Mark Jefferson Photograph Collection

Explore Photographs Taken by the Former EMU Chair of Geography Between 1900 and 1935.

  • Beginning of the dune, Dune Park, Indiana

    The beginning of a dune in Dune Park, Indiana. Dune grass and scrub bushes grow out of the sand, which extends down to Lake Michigan in the background. The sand is littered with vegetation debris.
  • Below Guadalajara and Sacedon. Tendilla - wheat town

    Streetscape of Spanish row houses. A woman can be seen walking under the awnings of the houses carrying a pot. It is noted that this is a wheat town. Slide labeled with text, "Made by G.R. Swain, 713 E. University Ave., Ann Arbor, Michigan." Swain was staff photographer at U of M from 1913 to 1947.
  • Below Zaragoza and Madrid station. Fadrawue and Castle to S.

    Taken from the vantage point of a train car. Three men and a boy can be seen next to a wagon piled with bundles and wares. Cultivated fields can be seen behind them and in the background houses dot the mountainscape. It is noted that the Fadrawue and Castle can be seen in the background. Slide labeled with text, "Made by G.R. Swain, 713 E. University Ave., Ann Arbor, Michigan." Swain was staff photographer at U of M from 1913 to 1947.
  • Ben Blake. "Dripping gum. April 27, 1926."

    Photograph of a man scraping collected resin into a wooden barrel after removing the collection plate from the tree in the background. Pine tree resin is collected to process into turpentine. The man uses a wooden spatula to scrape the resin out of the pan.Several rows of chips can be seen in the tree. A forest of pine trees spreads out in the background.
  • Ben Blake. "Dripping gum. April 27, 1926."

    Photograph of Ben Blake scraping collected resin into a large wooden barrel from the tree in the background. Pine tree resin is collected to process into turpentine, a chemical solvent. The man uses a wooden spatula to scrape the resin out of the pan and several rows of chips can be seen in the tree. A forest of pine trees spreads out in the background.
  • Benched bluff

    Hilly landscape during the winter. Several trees grow out of the valley in the background and snow covers several of the hills. A wooden fence divides the property and it is likely that a stream once ran through here based on the layout of the landscape.
  • Bends in a river "Rivers & lakes"

    Photograph of a winding river. Trees growing on the banks of the river can be seen in the background. Large boulders can be seen in the river to the right of the camera. Jefferson would often use the same negative to create a lantern slide as well as a mounted stereographic card. When possible we have indicated if it is a repeat image, however this is not always the case. As such, there may be a corresponding digitized glass lantern slide, and a mounted stereographic card associated with this stereographic negative within the Mark Jefferson Collection.
  • Bent over tree

    A bent over tree surrounded by grasslands and palm trees.
  • Berkeley to North

    Streetscape looking toward Berkeley, California to the North. Several houses and manufacturing buildings can be seen lining the dirt street but most of the landscape is flat and undeveloped. Several trees in the front yard of the house in the foreground are being bent over by the wind and power poles have been built next to the roadway.
  • Berry picking near a train "People"

    Photograph of a woman picking berries on the side of a train. Children watch from the windows and back of the train car and a man is leaning out of a window, watching as cargo is loaded or unloaded from the train. Several other people are standing in the middle of the bushes in the background looking for berries. Cargo can be seen being unloaded in the background. The landscape is sandy and covered with vegetation. Jefferson would often use the same negative to create a lantern slide as well as a mounted stereographic card. When possible we have indicated if it is a repeat image, however this is not always the case. As such, there may be a corresponding digitized glass lantern slide, and a mounted stereographic card associated with this stereographic negative within the Mark Jefferson Collection.