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- Description:
- Photographs of events in greater Lansing, particularly parades and circuses. Theodore Roosevelt's 1907 visit to Lansing is included in this series.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Twelve color slides taken during the Lansing Centennial History of Transportation "Antiques to Atoms" parade in 1959. Most images are taken looking across Michigan Avenue toward Gladstone's Merchandise Mart (428 E. Michigan Ave.). Several are out of focus. Slides include the following: A: Southeastern American Chippewa Indians float B: Fisher Body-Lansing Plant (Miss Michigan) float D: Motor Wheel Corp. (Miss MSU) float E: Michigan Yellow Cab I: Howard Sober, Inc., Industrial Transport, Inc., and Commercial Driveaway Inc. float J: Downtown Business Association float K: Oldsmobile Division (Miss America) float L: Captain Kangaroo in one of the parade's 150 convertible Oldsmobiles.
- Date Created:
- 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- The Michigan State University Museum's float, featuring a circa-1820 30-foot dugout canoe and an 1870 birch-bark canoe. The Esquire Theater, Murton Opticians, Jim's Cocktail Bar, Lansing Cafe, and Mattison's Jewelry are all visible in the background. Originally part of the Carl Dalrymple Collection.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- A GM Firebird "car of the future" on a float, pulled by a convertible in the Lansing Centennial of Transportation Parade on East Michigan Avenue. This was one of three versions of the Firebird concept car that were featured in the parade. The Esquire Theater, Murton Opticians, Jim's Cocktail Bar, Lansing Cafe, and Mattison's Jewelry are all visible. Originally part of the Carl Dalrymple Collection.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- The Miss Lansing float on East Michigan Avenue in the June 1959 centennial parade. The Lansing Cafe and the old Altman's clothing store on the corner of Grand Avenue, can be seen in the background. The print was probably hand-tinted by Carl Dalrymple.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Ford Ceasar Collection
- Description:
- The Long Branch Lassies of the Greater Lansing Labor Council, the Beau Chasers, the Covered Wagon Cuties and other women's groups in costume for the Lansing Centennial of Transportation Parade on East Michigan Avenue. Altman's Mens Store, the Esquire Theater, Murton Opticians, Jim's Cocktail Bar, Lansing Cafe, Hotel Wentworth, and Mattison's Jewelry are all visible in the background. Image has been hand tinted. Originally part of the Carl Dalrymple Collection.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Vintage cars in the Lansing Centennial of Transportation Parade on East Michigan Avenue. Altman's Mens Store, the Esquire Theatre, Murton Opticians, Mattison's Jewelry, Jim's Cocktail Bar, and Lansing Cafe are all visible. Originally part of the Carl Dalrymple Collection.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- A REO float in the Centennial of Transportation Parade on East Michigan Avenue. The Esquire Theater, Murton Opticians, Jim's Cocktail Bar, Lansing Cafe, and Mattison's Jewelry are all visible. Originally part of the Carl Dalrymple Collection.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- A number of men's groups in the Lansing Centennial of Transportation Parade on East Michigan Avenue, including the Bushy Belt Liners, the Centennial Cousins, the Yogi Beards, and others. The Esquire Theater, Murton Opticians, Jim's Cocktail Bar, Altman's Mens Store, and Mattison's Jewelry are all visible. Originally part of the Carl Dalrymple Collection.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Shows MSU Marching Band heading south on Washington Avenue at Michigan Avenue. Clock reads 7:50 pm. Two copies.
- Date Created:
- 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
