Comparison Old Ann Arbor Town Editions


by Hazel Proctor
1st edition, (Ann Arbor: Ann Arbor Federal Savings, 1974, 207 pgs.)
2nd edition, (Ann Arbor: Great Lakes Federal Savings, 1981, 224 pgs.)

Compiled by Sharon L. Brevoort, 2003

There are a considerable number of differences between the first and second editions of Old Ann Arbor Town. Some photographs included in one are not included in the other, and some photographs are of better quality or larger size in one than in the other. This comparison list of page numbers is offered to make it easy to find both and compare them. Copies of the first edition can be found at the Ann Arbor District Library (call number AADL R977.435 An), the Chelsea District Library (R977.435 Pro), the Northfield Public Library (977.4 Pro), the Saline District Library (R977.435 Old), and the Ypsilanti District Library (RCM 977.4 Pro).

Page in 1st ed. Photograph Subject Page in 2nd ed. Page in 1st ed. Photograph Subject Page in 2nd ed.
cover Ann Arbor Firehouse ~   University of Michigan (cont.)  
~ Ann Arbor Post Office cover 111 Medical College 171
      111 Medical building 171
  Views from Above   112 Anatomy Lab 172
2 Aerial view of Ann Arbor 2 113 Dental School 173
3 Northwest view 3 113 Dental School lecture hall 173
4 Northwest rooftops 4 114 Dental School practice lab 174
5 Liberty Street 5 114 Henry Perfield 174
~ North State Street 6 115 Dr. Louis P. Hall ~
6 View of Lower Town 7 115 Dentist with diploma ~
7 Huron Street 8 116 New Dental School ~
8 East Huron Street 9 117 Observatory 175
8 Cornwell Building 9 117 Observatory Hill 175
9 Methodist Church 10 118 University Hospital ~
9 Street scene 10 118 University Medical Center ~
10 Main Street view (1) 11 119 Flagpole 176
~ Main Street view (2) 11 120 University Library 177
11 Wall Street Bridge 12 120 Jimmie Ottley 177
11 Skyline from Buttercup Hill 12 121 Diagonal Walk and fountain 178
12 View from University Hall 13 122 Chemical Laboratory ~
13 Catherine Street hospitals 115 122 Detroit Edison publicity photo ~
13 Cedar Bend 12 123 University Museum, exterior 179
14 Old West Side 14 123 University Museum, interior ~
15 Looking southeast 15 124 DKE Fraternity "Shant" 179
16 Toward West Park 16 125 Engineering Building 181
17 Looking north 17 125 Engineering Shops 180
~ Civil War: Tappan speech 18 ~ Engineering Laboratory 180
18 Washtenaw Gas Co. ~ ~ Clements Library 181
      126 Newberry Hall 182
  Street Scenes   127 Chi Quadrangle ~
19 Main Street, northwest 19 127 Student's room ~
20 Main Street, north 20 128 Campus Rock 183
21 Opera House 21 129 Nichols Arboretum rock 183
~ Parade on Main Street 22 129 Women's Athletic Building ~
~ Farmers and Mechanics Bank 23 130 Burton Towers ~
~ Interurban accident 23 130 Bells for Burton Towers ~
~ East Huron Street, 2 views 24      
~ Main Street at Washington 25   Services  
~ Ann Arbor Organ Co. 25 131 Washtenaw Co. Courthouse (1) 104
22 Glazier Building 26 131 Washtenaw Co. Courthouse (2) 104
22 Horses and hearses ~ 132 Ann Arbor Post Office 105
~ Main Street at Huron 26 133 Ann Arbor Firehouse 106
23 South Fourth Avenue 27 133 Fred Sipley and firemen 106
~ Ypsi-Ann Building 27 134 Firemen and vehicles ~
24 gas buggy 28 134 Hook and ladder truck ~
24 Liberty at Main 28 135 Volunteer firemen 107
25 Liberty at Fourth Avenue 29 135 Fireman with horse and buggy 107
25 Muddy West William Street 29 135 Fire trucks 107
26 Allen's Creek 30 136 Ann Arbor Police, 2 views 108
27 East Washington Street 31 137 Ann Arbor City Hall ~
27 Huron Street at Main 31 137 Ann Arbor Water Works 109
28 East Huron at State 32 ~ Ann Arbor Water Co. 109
28 State at East Huron 32 ~ Barton Dam and Powerhouse 110
29 State Street at South University 33 ~ Barton Dam, 2 views 111
29 Springtime on State Street 33 ~ Electric plant 112
~ State Street at North University 33 ~ Vivienne Farms 112
30 South University 31 ~ Gas Works (1) 113
30 Observatory Street 31 138 Gas Works (2) 113
31 Trolley tracks on Washtenaw 35 138 Ann Arbor Gas Co. ~
32 Muddy State Street 36 138 Detroit Edison Co. ~
32 State Street in summer 36 139 Michigan Bell, ext./int. ~
~ State Street at North University 36 140 Postal Telegr. Cable, ext./int. 114
33 Trolley tracks on State Street 37 141 Y.M.C.A. ~
33 Autos on State Street 37 141 St. Joseph's Sanitarium 115
33 Nickels Arcade 37      
34 Depot Street 38   Transportation  
34 Broadway Bridge 38 142 Horse and buggy ~
~ Whitmore Lake Road 38 142 Henry Smith Express wagon 116
35 Geddes Road ~ 143 Merchants' Delivery wagon 116
35 Plymouth Road 39 143 Delivery wagon 116
~ Dixboro Road 39 144 AARR Depot (1st) 117
      ~ MCRR Depot, 2 views 118
  Business Areas: Lower Town   ~ MCRR Depot/Broadway Bridge 119
36 Exchange Block (1) 40 ~ MCRR Depot, Cary Street 119
~ Exchange Block (2) 40 ~ Toledo, AA, & N. MI RR 120
37 Huron Block 41 145 MCRR Depot ~
38 Washtenaw Hotel 43 146 MCRR railroad accident ~
39 Lower Town buildings 42 147 Passenger train ~
40 Broadway from Wall Street 44 148 AARR passenger depot 120
40 Broadway northeast 44 148 AARR freight depot 120
41 Broadway at Wall Street 45 149 Steam engine 121
41 Pontiac Trail 45 149 AARR Ashley St. Depot 121
      150 AARR "Ping-Pong" train 122
  Business Areas: Downtown   151 AARR train on trestle 123
42 Alber Blacksmith & Wagon 46 151 AARR steel trestle collapse 123
43 Cutting paving stone 47 ~ AARR passenger train 123
44 Baumgardner's Marble Works 48 152 AARR derailment ~
44 Wurster Bro's Creamery 48 153 Train derailment, 3 views ~
45 Miller & Pray Grocery 49 154 UM electric train ~
~ Geo. W. Wagner Market 49 155 Darling-Love trolley ~
46 Steam Printing House 50 156 Trolley cars, 2 views 124
47 Gregory House 51 157 Interurban cars, 2 views 125
48 Main at Washington 52 158 Ann Arbor Automobile 126
49 St. James Dry Goods 53 159 Pierce Arrow truck 127
50 Dean & Co., ext./int. 54 159 Sam Ross, racecar driver 127
~ C. F. Pardon grocery 54 ~ Kleis Beverage Co. truck 128
51 Sugar Bowl restaurant, ext./int. 55 ~ Schumann-Hotzel Bakery truck 128
52 Wagner & Co. 56 ~ S. A. Elsifor Teamster horses 129
52 Fiegel's men's store 56 160 Don Gregory, aviator, 3 views 130
~ Mayer-Schairer Co. 57      
~ Schaeberle & Son, int. 57   Residences  
~ Mayer-Schairer printing 58 161 Lorrin Mills residence 131
53 Wadhams, Ryan & Reule 59 162 Peter Brehm residence 132
53 Hangsterfer Building 59 163 John Wagner, Sr. residence 133
54 Wagner & Bierman Mach. Shop 60 164 Muehlig residence 134
~ M. Staebler, coal & bicycles 60 165 William S. Maynard residence 135
55 The American Hotel, four views 61 ~ George R. Swain res. (2) 135
56 German-American Day 62 166 512 S. Main, residence 136
57 Haarer and Walker Buildings 63 167 314 S. Fifth Ave., residence 137
58 Louis/Lewis Kurtz, City Band 64 168 Junius Beal residence 138
59 G. Goetz Meat Market, ext./int. 65 169 526 E. Jefferson, residence 139
60 Hertler's 66 169 Florian Meuhlig residence 139
61 Prochnow's grocery, ext./int. 67 170 Judge Thomas M. Cooley res. 140
~ Prochnow's Dairy Lunch 67 170 Prof. Alexander Winchell res. 140
~ Staebler & Co. grocery 68 171 Christian Eberbach residence 141
62 Ann Arbor Fluff Rug Factory 69 172 Chauncey Millen residence 142
62 Fluff Rug Factory wagon 69 173 The Quarry house 143
~ Varsity Laundry, 2 views 70 173 Dr. Dean W. Myers residence 143
63 Germania Hall 71 ~ Israel Hall residence 144
64 Gm.-American Savings Bank 72 174 Dr. R. Bishop Canfield res. 144
~ First National Bank 72 ~ Reuben Kempf res., 2 views 145
65 Toms' greenhouse 73 ~ George Swain res., 2 views 146
66 Allenel Hotel 74 175 L. J. Hoover residence 147
67 East Huron Street 75 176 1448 Broadway, residence 147
68 Vogel's Meat Markets, 3 bro. 76 ~ Alonzo Palmer residence 148
~ Geisendorger Meat Market 77 ~ Wilson-Wahr residence 148
~ W. F. Pardon grocery 77 ~ Wells-Babcock residence 148
~ Sam Heusel Bakery, 2 views 78 ~ William Palmer residence 149
69 Rentschler's Photo Studio 79      
69 Cornwell Building 79   Entertainment and Recreation  
70 Eberbach Hardware 80 177 Chapin piano 204
70 Rinsey & Seabolt grocery 80 ~ Lyra Gesang Verein 205
71 Huron Valley Savings, ext./int. 81      (Singing Society)  
72 Herrick & Bohnet grocery 82 ~ Ann Arbor H.S. Orchestra 206
72 Weissinger Sign Works 82 ~ Ann Arbor Symphony, 2 views 207
73 Staebler Oil Co. 83 ~ Ross Granger, James Harkins 208
~ Staebler Oil Co., 2nd view 83 ~ Pauline Widenmann, vocalist 208
~ Ann Arbor Coop. gas station 84 ~ Pauline Widenmann, Gm. Day 208
~ Smith Tire Co. 85 ~ Star Theatre 209
~ Sam Andres Plumbing 85 ~ Star Theatre riot 209
~ Superior Dairy Co. 86 ~ Majestic Theatre 210
~ West-Side Dairy 86 ~ Whitney Theatre and Hotel 210
      178 Barnum & Bailey parade ~
  Business Areas: State Street   179 Barnum & Bailey circus, 3 views ~
74 Fisher & Finnell grocery 87 180 Staebler family ~
~ Fisher & Finnell, 2nd view 87 181 Ann Arbor Water Works ~
75 Signs on State Street 88 182 Hutzel & Co. parade float ~
76 Calkins Pharmacy 89 183 "Michigan Univ." County Fair ~
76 Merchants' Delivery Co. wagon 89 183 Parade vehicle ~
~ Jacob Polhemus livery stable 90 184 Buggies on parade ~
~ Ann Arbor Taxi Cab Co. 90 ~ Island Park couple 211
77 Nickels Arcade construction 91 ~ Island Park, 2 views 212
78 Drake's Sandwich Shop 92 ~ UM Golf Club clubhouse 213
79 Quarry Drug Store 93 ~ Barton Hills Country Club 213
79 North University 93 ~ Mack "B" Baseball Team 214
80 Richard Lambert Shoe Shop 94 ~ Ann Arbor City Baseball League 215
80 Jn. Lambert Shoe Shop,ext/int 94 ~ City softball champions 216
81 Nickels meat market 95 ~ Wells' Clothiers Softball Team 216
      ~ UM Waterman Gymnasium 217
  Business Areas: River Oriented   185 UM track team ~
82 Delhi Grist Mill 96 185 UM baseball players ~
83 Paper Mill 97 186 UM football team ~
84 Barton Dam construction ~ ~ Ray Fisher, football coach (4) 219
85 Barton Dam from Bird Hills ~ ~ Greased pole battle, 2 views 229
86 Cornwell Mill, 2 views 98 ~ Ferry Field, football stadium (2) 220
87 Icehouse 99 ~ UM football coaches 221
88 AARR trestle over Argo Pond 100 ~ UM band 221
88 Argo Mills 100 ~ UM/OSU game, coach Woody 222
89 Argo Dam 101 187 Frosh-Soph pushball contest ~
89 Machine Specialty Co. 101 188 Arcade Theatre ~
90 Wall Street Bridge fallen 102 189 Couple on barrel ~
91 Riverside Park 103      
        Churches  
  Schools   194 German Assembly House 184
92 Ann Arbor High School ~ ~ Church of Christ 185
93 Ann Arbor H.S. graduates ~ ~ Presbyterian Church 185
~ Jones School 150 ~ St. Thomas Catholic Church 186
~ Tappan School 150 ~ Bethlehem German Church 187
~ Bach School 151 ~ West Side Methodist Church 187
~ Perry School 151 ~ Beth. Evang. Luth. parsonage 188
94 Third Ward School 152 ~ Trinity Lutheran Church 188
94 Fifth Ward School students 152      
95 Fifth Ward School students 153   People  
96 Fifth Ward School students 154 192 Early Ann Arbor Residents (1) ~
97 Donovan School students 155 193 Early Ann Arbor Residents (2) ~
98 Perry School students 156 195 Martin Vogel ~
~ Mack School students 157 ~ Charles Henry Shoeman 189
~ Mack School students 158 195 Postman 189
~ Bach School students 159 196 Sheehan's Book Store 190
99 Bethlehem Gm. Evang. School 160 196 Girl with bonnet 190
100 St. Thomas Cath. School/Ch. 161 197 Girls walking ~
~ St. Thomas students 161 198 Rentschler photograph ~
100 University H.S. Library ~ 198 Women baking ~
      199 Free Press newsboy 191
  University of Michigan   199 Bathtub 191
101 University campus 162 200 Prof. Horace Lafayette Wilgus 192
102 Fence around campus (1st) 163 ~ John and Ottilie Seyfried 193
102 Fence around campus (2nd) ~ ~ Anna Raddatz Brown & Haskiel 193
103 Fence around campus (3rd) ~ ~ Marguerite Andres Mandus 193
103 Unpaved walks on campus 163 ~ George Schlemmer family 194
104 UM President's house 164 ~ Margaret and Virginia Brown 195
105 Mason Hall 165 ~ Anna Frederica Raddatz 196
105 University Hall 165 201 Luick Lumberyard employees 196
~ Spanish-American War mortar 165 202 Frank's Restaurant employees 197
106 High grass on campus 166 203 Washtenaw Co. Brd. of Supv. 198
107 Angell Hall 167 204 Civil War soldiers ~
~ Foundation for Angell Hall 167 205 MI National Guard, Co. A 199
108 Law Building 168 206 Boy scouts at Camp Birkett ~
108 University Library 168 207 Otto's Band ~
109 Haven Hall 169 190 State Militia, Co. I 200
110 Lit School faculty 170 191 MI National Guard, Co. I 200
      ~ West End Rifle Team 201
      ~ Christian & Authur Reiff 202
      ~ Literary College "Smoker" 203

Legend:

~
AARR
Beth.
Brd.
bro.
Cath.
Ch.
Co.
Coop.
E.
Evang.
ext./int.
Gm.
 = no equivalent photograph
= Ann Arbor Railroad
= Bethlehem
= Board
= brothers
= Catholic
= Church
= Company or County
= Cooperative
= East
= Evangelical
= exterior and interior
= German
 		  H.S.
Luth.
mach.
MCRR
MI
N.
res.
S.
Supv.
Telegr.
UM
Univ.
W.
 		= High School
= Lutheran
= machine
= Michigan Central Railroad
= Michigan
= North
= residence
= South
= Supervisors
= Telegraph
= University of Michigan
= University
= West