Search Constraints
« Previous |
11 - 14 of 14
|
Next »
Search Results
- Description:
- A portrait of VanDervoort Hardware's sponsored softball team in a stadium, in 1937. This may have been taken at Soldier Field in Chicago when the team went to represent Michigan in the world championships that year. The photograph was taken by a Chicago photographer. At left is coach Lad Slingerland, and at right is bat boy Jack Ryan. The team members are not identified.
- Date Created:
- 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- This scrapbook, created by Linda Maria Stober, documents the history of Stober's Bar, particularly during the years it was owned and operated by members of the Stober family. It consists of a combination of photographs, newspaper clippings, printed text, and some ephemeral materials. The building at 812 East Michigan Avenue in Lansing, Michigan, was built in the early 1920s, and at first housed a succession of grocery and hardware stores. In 1935, Jacob and Katrina Schneider purchased it and operated it as a tavern known as The German Village. During World War II its name was changed to The Rustic Village. In 1958 the bar was purchased by Helmut Frank, and in 1963 it was sold to Rudy and Heidi Stober. At that time it became known as Rudy's Rustic Village, and sometime in the 1970s the name was changed to Stober's Bar. The bar was known for its shuffleboard tables and ornate interior decor, as well as murals outside painted by the Stobers' son-in-law Greg Humbert. Rudy Stober sponsored several sports teams including softball, and was added to the Michigan Amateur Softball Association Hall of Fame in 1985. The bar often featured live entertainment, and operated as a disco for several years in the 1970s. Although the Stober's name has stayed with the business, the bar was sold again in 2006. Due to the nature of this scrapbook's construction, select items have been digitized. To view the scrapbook in its entirety, contact the library.
- Date Created:
- [1929 TO 2007]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Stober Scrapbook Collection
- Description:
- Shows team with Michigan State Championship Trophy. Photograph is taken with a bus on Capitol Avenue in front of the Michigan State Capitol building. A Lansing State Journal article on September 3, 1935, notes this championship win. Gift of Larabee family.
- Date Created:
- 1935-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Two copies. Gift of Larabee family.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection