedfrom stamp to 14x17 size; cameras and lenses first-class. Best skylight in city - northern exposure; city water and gas;low rent. Fine opening for a good workman. Big bargain for someone....” A 9 ¾ by 7 ½ inch photograph of MackinacIsland entitled: “Old Indian Trail” was copyrighted by G. H. Wickman in 1907. A neat impression of the block houseover “WICKMAN, MACKINAC” was blind stamped into postal photographs. Some of his post cards were made fromnegatives exposed by J. S. Desy of Mackinaw City. Florida post cards were copyrighted by G. H. Wickman, and latercards of Florida scenes were imprinted: “Photo by Wickman, Boca Grande.” George seems to have spent all of hiswinters at Boca Grande between 1920 and 1940 or longer, and to have maintained a seasonal photography and curiobusiness there. He became the largest retailer of post cards on Mackinac Island. Cards from George’s negatives werepress printed by German firms until World War I, when he established an exclusive arrangement with Curt Teich inChicago. One of the things produced by Curt Teich was a mailable package of twenty 2¼ by 3½ inch views ofMackinac Island with printing that included “G. H. WICKMAN, MACKINAC ISLAND, MICH.” in very small letters. George workedon Mackinac Island through the 1930s and 1940s until he sold the business to Robert Benjamin about 1950. - https://clements.umich.edu/files/tinder_directory Image meas. apx. 5" x 7". Judge condition of images from scan but please ask any and all questions before bidding as I want you to bid with confidence. These are historical images documenting a bygone era ... On multiple purchases please wait for invoice before paying as I combine items to save you money on shipping. Feedback will always be left once it is received. 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Price: 19.99 USD

Location: Royal Oak, Michigan

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