1940 detroit phone book

Detroit during the early 1940s rare historical photos. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of americans in 1940, with details about a households occupants that include birthplaces, occupations, education, citizenship, and income. Detroit yellow pages phone books in michigan mi whitepages. Oct 06, 2016 indexes and other finding aids enumeration district maps geographic descriptions of census enumeration districts instructions to enumerators occupation and industry classifications 1940 city directories available at nara find census enumeration district numbers using stephen p. They list residents and businesses within a city or town, often including suburbs. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states.

You can locate your familys address in a city directory or phone book. Detroit city directory, weeks, 1882 free heritagequest detroit blue book. Jan 15, 2015 the atlantic aggregated photos of what detroit looked like in the 1940s. The alphabetical listings provide clues to researchers about employment, residence, and age of citizens. I am really loving looking up the greenpoint family of 78 years ago and i am surprised to see we are not listed. City directories on microfilm or microfiche and selected telephone books and county directories on microfilm are filed in cabinets in the 7th floor microforms area. City directories can help you to establish your ancestors residence in a certain place at a certain time, and they can give information about a persons occupation, home address, name of a spouse, and names of neighbors. San diego city and county directory, circa 1926 these annual volumes preceded telephone directories and listed names, addresses and occupations of local merchants and residents.

Phone address directories international directories area code locators state abbreviations zip codes package delivery services u. Rchester, clarkston, lake orion, leonard, oxford, walled lake, commerce, and drayton plains for use. Promenade,vicinity of dickerson misspelled kickerson. Irma and paul milstein division of united states history, local history and genealogy, the new york public library. Wayne county, michigan online historical directories expand your research by checking out the michigan online historical newspapers here. His son, frank e zalewski, jr, is listed in the directory. Accessing 1940 nyc phonebooks in one step, stephen p. Suppose you are looking for john h fedeler, livein superintendent at the new york public library, 1910 1940. Because they are published frequently, more often than every ten years like the census, directories help us verify residences and. Interesting to notice, franks apartment didnt have a phone in it as is noted by the little bell icons. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. We offer the ability to search by first name, last name, phone number, or business name.

Expand your research by checking out the michigan online historical newspapers here. Plow, in which homer takes up work as a snowplow operator, the ad he takes out on television shows the simpsons phone number as klondike 53226. New york citys road to the 1940 federal census begins here. Why city directories are not the same thing as phone books. I am trying to get and old phone number for matthew boucher who lived in detroit just off dickerson and promenade. Undoubtedly, there are other city directories for this locality that are not listed here. For my money polk is the only choice with their added details about businesses. City directories are published books that contained lists of names and addresses for people in a specific town or city for a particular year. There were about 50 of us irishcatholics here then. Clair shores, utica and warrenoverall pretty nice condition all pages intact. We have compiled the ultimate database of phone numbers from around the state and country to help you locate any lost friends, relatives or family members. Thirty vivid, oversize blackandwhite photos from the library of congress show the detroit in the 1940s.

I would have thought that at least one of my greatgrandparents or grandparents or numerous other relatives would of have had their evergreen 9 digits listed. June 1950 telephone directory michigan bell telephone company suburban telephone directoryincluding. Detroit white pages phone books in michigan mi whitepages. Shoves business advertiser, and detroit directory for 185253. Many phone numbers are listed with just an initial or no first name at all if you dont get any matches, try searching again with no first name or initial. City directories microform reader services, researcher and reference services division, library of congress. Indexes and other finding aids enumeration district maps geographic descriptions of census enumeration districts instructions to enumerators occupation and industry classifications 1940 city directories available at nara find census enumeration district numbers using stephen p. Historic census data from 1930 and 1950 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. United states telephone directories, general research division, the new york public library.

The city directories contains directories published between 1815 and 1945 by j. Message boards topics research resources michigan phone directories 1940 1960 detroit telephone directories search for content in message boards names or keywords. If you are searching for the surname oconnor, search for oconnor also. When doing a reverse phone lookup, the area code may have changed in. Containing a correct census of the city for 1852 ancestry. Rchester, clarkston, lake orion, leonard, oxford, walled lake, commerce, and drayton plains for use at pontiac beginning january 8, 1950 i dont ad to the common thinking of most ebay sellers, when it comes to postage costs if youve noted, most of them believe in the postage. City directories give us regular and timely snapshots of a community. Detroit white pages detroit phone directory lookup. A reverse phone directory includes millions of phone numbers with complete owner records. City directories and selected telephone books on microfilm and microfiche. Centerline, east detroit, fraser, mount clemens, roseville, st.

Fdr, detroit, and an epic quest to arm an america at war baime, a. The national archives nara 1940 census records website contains helpful information, such as, enumeration district information, questions asked on the 1940 census, and links to helpful tools. You can see the 2 after frank jrs name, which means 2 people were living there. Fullscreen scenes show vintage vehicles, fashions, hairstyles, the crowleymilner department store, cunninghams drugs, a streetcar, chryslers tank assembly workers, tense integration of the sojourner truth homes federal housing project in 1942 and five images from june 1943 rioting. Rural route directory, rural route directory company, 1900 free st. City directories digital archives city of san diego. Use our 1940 nyc telephone directories to find his address. We have tapped into the largest databases of information to offer you landline, cellphone and business information on any phone number or. If you dont find a nonabbreviated version the street you see in the phone book does not match any street shown in the list please contact stephen morse creator of the onestep website. The city clerk archives digitized these directories on loan from the central san diego public library. The digital public library of america brings together the riches of americas libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world. Michigan directories at include city directories, phone books and white pages for detroit and surrounding areas. Wayne county, michigan online historical directories.

The 1948 jimmy stewart film call northside 777 uses a telephone exchange in its title. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. Find people in michigan if you are looking for someone in the state of michigan, then you have found the right spot. Frank isnt directly listed in this city directory, but i know he still lived at 2630 n buffum st. Order printed phone books or change how many you receive. Detroit and the industrial region surrounding it, was plunged into semidarkness as all except street lights and in war factories went out for fifteen minutes during a. Media in category detroit in the 1940s the following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total. We use cookies on this site to enhance the visitor experience. The database currently contains 1780 phone books and provides near full county coverage for. Our goal is to identify all city directories in all repositories.

The following is a list of counties in michigan with populations of at least 75,000 based on 1940 u. Call number recap 1229922 physical description v language materials in english preferred citation. Detroit phone book and detroit phone directory makes searching for businesses and people in detroit easy by providing an online business and residential phonebook and phone directory in detroit. While most of the directories cover pittsburgh and allegheny city, a portion includes homestead and nearby boroughs. Fdr, detroit, and an epic quest to arm an america at war. Clair county, michigan online historical directories. Jun 07, 2017 thirty vivid, oversize blackandwhite photos from the library of congress show the detroit in the 1940s.

Detroit lakes white pages detroit lakes phone directory lookup. Message boards topics research resources michigan phone directories 1940 1960 detroit telephone directories. The american antiquarian society has a good article about the history and development of. Our phone book of names, phone numbers and addresses will help you locate anyone, anywhere. Morse, san francisco bronx brooklyn manhattan queens staten island last name data presented here comes from the new york public library. The companys filing status is listed as active, but not in good standing as of 21920 and its file number is d3502q. The atlantic aggregated photos of what detroit looked like in the 1940s. City directories are also known as polk directories, because the detroit based r. Bay village directory consists of editions dated 1939, 1940, 1944, 1950.

Use form number natf 82 to order individual pages of federal population census schedules, 17901930, used for genealogical research or as evidence of age and place of birth for employment, social security benefits, insurance, passports and other reasons. Queens telephone directory nypl digital collections. But better yet all the text is fully searchable by keywords such as name, occupation, business, street name, address, phone number, etc. Queens telephone directory the new york public library digital collections. Click on the image above to view some of the images shared from the library of congress. See more ideas about detroit, detroit history and detroit michigan. Morse, san francisco bronx brooklyn manhattan queens staten island last name data presented here. Jan 14, 2015 detroit and the industrial region surrounding it, was plunged into semidarkness as all except street lights and in war factories went out for fifteen minutes during a blackout drill on may 4, 1942. The 1940 united states federal census is the largest census released to date and the most recent census available for public access. Want to order a printed phone book or change the number of copies you get. The registered agent on file for this company is squiter pokuaah and is located at 1940 e jefferson ave, detroit, mi 48207.

Find 50 listings related to phone book white pages in detroit on. This rare footage in the 1940s shows detroit like youve never seen before. Internet links to email and street addresses, telephone directories, zip codes, state abbreviations, package delivery information. Guide to city directories, criss cross directories. City directories and phone books history genealogy at st. Use to perform a free reverse phone search quickly and privately. These annual volumes preceded telephone directories and listed names, addresses and occupations of local merchants and residents. Best 30 1940s public middle schools in detroit, mi with.

The 1967 polks directory lists him at 01 promenade northeast corner of dickerson and the owner of mickeys market at 7752 e forest. The city of detroit lakes is located in the state of mn. If youre a history buff, theres nothing more fascinating than watching video footage of a time long past. See what detroit looked like in the 1940s michigan radio. Get the best deals on collectible telephones pre 1940. The usphonebook reverse phone directory puts billions of current public records at your fingertips with no fees. In their article, the atlantic explained why the 1940s was such a vital time in detroit s history. The 1961 white pages has no residential listing at all. This collection contains british phone books published between 1880, the year after the public telephone service was introduced to the uk, and 1984, from the historic phone book collection held by bt archives. Links to directories at ancestry are to the images themselves, which are browsable. Wayne county, michigan online historical directories wayne county, michigan online historical directories.