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- Temporary pillars in Fulton Park Memorial to Gold Star heroes of World War I. The more elaborate pillars erected by the American Legion were begun in 1926 (see image no. 255). These two pillars, which flank an entrance to the park, are tall, square, slightly tapered and unadorned except for the lettering “They Gave Their Lives” (left pillar) and “That We Might Live” (right pillar). Underneath each of these mottoes stands a single star; then the list of names. An American flag is suspended between the pillars above the park entrance. A few people can be seen through the entrance, sitting on benches.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- View of the Grand Rapids Battalion leaving for the Spanish-American War, April 26, 1898. Crowds line the streets, and the rooftops. Flags are being flown in the crowds and from buildings.
- Date Created:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Drinking fountain at Campau Square. The ladies in costume are the Betsy Ross quartet of the Canton Ohio Daughters of Union Veterans: Elizabeth Waterson, Laura Moorehead, Enid Myers, Cora Lambright. This fountain was removed when the Foster-Stevens building was sold, to be reset when the drainage can be arranged. The four ladies, in long dresses and bonnets, stand behind the fountain, which is etched “Lest we forget the G.A.R.; fraternity, charity, loyalty”.
- Date Created:
- 1927-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- View of the two pillars, newly completed, with the foreman of the building job sitting on the base of the farther pillar. Three pallets still stand on the ground beside one pillar.
- Date Created:
- 1926-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Window display in the Masterson's Men's Wear at 2014 S. Division. The display was created by the Custer Post #3240 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, at 2021 S. Division, encouraging men who fought with the American Expeditionary Force to join the post. On display in a WWI uniform, a gas mask, pith helmet, WWI steel helmet, several guns.
- Date Created:
- 1937-09-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Man in uniform sitting in a chair with a woman sitting on the armrest. The man is holding a copy of the Grand Rapids Herald newspaper, the headline reads "U.S. Planes Sweep Jap Area."
- Date Created:
- 1944-10-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- World War I memorial pillars at the time of dedication, Nov. 12, 1926. The two pillars of the memorial are seen at night, with floral arrangements and wreaths at the foot of each pillar and a gold star flag hanging between them. Eight uniformed men with rifles form an honor guard in front and beside the monument, facing the camera. Behind them is a crowd of people.
- Date Created:
- 1926-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Located at the intersection of Fulton St., Division Ave., and Monroe St. Tall, 5-level monument topped by a uniformed Union soldier holding the barrel of a rifle, with the stock on the ground by his feet. Just below the soldier is the lettering “Petersburg.” The next level down is a square pillar with drapery. Below that a plaque with the lettering: “In Honor of the Soldiers From Kent County, 1861-1865, Erected 1885." Below this is a tall square with a battle scene seen in relief, with an angel statue in front of it. The ground level is decorated with patriotic motifs and names of battle locations such as Appomattox, Mobile, Fort Sumter. In the background can be seen the Grand Rapids Press building and part of the Grand Rapids Herald building, with the Michigan Craft Shops Furniture building between the two. The street scene shows a few pedestrians and parked carshttp://www.grpl.org/photocoll?cat=onclick&keynum=98
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- People making parts of planes
- Date Created:
- 1942-04-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Polish Veterans Monument in the Catholic cemetery on the West Side of Grand Rapids. Preston Ave. N.W. The monument is seen with heavy shadows and a black background. A madonna figure stands on top of the center pillar, with arms spread and palms up, wearing long robes and cape. On the pillar is inscribed “Polskim Bohaterom Wojny Swiatowej od Polonje w Grand Rapids Michigan.” Wings on each side of the center pillar lead to short pillars topped with large urn-shaped knobs. The left wing is decorated with a wreath motif, with “1914” in the center; the right wing bears a wreath with “1918.”
- Date Created:
- 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)