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- Portrait of Henry M. Hedges, signed [and dated on back, January 17, 1945]. He was an engineer from Chicago who travelled throughout the South Pacific and made several films of his travels and of Polynesian life, which he showed during his presentations.
- Date Created:
- 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Mrs. Donald Le Clair, president 1979-1981.
- Date Created:
- 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Mrs. J.L. Wenham, president 1890-1891.
- Date Created:
- 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Mrs. Estelle Waterman, president 1959-1960.
- Date Created:
- 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- The "Horseradish Twins" were Floyd LePard, on fiddle, and Roscoe LaPard, on mandolin, who played old-timey music for square dances for over 40 years. The bachelor farmers operated a small truck farm in Grand Rapids Township. They also made their own horseradish, which they sold to local grocers. Because the brothers looked so much alike, the grocers called them the "Horseradish Twins."
- Date Created:
- 1947-02-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Democrat. Came to Grand Rapids in 1845, nephew of Mrs. Canton Smith of the National Hotel, and did odd jobs at the hotel while studying at Prof. Franklin Everett's Grand Rapids Academy. After working for a stagecoach line, in 1858 he became first express messenger on the now D & M Railroad. From 1859 onward was the local American Express agent.
- Date Created:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Collection:
- Mayors of Grand Rapids digital collection
- Notes:
- Portrait of Waldo Frank, signed [and dated on back January 13, 1945]. Frank was an essayist, author and historian whose specialty was Latin America.
- Date Created:
- 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Lillie Mae Swann, president 1994-1997.
- Date Created:
- 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Portrait of Mrs. Helen J. Claytor, president of the YWCA, back from an overseas conference. Helen Claytor was a civil rights leader in Grand Rapids and was the first African American woman to head the national board of directors for the YWCA.
- Date Created:
- 1947-11-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Mrs. Agnus Perkins (Mrs. Cyrus E. Perkins), president 1894-1895. Mrs. Perkins was a prominant clubwoman and was also on the committee that raised money to build the LLC building. She was also one of the founders of the Grand Rapids Art association.
- Date Created:
- 1894-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)