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- This image was taken from a heavily annotated copy of the 66th Annual Convention of the Michigan Bankers Association booklet. It shows the memorial plaque for Benny F. Davis that was placed at the Lansing YMCA swimming pool. Benjamin F. Davis had been president of the Michigan Bankers Association forty years earlier. His daughter attended the 1952 convention to turn the gavel and block over to its new president, During that presentation she also made a small tribute to her son, Benjamin F. Davis' grandson Benny, in whose memory the Lansing YMCA pool and its safety devices had been dedicated.
- Date Created:
- 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- B. F. Davis Collection
- Description:
- This image was taken from a heavily annotated copy of the 66th Annual Convention of the Michigan Bankers Association booklet. It shows the YMCA pool in use in approximately 1952. Benjamin F. Davis had been president of the Michigan Bankers Association forty years earlier. His daughter attended the 1952 convention to turn the gavel and block over to its new president, During that presentation she also made a small tribute to her son, Benjamin F. Davis' grandson Benny, in whose memory the Lansing YMCA pool and its safety devices had been dedicated.
- Date Created:
- 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- B. F. Davis Collection
- Description:
- The B. F. Davis collection contains items relating to Benjamin F. Davis and his family. Davis founded the Lansing Wheelbarrow Company / Lansing Company in 1881, one of the Lansing area's first manufacturing firms. This collection contains a small number of materials including a children's book, accounting ledgers from the Lansing Company, a household account book of B. F. and Eve Davis from 1875 (the year they married, and the complete appraisal of the contents of a home (likely 528 South Washington) done in 1922. A program from the 66th Annual Convention of the Michigan Bankers Association (1952) which has been heavily annotated and notes the dedication of the Lansing YMCA swimming pool in honor of B. F. Davis' grandson Benny. An 1888 letter to Eva signed "Frank" is also included.
- Date Created:
- [1875 TO 1956]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- B. F. Davis Collection
- Description:
- This image was taken from a heavily annotated copy of the 66th Annual Convention of the Michigan Bankers Association booklet. It shows the memorial plaque for Benny F. Davis that was placed at the Lansing YMCA swimming pool. Benjamin F. Davis had been president of the Michigan Bankers Association forty years earlier. His daughter attended the 1952 convention to turn the gavel and block over to its new president, During that presentation she also made a small tribute to her son, Benjamin F. Davis' grandson Benny, in whose memory the Lansing YMCA pool and its safety devices had been dedicated.
- Date Created:
- 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- B. F. Davis Collection
- Description:
- The B. F. Davis collection contains items relating to Benjamin F. Davis and his family. Davis founded the Lansing Wheelbarrow Company / Lansing Company in 1881, one of the Lansing area's first manufacturing firms. This collection contains a small number of materials including a children's book, accounting ledgers from the Lansing Company, a household account book of B. F. and Eve Davis from 1875 (the year they married, and the complete appraisal of the contents of a home (likely 528 South Washington) done in 1922. A program from the 66th Annual Convention of the Michigan Bankers Association (1952) which has been heavily annotated and notes the dedication of the Lansing YMCA swimming pool in honor of B. F. Davis' grandson Benny. An 1888 letter to Eva signed "Frank" is also included.
- Date Created:
- [1875 TO 1956]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- B. F. Davis Collection
- Description:
- This image was taken from a heavily annotated copy of the 66th Annual Convention of the Michigan Bankers Association booklet. It shows the YMCA pool in use in approximately 1952. Benjamin F. Davis had been president of the Michigan Bankers Association forty years earlier. His daughter attended the 1952 convention to turn the gavel and block over to its new president, During that presentation she also made a small tribute to her son, Benjamin F. Davis' grandson Benny, in whose memory the Lansing YMCA pool and its safety devices had been dedicated.
- Date Created:
- 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- B. F. Davis Collection
