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1. Hall Street School, sandwich sale to raise trip money

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Teacher with three students, from Hall Street Elementary Schol, at a table making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for sale to raise money for a trip.
Date Created:
1949-03-03T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

2. Anti Tuberculosis Society, Booth at Post Office

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Man and woman with stamps
Date Created:
1938-12-10T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

3. Party at the Pantlind Hotel

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People gathered around a table of goods, including clothing, toys, and jewelry, which are for sale.
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

4. Lion's Club collection bottle

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The local Lions Club's bottle for collecting pennies to donate to help the blind. The sign reads, “Your penny will help keep a blind family from want. Thanks!”
Date Created:
1938-03-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

5. Party at the Pantlind Hotel

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Party attendees dancing. Signs describing gambling games appear along the walls, "Over and Under, try and beat this one," and "Roulette, watch the little ball spin."
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

6. Party at the Pantlind Hotel

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People crowded around tables of gambling games. One sign on the wall reads, "Chuck O Luck, Here's where you win the money, No limit."
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

7. Exchange Club, Mile-O-Dimes

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Photo shows three men and Santa Claus collecting money for the Exchange Clug of Grand Rapids annual Mile-O-Dimes. The club raised funds for shoes for needy children and solicited coins from downtown shoppers on Monroe Avenue. Photo was taken on December 16, 1941.
Date Created:
1941-12-16T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

8. Karel, John D.

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Photograph of Mayor Karel buying first poppy from Miss Stewart, daughter of the late General Stewart, taken on City Hall steps. Head to knees shot of a girl in a warm belted coat and a close-fitted hat placing a poppy in the buttonhole of a hatless man in 3-piece suit and tie. The pretty, dark-haired girl is wearing a poppy on her coat lapel, and a large button on her coat pocket that says “American Legion Auxiliary Poppy”. Behind the two subjects to the right of the image is an ivy covered wall, and to the left are some steps.
Date Created:
1930-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

9. Barnes, Ray, YWCA campaign sign

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Billboard encouraging people to give to fund drive. The billboard shows Grand Daddy Rapids and says "Sure we'll help the girls!" The bottom right corner says "76% self supporting; $29,884 needed."
Date Created:
1939-01-10T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

10. Safety Meeting

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The four women in the photo taken at the Pantlind Hotel are described as "ladies at the Safety Meeting." They are in suits or dresses, and hats standing by a table with items on display, probably for a fund-raising auction.
Date Created:
1937-09-16T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)