Photo Gallery

Lansing Through Postcards

Enjoy this very small sampling of vintage and antique postcard views of Lansing depicting various scenes from the early- to mid-twentieth century. There are thousands of different views of Lansing on postcards, which give us a fascinating glimpse into a booming period in Lansing’s history.

Lansing Traffic Division Gallery

The City of Lansing contributed the following photo collection to the Historical Society of Greater Lansing, which has been digitized. It highlights several decades in the mid-twentieth century. The photos were taken in relation to traffic studies, and today serve to inform us on the original purpose and much more considering the frequently bygone surroundings, storefronts, buildings, automobiles, and more. Thank you to the City of Lansing for allowing us to make these photographs public. Enjoy!

LeClear Collection

In 2022, the Historical Society of Greater Lansing received a major collection of Lansing photographic history from the LeClear family. The LeClear photo studio and later camera shop operated in Lansing for nearly a century, from 1895 through about 1990. The studio took nearly every high school graduation portrait in the mid-twentieth century, shot important events, dignitary visits, parades, and so much more. This collection documents Lansing through the LeClear lens, but also documents the LeClear family and the individuals behind the camera.

Here, we present a small sampling of digitized photographs from the LeClear Collection for you to enjoy!

Stebbins Collection

The Historical Society of Greater Lansing holds an extensive collection of photographs by and of the Stebbins family, noted Lansing residents. Here is a sampling of the Stebbins family collection.