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- View of Main Street, Grand Haven, with the tracks of the Grand Rapids, Grand Haven & Muskegon Railway running down the middle of the street.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Man standing in front of store shelves full of dishes, including Pyrex.
- Date Created:
- 1950-02-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Fleck's at 121 Monroe Ave, retailing women's and children's clothing. Exterior view of the building with neighboring buildings, Bon Marche on the left and Peggy Ann on the right, also selling women's clothing.
- Date Created:
- 1949-09-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Grocery store window displaying sale items promoting "Bonded Bargains Save with Safety." Items in the A & P Food Store window include, Oxydal, Iona Beans, Ann Page Ketchup, Rajah Salad Dressing.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- A neon Norge sign hangs from the H. F. Cole Inc. storefront at 56 North Division Ave. Displayed in the windows are an electric refrigerator and a wringer washing machine. A large advertisement uses Ripley, in Believe It or Not, to extol the Rollator made by Borg-Warner Co. of Detroit, which comes with a ten-year guarantee.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Front view of the Dutch Kraft paints and wallpaper retail store at 1956 Division Ave. SE. with paint cans displayed in the window.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Two men and three women standing in front of the an array of boxes of footwear products from the Mishawaka Rubber and Woolen Mfg. Co. with the "Ball Band" trade mark, in front of the Stanton Store in Stanton, MI, on M50.
- Date Created:
- 1937-07-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- 121-125 Monroe. F.W. Woolworth came here in 1911, built a new store in 1939 which replaced the building with the clock tower at the corner of Monroe and Pearl. Near view of Woolworth facade, with mostly women workers in light colored blouses and long dark skirts standing in front of the crowded display windows and the doors.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- A window of a store displaying Norge washing machine, store and refrigerator in the foreground, but the rest of the shop going back is also visible showing a wall of Norge refrigerators. A small motor, the Rollator, "the heart of a Norge," is displayed in front of the refrigerator.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Men's clothing store interior crowded with people by display tables of shirts and ties.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- An exterior view of Eaton's store located at 64-70 Louis at the corner of Ottawa NW in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. The store sold general merchandise and factory outlet items.
- Date Created:
- 1950-08-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- A display window in A. May & Sons Inc. men's clothing store. On display Llambak overcoats, Adler-Rochester Tailored. For $35, you get a coat that can "take it." It's "wearproof, waterproof, wrinkleproof, weatherproof, warm yet light in weight."
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Exterior of the Fox Jewelers and Opticians retail store at 83 Monroe Avenue NW. the window display advertises famous watches, Bulava, Gruen, Elgin, Benrus, Hamilton. They advertise "Diamonds for Romance" on credit terms. Also on display are radios, clocks, and eye glasses. Portions of the businesses next door are in view, one advertising a St. Patrick's Day special on Planters Peanuts.
- Date Created:
- 1949-03-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Interior of a Dutch Kraft store with two salesmen, one male customer examining a paint chart, and one female customer looking at wallpaper.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Exterior view of the Dutch Kraft paints and wallpaper retail store at 207 Quimby St NE, including a window display.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Fleck's at 121 Monroe Ave, retailing women's and children's clothing. A window display of "dyed to match" children's "Bedford Oxford" shorts and McKem T-shirts
- Date Created:
- 1947-05-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- The 2400 block of Eastern Avenue in the Alger Heights neighborhood in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The photo shows De Waard Jeweler, Alger Heights Hardware, Anton's Soda Grill and Polly Anna Pastry.
- Date Created:
- 1950-02-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Produce department of a Kroger Store with signs in the background advertising Latonia Club Ginger Ale.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- F & W Grand Co. at 157 Monroe Ave NW. Window display of men's summer straw hats. The window displays a poster for the film King's Row, starring Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, and Ronald Reagan.
- Date Created:
- 1942-05-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- View of the Ledyard Building at the corner of Pearl & Ottawa in downtown. Shown are Dunns, Lloyds, and Ottawa Restaurant. Also shown is “Atkins Insurance Agency” on third story corner window.
- Date Created:
- 1952-10-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Small wooden structure downtown in front of Gantos Store and Dr. Rathbun's dentist office on Monroe near Ottawa. Four men are standing near it, three in winter overcoats and hats, and two are peering inside the open door.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Saleswoman helping woman try on hats
- Date Created:
- 1949-02-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- The display window of Sears Roebuck includes, besides clothes, a Mae West cardboard cutout with the words, "Men, when you come up to see me, come in a Sears Staunton suit."
- Date Created:
- 1935-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Large crowds of people on the sidewalk in front of the Winegar Furniture Store, which has window banners advertising the fire sale of their home furnishings. Good full side view of a four-door sedan.
- Date Created:
- 1927-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- View of Monroe Ave. at Ottawa, looking East. Shows Fanny Farmer, Winkleman's and Steketee's Department Store.
- Date Created:
- 1954-02-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- 145-169 Monroe SW, View in Campau Square of W.T. Grant Co.. F.W. Woolworth's at right, clock on sign, formerly the Home State Bank Building. H.L. Green Co. to the left of Grant's. Automobiles and people in the street and sidewalks.
- Date Created:
- 1952-07-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Storefront view of Muller's Shoe store at 1531 Grandville Avenue SW
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Another Norge shop displaying the large neon Norge sign, this one is the "Royal Appliance Co." at 419 Leonard NW. The window displays a Norge stove, refrigerator with the motor on display, wringer washer, and mangle. A large sign advertises "Norge Rollator Refrigeration." A cardboard cutout of a cartoon band major marching with the words, "Norge leads in perfomance."
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- F & W Grand Co. at 157 Monroe Ave NW. Window display of Green Star nylon stockings.
- Date Created:
- 1947-07-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- A display window in A. May & Sons Inc. men's clothing store. On display are Pioneer "customfit braces" with "adjustable back." The suspenders have a "British Accent" with styles from London, Oxford, and Aintree.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Man standing at display of LaSalle razor blades in a shop.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Madison Square, showing the 1200 business block of Madison Avenue.
- Date Created:
- 1950-04-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Seven men pose in front of shelves of wallpaper rolls.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Exterior of The Vim storefront glass showcase, sign reads: "Sporting Goods, Athletic Goods, The Vim, Sporting Goods."
- Date Created:
- 1937-08-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Main floor of a large store crowded with shoppers, mostly women, and sales clerks. In view are cosmetic counters and display cases.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Fairview Drug Store interior, counter displays and a soda fountain. Banners strung overhead advertising Wartime Health Week, "Health will win the war," as well a products such as Swift Ice Cream victory packages.
- Date Created:
- 1943-12-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- View of part of the produce department, a Jewel Coffee display, Latonia Club Ginger Ale sign, "a cool million drink."
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- A display window in A. May & Sons Inc. men's clothing store. On display Hardiweave "strong as an ox" suits, that are Adler-Rochester Tailored. The logo includes the image of oxen pulling a covered wagon and claims in weave is "as rugged as a pioneer" withstanding the "nail test." On display are suits, hats, canes, shoes, belts.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Christmas and New Year's display window for Van's Food Market, 1935-39 Eastern Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, MI, with foods for the holidays: bottles of Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Welches Tomato Juice Cocktail, Par-T-Pak sparkling water, jars of Monarch Olives, Giant Olives, and Tea Garden Olives, and cans of Chicken of the Sea tuna.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Thomson's Jewelry Store was the scene of famous triple murder and robbery in 1913. Above the store entrance is the lettering “107 J. J. Thomson 107” (107 Canal was the address before 1912). The windows are lettered “Diamonds,” “Watches,” “Cash or credit,” and "$1.00 a week.”
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Exterior of The Electrical Supply Company retail at 317 Bond Ave. NW selling lighting fixtures and appliances.
- Date Created:
- 1944-05-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Fleck's at 121 Monroe Ave, retailing women's and children's clothing. A window display of women's clothing: dresses, hats, shoes and accessories to wear to the symphony performances. A sign reads, "You cannot miss this symphony season, 1949-1950." Another says, "A symphony in black and you're well-groomed for any occasion."
- Date Created:
- 1949-06-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Brown derbies given away at the conclusion of the Smith Hoover campaign. Image shows five derbies displayed on stands in a shop window. Two or three other hats of another style are also displayed. A sign for “Knitting Mills Store” can be seen at the left side of the image. c1930
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- The sign on this storefront advertises Norge by Spoelstra Sales and Service, at 748 Franklin Street SE, owned by Lloyd E. Spoelstra. A Norge stove and refrigerator are on display in the window. A neon sign advertises radio repair, tubes and parts. A sign by the door reads "RCA Victor Auto Radio with metal tubes, custom built dash mounting."
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Front view of the Dutch Kraft paints and wallpaper retail store at 1222 Madison Ave. SE. The window display includes paint cans, wallpaper, and the Dutch Craft logo.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- F & W Grand Co. at 157 Monroe Ave NW. Exhibit at a Home Show of the new Kitchen Scrap Trap, Arbee Food Products, Kansas City, Kansas.
- Date Created:
- 1946-03-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Exterior of the Ford Paint & Varnish Co, at 601-611 Crosby NW, owned by Gerald R. Ford Sr., father of President Gerald R. Ford. Order form describes the photo as the building "before painting."
- Date Created:
- 1937-08-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Looking west, this photo shows the 900 block of Wealthy, just west of Diamond, in the Wealthy Theater Historic District, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Date Created:
- 1950-03-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Fisher Drummond Wallpaper Company interior of their building at 237 Pearl Street NW, showing people and products, including Soilax cleaner, Johnson's Wax, and Dutch Boy "Pure White Lead Paint."
- Date Created:
- 1941-03-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- A newly built art deco styled S. S. Kresge Co. 5 and 10, at 135-137 Monroe Avenue NW.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- A National Apple Week display in a window of Van's Food Market, 1935 Eastern Ave SE, promoting Doc apples including a sign, "After school, give your children an apple, nature's greatest tonic."
- Date Created:
- 1937-11-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- F & W Grand Co. at 157 Monroe Ave NW. Interior, bolts of fabric on display, including sharkskin, gabardine, cruise cloth, and french crepe.
- Date Created:
- 1941-07-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- F & W Grand Co. at 157 Monroe Ave NW. Window display of children's snowsuits, advertising the layaway plan.
- Date Created:
- 1940-10-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Fleck's at 121 Monroe Ave, retailing women's and children's clothing. A window display women's summer clothing, including casual dresses and bathing suits. A sign in the window reads, "Something wonderful happens when you wear clothes from California."
- Date Created:
- 1947-05-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Exterior of the Fox Jewelers and Opticians retail store at 83 Monroe Avenue NW. the window display advertises famous watches, Bulava, Gruen, Elgin, Benrus, Hamilton. They advertise "Diamonds for Romance" on credit terms. Also on display are radios, clocks, and eye glasses. Portions of the businesses next door are in view, one advertising a St. Patrick's Day special on Planters Peanuts.
- Date Created:
- 1949-03-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- One man is cutting a 20th anniversary cake while another in painter's clothes and hat looks on. Celebrating the 20th anniversary in 1935 of Dutch Kraft Paint.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Fleck's at 121 Monroe Ave, retailing women's and children's clothing. Window display of women's suits and hats.Window displays in local grocery stores advertizing the flood show. This is in the Beverly food Market window
- Date Created:
- 1950-01-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Display of Swift Company products in Van's Food Market, 1935-39 Eastern Avenue SE.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Corner view of a radio shop that has display windows on two sides of the building showing radio cabinets, and Norge appliances. A large neon sign advertising the Norge Rollator hangs out front blocking the name of the business. They carry Zenith and Philco radios and Grunow electric refrigerators.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- F & W Grand Co. at 157 Monroe Ave NW. Window display showing Green Star silk hose, and "3 thread chiffon and 4 thread semi-service," and extolling the Bemberg foot reinforcement on heel and toe.
- Date Created:
- 1941-04-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Group of men in a store, while registering for the draft.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Display of candy bars and chewing gum, including Clark, Milky Way, Mars, and Hersey's, at the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (A & P) where William H. Cumings is manager. A curious sign on the wall says, "The manager of this store receives 1/2 day vacation each week with pay."
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- An exterior view of the F.W. Woolworth Dime Store located at 169 Monroe Avenue in downtown Grand Rapids. A giant Santa Claus is on the roof.
- Date Created:
- 1949-12-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- An interior photograph of Wolverine Recreation Parlor and Barbershop, located at 22 Ionia Street SW. A display is filled with a variety of tobacco products. Copies of the Grand Rapids Times, the local African American newspaper, are attached by a clip to the wall along with a variety of advertisements. Above the door is a sign that says “PROFANITY is the EFFORT of a FEEBLE MIND trying to express itself FORCIBLY.”
- Date Created:
- 1960-06-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Fisher-Drummond Wallpaper Company interior of their building at 237 Pearl Street NW, showing the wallpaper department with a salesman showing papers to two women and one very bored child.
- Date Created:
- 1941-03-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- A storefront with a neon sign advertising "Norge" products, owned by H. S. Murrow, at 2004 Division Avenue South in Burton Heights. Window displays a Norge electric range and refrigerator on one side and and Norge wringer washer and a mangle.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- F & W Grand Co. at 157 Monroe Ave NW. Window display of items for sewing.
- Date Created:
- 1941-02-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- This street scene shows on the right Pastoor Brothers Foods at 215-219 Michigan St. NE . On the left Grand Rapids Coat & Apron Service at 224 Michigan St. NE in the Belknap/Lookout neighborhood in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The site is currently part of the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus.
- Date Created:
- 1949-03-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Copy print of photo looking north on Canal Street from the intersection of Pearl Street in downtown. Storefronts, buggies, and people line the streets, and a track for the streetcar runs down the center. Photo circa 1875-1880.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- F & W Grand Co. at 157 Monroe Ave NW. Window display of pretzel products.
- Date Created:
- 1941-02-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Storefront windows of Grinnell Brothers Music at 206 Monroe Avenue NW selling pianos, band instruments, radios, and sheet music, but also, as featured in the windows, Norge appliances. Refrigerators, Stoves, and washing machines are displayed with cardboard cutouts of newsboys with an Extra edition of a newspaper advertising the convenience and value of Norge appliances.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Man and woman standing at a display of LaSalle razor blades at LaSalle in a shop.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- F & W Grand Co. at 157 Monroe Ave NW. Window display of hats in the new fall style for women.
- Date Created:
- 1943-07-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- F & W Grand Co. at 157 Monroe Ave NW. Window display of new items for women, "fads and fancies," mostly hats and jewelry.
- Date Created:
- 1942-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- F & W Grand Co. at 157 Monroe Ave NW. Interior candy counter displaying Easter candy.
- Date Created:
- 1939-04-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- A National Apple Week display in a window of Van's Food Market, 1935 Eastern Ave SE, promoting Blue Goose apples.
- Date Created:
- 1937-11-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- The exhibit booth for Van's Radio Sales and Service at the auto show. Show are floor radio consoles, table top radios, and Zenith Arm Chair Radios. Also shown are Leonard Refrigerators, Maytag Washers, and Sunbeam Mix Masters.
- Date Created:
- 1937-11-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Store front photograph with display windows of Earl Robson Department Store at 4339-41 S. Division
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- The front window of Van's Food Market at 1935-39 Eastern Avenue SE, showing their neon sign and a display of Pard canned dog food.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Exterior of The Electrical Supply Company retail at 317 Bond Ave. NW selling lighting fixtures and appliances.
- Date Created:
- 1944-05-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Fleck's at 121 Monroe Ave, retailing women's and children's clothing. A Christmas window display of pajamas and robes for children and women. A figure of Santa sits atop a chimney in the background.
- Date Created:
- 1947-05-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Marching band in parade on Monroe Avenue. Sign on the lamppost reads, "Welcome to Grand Rapids, Furniture Capitol of America." Retails stores in the photograph include, Peck's Drug store, Guidotti's Hats, Jandorf's Cakes and Candy, and Yager's Bootery.
- Date Created:
- 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- F & W Grand Co. at 157 Monroe Ave NW. Interior candy counter displaying Easter candy.
- Date Created:
- 1939-04-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Pharmacist and a soda jerk standing at a display of LaSalle razor blades in a shop.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- F & W Grand Co. at 157 Monroe Ave NW. Window display of women's straw hats, "Jungle Straws."
- Date Created:
- 1941-05-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Comstock's storefront at 232 Bond Avenue NW, with Norge refrigerators, stoves, washers, and mangles shown in the window. They also carried radios and automobile supplies, such as tires and batteries. Owned by Freeman J. Comstock.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Fleck's at 121 Monroe Ave, retailing women's and children's clothing. Exterior view of the building with neighboring buildings, Bon Marche on the left and Peggy Ann on the right, also selling women's clothing
- Date Created:
- 1949-09-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Interior. Woman in uniform behind luncheon counter, talking with man seated on a stool. Pharmacist in uniform, talking with a man wearing a hat. Checker linoleum floors. Self-service ice cream freezer.
- Date Created:
- 1950-07-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- State Representative Tom Mathieu with Frank Martin, West Side Store Owner
- Date Created:
- 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Interior of the H. F. Cole Inc. Electric Appliances, 56 Division Ave. North, showing a crossword contest entry on a snowman, advertising Westinghouse appliances. Also shown Westinghouse stove and refrigerator, and an Aunt Jemima doll.
- Date Created:
- 1937-11-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- This 1948 photo of Grandville Avenue and Clyde Park shows William Groen & Son Hardware at 1600 Grandville Ave. Sw, Treat's Drug Store at 1534 Grandville, the Roosevelt Park branch of Old Kent Bank at 1530 Grandville and Jurgens & Holtvluwer at 1514 Grandville where it intersects with Roosevelt Ave. Article: Grand Rapids Herald, 2-22-1948, p. 9.
- Date Created:
- 1948-02-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Comstock's appliance shop, but no the same one that was at 232 Bond NW. It may be their second store that was at 4404 South Division. Norge stove and and open refrigerator, even showing the motor, in the windows and two wringer washers out in front of the store. They also advertise automobile tires and batteries sold on instant credit.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Interior of a retail store, with wood floors and tin ceiling, selling men's furnishings. This photograph shows sweaters, shirts and ties, hats, suitcases, and shoes, as well as an old cash register. Brand names visible are "The Edgerton Shoe," "French, Shriner & Urner shoes," "Raleigh Shirts" of the Aetna Shirt Co., "Martinelli Hats."
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Interior of William P. Kutsche's hardware store, known as "The Tool Store". Located at 328 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- F & W Grand Co. at 157 Monroe Ave NW. Window display of new millinery.
- Date Created:
- 1942-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Storefront of Van's Radios Sales and Service at 958 Burton Street SE also washing machines and "electric refrigerators." In the windows an open refrigerator, a stove and washing machine are displayed with cardboard cutouts of well-dressed women pointing out features of the appliances. A large advertisement uses Ripley, in Believe It or Not, to extol the Rollator made by Borg-Warner Co. of Detroit, which comes with a ten-year guarantee.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Vanderveen's Men's and Women's Ready to Wear Dry Goods and Luggage located at 1528 Lake Drive SE in the Eastown neighborhood, Grand Rapids, Michigan. The building now houses a CVS drug store.
- Date Created:
- 1954-06-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Man in store standing in front of shelves of pots and pans.
- Date Created:
- 1950-02-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Exterior of Van Dusen's storefront, showing two window displays and the entrance. Men's clothing is displayed in the windows, including dress shirts, ties, suit coats and hats. A sign reads: "Suits 1/2 Price"
- Date Created:
- 1937-08-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Fleck's at 121 Monroe Ave, retailing women's and children's clothing. A window display women's corduroy clothing. A sign in the window reads, "Washable corduroy play togs that will contribute to a carefree summer season. 'Julliards, Heatheroy, and Merrimacks Sheercord."
- Date Created:
- 1947-05-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)