Mark Jefferson Photograph Collection

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

  • Black Walnut. 205 Normal Street to east. Ypsilanti. May 6, 1938 "Black Walnut, 1936"

    Stereographic duplicate of 010_MJ_99_063. 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.
  • Blowing cone. Kilauea. January 1921

    A hand-colored image of a volcanic cone of Mount Kilauea in Hawaii. It is noted that the cone is erupting and the photo was taken in 1921. The rocky cone has been formed after years of volcanic eruption settlement. Steam can be seen in the background.
  • Boardwalk near water

    Landscape overlooking a body of water. A boardwalk can be seen in the foreground and steep cliffs covered with trees and other vegetation can be seen in the background, on the shore of the water.
  • Boat and a dock in a lake "Unidentified"

    Photograph of an open body of water. A dock can be seen to the left of the camera. A boat can be seen in the background. 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.
  • Boat dock on lake

    Photograph of a boat launch on the banks of a lake. Depicted is are large timbers on the ground used to hoist a boat out of the water onto the bank. A wooden spool on top of the timbers acts as a pulley system to frag the boat onto the shore. Dense vegetation covers the banks of the lake.
  • Boat locking through the "Soo"

    A large steamer ship passing through the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. People can be seen on the decks of the steamer ship, watching the locks work below them. People stand on the docks of the "Soo" and watch the ship pass by. A large three-story pyramid style building can be seen in the background.
  • Boat moor on a dock "Thumb area. Michigan"

    Photograph of a wooden dock. The dock stands near a lake. The dock has a large boat moor. Trees and other vegetaion grow behind the dock. 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.
  • Bog Vegetation "Thumb area. Michigan"

    Photograph of a bog. Tall grasses grow sporadically in the water. A person walking in the midground. Stands of trees can be seen in the background. 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.
  • Bois Blanc. Point Aux Pins. From the Duluth

    Shoreline of Lake Huron near Bois Blanc Island, Michigan, taken from the deck of the Duluth. The captain of the boat is standing on the deck looking out over the lake and the pier next to the boat. People can be seen on the pier either waiting to board the boat or are walking back to shore. The shoreline is sandy with dense trees and other foliage.
  • Bolivia. Chaco. Palm grown swamp

    Image from a published source. A man and his horse are pictured standing near a grove of palm trees growing in a swamp in Bolivia. The landscape is bare except for the palm trees. 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.