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- Description:
- A marching band in the Centennial of Transportation Parade. Altman's Mens Store, the Esquire Theater, Murton Opticians, Mattison's Jewelry, Jim's Cocktail Bar, and Lansing Cafe are all visible. This photograph was taken along East Michigan Avenue. 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:
- 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:
- Five slides of people preparing for Lansing Centennial activities. Most are in period costume. They are identified as follows: A: Front: Dorothy Bodine, two unidentified women. Back: Evie Hagie, June Hawkins, Rina Showers, unidentified, June Krater. B: L-R June Krater, Audrey Pitts, Dorothy Bodine, Rina Showers, Evie Hagie. C: Front: Audrey Pitts, Dorothy Bodine. Back: June Krater, Harold Bodine, Evie Hagie, Rina Showers. D: L-R Evie Hagie, June Krater, Dorothy Bodine. E: L-R unidentified, Audrey Pitts, 2 unidentified, Dorothy Bodine.
- 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:
- Several cars in the Lansing Centennial of Transportation Parade, along East Michigan Avenue. Altman's Mens Store, the Esquire Theater, Murton Opticians, Jim's Cocktail Bar, Lansing Cafe, and Mattison's Jewelry are all visible. Parade is on Washington Avenue. 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:
- The Kent County Sheriff's Posse, seventeen mounted sheriffs, in the Lansing Centennial Parade of Transportation on East Michigan Avenue. Several troups of mounted police from around the state participated in the parade. Altman's Mens Store, 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:
- The Hardware Merchants float with four pageant queens representing Okemos, Lansing, Haslett, and East Lansing in the Centennial of Transportation Parade on East Michigan Avenue. The Esquire Theater, Murton Opticians, Jim's Cocktail Bar, and Lansing Cafe are all visible in the background. The photo was taken along East Michigan Avenue. 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:
- Carl W. Dalrymple, the Audio-Visual Director for the Lansing Public Schools, in period dress. He is posing at the log cabin that was moved to the plaza in front of the new City Hall in Lansing, Mich., during city centennial activities.
- 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 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:
- Lansing Centennial of Transportation parade. The "traveling jail" Model T paddywagon with a Brothers of the Brush logo on the door. Brothers of the Brush made appearances all over the United States for city centennials in the 20th century, and usually each city held some kind of facial hair growing or shaving contest during centennial celebrations. Sometimes the Brothers would "arrest" any man without a beard and place him in the jail. The Consumers Power Company offices are 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
