Vintage Photographs
A Tribute

The vintage photographs on this site are in memory of Howard J. Cole, the photographer, and Linda L. Cole who lovingly adopted a son from the Michigan Children’s Aid Society, Detroit, Michigan many many moons ago.

Up North

A black squirrel eats a nut on a yellow picnic table

Ludington State Park | 1968

A Porsche drives through an autumn woods on a dirt road

Au Sable State Forest, Grayling | 1968

Train tracks run through an autumn woods

Au Sable State Forest, Grayling | 1968

A wooden fence runs through a woods with fall colors

Scenic Route 1 (US 31), Emmet County | 1976

A vintage Scenic Route 1 sign along a road in the woods

Scenic Route 1 (US 31), Emmet County | 1976

Red leaves and trees growing out from a sand dune

Scenic Route 1 (US 31), Emmet County | 1976

A tree with orange leaves

Au Sable State Forest, Grayling | 1968

Treeline along the woods with autumn colors

Scenic Route 1 (US 31), Emmet County | 1976

A snowmobile sits in the snow on a hill above the woods

Silver Valley Ski Area, Tawas | 1971

Red and yellow poppies

Wagner Lake Campground, Rose City | 1970

Upper Penninsula (and beyond)

River and waterfalls along a walking path

Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness | 1970

One red tree and birch tree trunks show through green leaves

Chippewa County | 1973

Tall yellow trees alongside a road

Chippewa County | 1974

Red berry tree

Sault Ste. Marie | 1974

Pine trees and waterfall

Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness | 1970

Bird's eye view of the Sturgeon River

Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness | 1970

Red berries and green leaves

Chippewa County | 1974

Lake boat on the lake with pine trees

Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness | 1970

Waterfall on Sturgeon River

Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness | 1970

Dunes and shoreline by Lake Superior

Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior | 1973

White birch trees next to Lake Superior

Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior | 1973

Speedboat on the shore by Lake Superior

Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior | 1973

Falls Power Station on the river

Soo Locks, Sault Ste. Marie | 1972

Whitefish Bay at sunset

Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior | 1975

Whitefish Bay at sunset with canoe

Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior | 1975

A white vintage Porsche on the side of the road with the Mackinac Bridge in the background

US Highway 2, Mackinac County | 1965

Close-up photo of a yellow dahlia flower

Chippewa County | 1974

Brick building and power lines over a rushing river

Algoma District, Ontario | 1972

Southern Michigan

Self portrait of a man in the chrome hubcap of a vintage Porsche

Waterford Hills Race Track, Clarkston | 1968

Red leather interior of a convertible vintage Porsche

Flint Rd., Brighton | 1961

People disembarking from a Capital Airlines plane onto the runway at Willow Run Airport

Willow Run Airport | 1951

Red flower floating on the water

Ann Arbor | 1969

Pink flower floating on the water

Ann Arbor | 1969

Cherry blossoms blooming on a cherry tree

Ann Arbor | 1970

Pink flowers on a tree

Ann Arbor | 1970

Orange rose with buds at the George Hewens Rose Garden

George Hewens Rose Garden, Ann Arbor | 1974

Red rose and bud in the George Hewens Rose Garden

George Hewens Rose Garden, Ann Arbor | 1974

Red rose in full bloom at the George Hewens Rose Garden

George Hewens Rose Garden, Ann Arbor | 1974

Yellow rose and stem in the George Hewens Rose Garden

George Hewens Rose Garden, Ann Arbor | 1974

Lilac buds beginning to bloom

Ann Arbor | 1975

Grove of cherry trees in full bloom alongside a quiet residential street

Ann Arbor | 1975

Pink cherry blossoms blooming on a cherry tree

Ann Arbor | 1975

Snowy tree fallen over the Huron River

Huron River, Delhi Metropark | 1975

Huron River with snow during winter

Huron River, Delhi Metropark | 1975

Put-In-Bay Road Race (1957)

#126 Porsche Spyder, Carl Hass, Akron, OH in hot pursuit of leader #13 Porsche Spyder, Tom Payne, Detroit, MI

#65 Porsche Speedster, John Sheridan, Dearborn, MI

#13 Tom Payne, Detroit, MI, driving his Porsche Spyder to victory

All Photos Copyright by Howard J. Cole

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