Founded in Marquette Michigan in 1978, Superior View is the collection of photographer Jack Deo. An award winning photographer since 1969, Deo’s historical photographic collection began with the acquisition of the original negatives from the famous studio, The Childs Art Gallery. Childs Art Gallery was founded in the 1860’s, by Brainard F. Childs. Childs was the premier photo artist of the Upper Peninsula. His stereoscopic series, The Gems of Lake Superior, captured the beauty, and history of the Lake Superior Region. For three generations, this historic studio captured every aspect of life in the North country.

This major collection led to the acquisition of dozens of negative archives. Original negatives were acquired from studios like J.W.Nara of Calumet, Peterson Brothers of Gwinn and Menominee, Nickolai Olli of Mohawk, Adolph Isler of Houghton and G.A. Werner of Marquette & Ishpeming. Many more private collections came from 25 years of copy and restoration work. The archive today contains over 100,000 images, covering the entire world. To make his collection more accessible, Views of the Past opened in Mackinaw City Michigan in 1997. Our website took the name of our store and our product.

Use Fees: Views of the Past are available for books, publications and advertising. The use fee depends on how it is used and how many will be used. Fees for non-profits and scholarly use start at $20.00. To discuss use fees call or email us for rates. High resolution scans or photographs can be provided.

Wholesale: Our photographs can be purchased at a discount for the purpose of resale. We retain the right to chose which venue and where. If your interested in being an outlet for Views of the Past, please contact Jack at 1-800-915-2216

Beware Of Imitations: Hundreds of our photographs were copied and are being mass produced digitally. Michigan Views of Frankenmuth and Dearborn copied the look of our stores and our product. Don’t buy a inferior imitation when the real thing is available.