Mark Jefferson Photograph Collection

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

  • Aerial view of a pier "Ontario. Kincardine"

    Photograph of a pier in Kincardine, Ontario, Canada. A lighthouse stands on the shoreline behind a stand of trees and several piers extend out into Lake Huron. A building stands in the middle of the trees half way up the grass covered hill in the foreground. 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.
  • Aerial view of a river "Trees around Ypsilanti. 1938"

    Photograph of a river. Trees surround the river. A car can be seen on a dirt road near the trees. 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.
  • Agave in a field "Colorado. Undated"

    Photograph of an open field taken in Colorado. Short grass and agave plants can be seen in the field. Mountains rise 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.
  • Agave plants "New Mexico, undated"

    Photograph of agave plants. The agave plants grow underneath trees. Fallen branches 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.
  • Alabama. Tuskegee. Loafers at courthouse door

    Men standing around the entrance to the courthouse in Tuskegee, Alabama. Referred to as "loafers," the men are sitting in wooden spindle backed chairs and standing in the main entrance way of the courthouse. They are all wearing suit jacket and bowler hats. The building appears to be in some disrepair due to window panes missing above the doorway and piles of stone around the foundation of the structure. 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.
  • Alcatraz Id. Like sugar and peaks. Serra do Mar

    Alcatraz Island within Serra do Mar, Brazil. The mountain rises out of the bay and looks similar to Sugarloaf Mountain of Rio de Janeiro. Very rocky with little foliage. 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.
  • Alerce (pointed) Fitzroya patagonica im Vernand mit Notho fagus Dombeyi

    Image from a published source. Landscape of a log cabin sitting next to a lake with pine trees in the background. A mountain can be seen behind the pine trees and the land around the lake is dense with foliage. 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.
  • Alika lava (aa) from Mauna Loa in 1920

    Lava and hardened magma deposits from Mauna Loa in 1920. The landscape is barren and the ashen soil is very loose. Trees can be seen in the background.
  • Allegan County Park

    A row of Birch trees in Allegan County Park in Allegan, Michigan. The trees have grown up to be the same size and offer shade behind the row of trees. A ladder can be seen on the ground between the trees and the landscape is covered with grass. 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.
  • Allegan County Park. White poplars on bluff. Leafing out. May 15

    White Poplar trees growing on a sand dune in Allegan County Park in Allegan, Michigan. It is noted that the trees are leafing out and it is May 15th. The trees are growing out of the sandy bluff about Lake Michigan and dune grass covers the landscape closer to the water. The trees are all being blown by the wind. 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.