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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.)