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- Notes:
- A float title "Progress" and sponsored by the Passenger Car Dealers Association depicts a horse and carriage and an automobile.
- Date Created:
- 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- "America, love it or leave it" float
- Date Created:
- 1948-08-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Marching band marching
- Date Created:
- 1941-08-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Girl wearing a costume with a boy seated on a log at the Red Flannel Day parade.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Santa Claus Parade on lower Monroe Avenue, downtown Grand Rapids, showing a parade float of "Noah's Ark". This annual Christmas parade was sponsored by Wurzburg's Department Store.
- Date Created:
- 1950-11-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Ionia street parade during Gov. Green’s first campaign for governor. The float represents a large 4-story white commercial building, and bears the banner “Saranac Reed Boosters.”
- Date Created:
- 1926-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- The Lion’s Club float in the G.A.R. convention. White plaster of paris lion atop a large pedestal. Playbills for the Michigan State Fair and for Powers Theatre are partially visible in the background.
- Date Created:
- 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Gov. Green’s first campaign for governor included a parade down Ionia Street. The float is labeled “Employees Ypsilanti Reed Furn. Co." The float is decorated with wicker furniture motifs, with a large wicker armchair atop the structure.
- Date Created:
- 1926-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- The Bike Safety Parade ran from Monroe Ave. to John Ball Park, where bike races took place. Mayor George Welsh and other prominent citizens participated in the parade.
- Date Created:
- 1939-09-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Two men setting off cannons and others watching
- Date Created:
- 1939-11-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Men on military truck pulling large gun; Buildings in background include the Watson Building, Metz Building
- Date Created:
- 1941-11-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Marching flagbearers
- Date Created:
- 1941-11-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Rear end of train on Monroe, Voiture 102
- Date Created:
- 1941-08-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- When Fred Green ran for governor the second time in 1939. The float is a platform truck, compliments of Grand Rapids Varnish Corp. The bed of the truck has been made to look like a garden, with white picket fence and greenery. Several young women in white are riding on the float. The banner below says “Keep Michigan Green."
- Date Created:
- 1939-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Man in white coverall and young boy standing beside a truck made to look like a locomotive with a sign tied on, "The Iron Horse."
- Date Created:
- 1935-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Float from the Grand Rapids Furniture Centennial Parade, July 7, 1936. The Centennial commemorated the first commercial furniture made in Grand Rapids in 1836 in Deacon Haldane's workshop. “Hostess” float shows four women.
- Date Created:
- 1936-07-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Two horses pulling an old street car, number 11.
- Date Created:
- 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Parade moving south along Monroe in front of 101 Monroe. Three men carrying a banner that reads, "Mae [West] says 'Hello Grand Rapids.' You can't miss that old goin' to town spirit. Come up and see me. 'Goin to town' a the Regent theatre." Old double l
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- View of a row of policemen in uniform standing on the side of a road with two mounted officers on horses. Note on back reads: "William Lennon, badge #23, is in photo but not identified."
- Date Created:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- The float in the parade on Monroe Avenue has a birthday cake in the center and the words "Centennial of Grand Rapids, 1836-1936" on the side. Seated are four girls.
- Date Created:
- 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Santa Claus Parade on Monroe Avenue at Ottawa in downtown Grand Rapids. Photo shows the parade floats spelling out "Toyland". This annual Christmas parade was sponsored by Wurzburg's Department Store. Photo taken on November 19, 1938.
- Date Created:
- 1938-11-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Flag bearers and marching band on the march. View down Monroe Avenue (Monroe Center) from Fulton Street.
- Date Created:
- 1950-08-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Men carrying flags
- Date Created:
- 1946-11-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Float in the parade on Ionia Steet on July 24, 1926 for Gov. Green’s first campaign for governor. The float represents a boat named “Progress.” A church and a residence can be seen along the street behind the float.
- Date Created:
- 1926-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Santa Claus Parade showing parade float of Santa and two reindeer. Monroe Avenue at Ottawa, in downtown Grand Rapids. Photo shows Fanny Farmer, Shellman Optical Company and Steketees Department Store. This annual Christmas parade was sponsored by Wurzburg's Department Store.
- Date Created:
- 1946-11-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Liberty Bell Parade at Campau Square in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Liberty Bell replica rang out on May 25, 1950 to signify the opening of the local Independence Savings Bonds drive of the Treasury Department. The ceremony was held in front of the McKay Towers building. Speakers included Jack Benny, Eddie "Rochester" Andersonfrom the Jack Benny show as well as local dignitaries. Veterans and civic groups also particiapted in the event. This photo was taken at Campau Square in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Date Created:
- 1950-05-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Men saluting flag bearers
- Date Created:
- 1944-08-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Men marching down street. View down Monroe Avenue (Monroe Center) from Fulton Street.
- Date Created:
- 1941-08-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Picture taken in front of Berkey and Gay's. A pickup truck with an oversized stake rack bed bears the sign “Hoover and Curtis, Green for Governor, VandenBerg for Senator, Vote the straight Republican ticket.” Six men in suits and hats holding saxophones stand by the cab of the truck, facing the camera.
- Date Created:
- 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- American Legion "Voiture." The picture shows a train engine as part of a float.
- Date Created:
- 1939-11-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- The float with a plaque "City of Grand Rapids" and the words on the side, "Centennial of Grand Rapids." A birthday cake sits on top.
- Date Created:
- 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Liberty Bell Parade with Jack Benny riding in a Goodwin-Pontiac convertible. The Liberty Bell replica rang out on May 25, 1950 to signify the opening of the local Independence Savings Bond drive of the Treasury Department. Speakers at the ceremony included Jack Benny, "Rochester" from the Jack Benny show as well as local dignitaries. Veterans and civic groups also participated in the event. This photo was taken at Campau Square in downtonw Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Date Created:
- 1950-05-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- A flowery float with the caption, "The Home, The Foundation of the Furniture Industry"
- Date Created:
- 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Car pulling old model-T vehicle advertising Nic Fink's Hotel in Comstock Park and Hoover's Garage, next door. "See the Neon Fixtures; beer, wine, dine dance"
- Date Created:
- 1935-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Another view, closer in, of the young women on the "Hostess" float.
- Date Created:
- 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Three men, dressed as cowboys, riding horses down Monroe Avenue during a parade; with crowds, automobiles, and Florsheim Shoes in the background.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- View of a procession of pickup trucks carrying ovens, men on horses, and a stagecoach, during a parade down Monroe Avenue in downtown Grand Rapids.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Float with Uncle Sam and others on it
- Date Created:
- 1941-08-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- In the parade during Gov. Green’s first campaign for governor. A man in a cloth hat driving the stake rack truck of the Builders Supply Co., Ionia, Mich. In the cargo area is a donkey. A banner on the side reads “This fellow won’t vote for Green because he is what he is.”
- Date Created:
- 1926-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Wurzburg's Santa Claus Parade in front of Wurzburg's Department Store. Located at Monroe and Ottawa in downtown Grand Rapids, a banner proclaims "It's Christmas Time at Wurzburg's." Parade float shows Santa and seven reindeer. This annual Christmas parade was sponsored by Wurzburg's Department Store. Photo circa 1950.
- Date Created:
- 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Marching bands
- Date Created:
- 1948-08-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Iona Street parade during Gov. Green’s first campaign for governor. The unlabeled float bears a statue of liberty, along with several women dressed in patriotic attire.
- Date Created:
- 1926-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Parade reaches front of Herpolsheimer's. View down Monroe Avenue (Monroe Center) from Fulton Street.
- Date Created:
- 1950-08-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Float from the Grand Rapids Furniture Centennial Parade, July 7, 1936. The Centennial commemorated the first commercial furniture made in Grand Rapids in 1836 in Deacon Haldane's workshop. Photo taken in front of Peck's Drug Store, Monroe Avenue.
- Date Created:
- 1936-07-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Men on truck with gun
- Date Created:
- 1941-11-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Train on Monroe
- Date Created:
- 1941-08-11T00:00:00Z
- 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:
- G.A.R. Parade during the 1926 G.A.R. Convention, on East Park St. looking toward library.
- Date Created:
- 1926-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Ox Cart is featured in a parade in Lowell celebrating the town's centennial. The cart drawn by two oxen is labeled “C. H. Runciman.” A crowd of spectators lines the curb.
- Date Created:
- 1931-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- A float in the parade celebrating the "Woodard Furniture Company, The Oldest in Michigan" of Owosso, Michigan.
- Date Created:
- 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Flatbed truck for Winegar Appliance Shop carrying a cowboy, a horse statue, and gas ranges, during a parade on Monroe Avenue.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Military unit, including men and women, marching and saluting
- Date Created:
- 1941-11-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- G.A.R. Parade Float for the G.A.R. reunion parade on Monroe Ave. Black pickup truck decorated with bunting and with a sign “Grand Rapids Circle no. 41, Ladies of the G.A.R.” Four women in white dresses are seated on a bench on the bed of the pickup.
- Date Created:
- 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Santa Claus Parade on Monroe Avenue at Division, downtown Grand Rapids. Shown are Peck's Drugstore, Goebbels & Brown Sporting Goods and the Civil War monument. This annual Christmas parade was sponsored by Wurzburg's Department Store.
- Date Created:
- 1947-11-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- "Kazoo in '42" ship float
- Date Created:
- 1941-08-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Men and women riding Fire Department truck
- Date Created:
- 1941-08-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- American Legion "Voiture"
- Date Created:
- 1946-11-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Flag bearers and marching band on the march. View down Monroe Avenue (Monroe Center) from Fulton Street.
- Date Created:
- 1950-08-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Men saluting as flag bearers march by
- Date Created:
- 1944-08-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- A Drum and Bugle band with five snare drums, one base drum, one with set of cymbals, and seven bugles.
- Date Created:
- 1935-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- People walking down street
- Date Created:
- 1944-11-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- A float with four young women, one on a throne designated as "Hostess" of the parade. Sponsored by the Pantlind and Morton Hotels.
- Date Created:
- 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Gov. Green’s first campaign for governor of Michigan. ”The man worth while is the man with a smile,” says the Green for Governor sign, which is propped up next to an overturned wooden basket with green onions on top and another sign saying “Strong for Green.”
- Date Created:
- 1926-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- "Kazoo in '42" ship float
- Date Created:
- 1941-08-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- G.A.R. Parade Float during the big soldiers’ reunion. The image shows a float with wide marble steps flanked by eagles in flight, with an arch overhead marked “Peace.”
- Date Created:
- 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Gov. Green’s first campaign for governor of Michigan. Fred W. Green is shown riding an elephant, with a crowd of unidentified men standing around.
- Date Created:
- 1926-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Marching band marching
- Date Created:
- 1941-08-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Marching bands in front of Monument Park. In the background is the construction site for Herpolsheimer's.
- Date Created:
- 1948-08-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Santa Claus Parade on Monroe Avenue at Ottawa in downtown Grand Rapids. Photo shows parade floats of a horse and Felix the Cat. This annual Christmas parade was sponsored by Wurzburg's Department Store. Photo taken on November 14, 1942.
- Date Created:
- 1942-11-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- The "Grand Old Party" float. On the front of the float is life size papier mache elephant, while at the rear is a chair mounted high in the air with steps leading up to it.
- Date Created:
- 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Clowns with a float going down the street during the Santa Claus Parade.
- Date Created:
- 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Float with Santa Claus and his reindeer and sleigh during the Santa Claus Parade.
- Date Created:
- 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Parade entry of a team of Oxen pulling a covered wagon with signs that read "Free wheeling in the days of '49" and "Oxen don't shimmy, cars do, we stop shimmy. Gear Wheel Aligning Station, 210-12 Ionia Ave. N"
- Date Created:
- 1935-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Overview of parade, bird's eye view looking down Monroe Avenue (now Monroe Center). Stores include Miller's, Van Dusen's, Jandorf's and Peck's.
- Date Created:
- 1941-11-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Float from the Grand Rapids Furniture Centennial Parade, July 7, 1936. The Centennial commemorated the first commercial furniture made in Grand Rapids in 1836 in Deacon Haldane's workshop. Float shows people dressed in costume as Native Americans and a fur trapper or explorer. Sign on float reads: “Mill & Factory Supply Group.”
- Date Created:
- 1936-07-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Train on Monroe
- Date Created:
- 1941-08-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- "Train" float sitting at the ready
- Date Created:
- 1944-08-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Men marching down street
- Date Created:
- 1941-08-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Gov. Green’s first campaign for governor. A long line of people is marching down the street, which is lined with onlookers. Many unidentified storefronts are visible along the street. At the near left side of the image is a man on a stepladder who appears to be filming the parade.
- Date Created:
- 1926-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Float from the Grand Rapids Furniture Centennial Parade, July 7, 1936. The Centennial commemorated the first commercial furniture made in Grand Rapids in 1836 in Deacon Haldane's workshop. Close-up view of float.
- Date Created:
- 1936-07-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Men on truck with gun
- Date Created:
- 1941-11-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Red Cross float
- Date Created:
- 1941-08-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Bus converted to look like train engine
- Date Created:
- 1948-08-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Marching band. View down Monroe Avenue (Monroe Center) from Fulton Street.
- Date Created:
- 1950-08-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Clowns pulling floats that spell "XMAS" down Monroe avenue in downtown Grand Rapids during the Santa Claus Parade.
- Date Created:
- 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- In October of 1928. The image shows a street lined with people. Over the street is an arch of evergreen boughs that spans the street and is topped with an American flag. Just below the flag hang the letters: “Welcome to Allendale.” In the center of the street stands one man, apparently cutting the ribbon that is stretched from side to side.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Marching bands in front of Monument Park. In the background is the construction site for Herpolsheimer's.
- Date Created:
- 1948-08-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Man at podium
- Date Created:
- 1944-08-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Soldier standing at microphone
- Date Created:
- 1945-11-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Group of young women on stage and a man in costume standing at a microphone during the Red Flannel Day parade.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Two men in uniform sitting
- Date Created:
- 1944-08-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Float from the Grand Rapids Furniture Centennial Parade, July 7, 1936. The Centennial commemorated the first commercial furniture made in Grand Rapids in 1836 in Deacon Haldane's workshop. Float shows “early” and “modern” furniture examples with women dressed in period clothing.
- Date Created:
- 1936-07-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- People walking down the street
- Date Created:
- 1944-11-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Flag bearers leading military unit
- Date Created:
- 1945-11-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Flag bearers cross in front of Herpolsheimer's
- Date Created:
- 1950-08-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Woman pushing carriage with small boy in antique stroller with a sign on the side: "1884, Born 50 years too soon."
- Date Created:
- 1935-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Grand Army of the Republic Parade Float of the American Legion with a Spanish war veteran, Civil War veteran, World War I veteran. Taken at the time of the G.A.R. convention in Grand Rapids, 1925. The float appears to be the same one as pictured in image no. 193. Eight men in military uniform are standing or sitting on top of the float. The men are identified as:
1.Earl Snyder, World War I; 2.Corp. F. H. Denning, World War I; 3.Henry H. Spring, World War I; 4.Charles Trepke, sailor, World War I; 5.John T. Major, Union Veteran; 6.Roy Walker, Union Veteran; 7.Alfred Clawson, Union Veteran; 8.R. Russell, Union Veteran;
1927
- Date Created:
- 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- A float sponsored by the Gas Company with a banner reading "Born 100 Years Too Soon," before ready availability of hot water.
- Date Created:
- 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Men in military jeeps
- Date Created:
- 1941-11-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- A parade down Ionia Street during Gov. Green’s first campaign for governor. The float pictured is marked “Employees [of] Hale’s Mill – we’re grinding for Green.” Aboard the float are white sacks of grain and men in white.
- Date Created:
- 1926-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)