Grand Rapids Public Library
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- Registration card completed during the registration of women for war-time service by the Women's Committee of the Council of National Defense - Michigan Division, April 27 - May 4, 1918 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Collection:
- Women's Defense Unit Cards (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Born in Poland. Came to US in 1915 (approx.). Family name changed from Dyszkiewicz to Davis in 1924 when father became naturalized citizen. Catholic. Appointed mayor when George Welsh resigned. Lost to Goebel in 1950. Elected mayor in 1958. Elected to four terms. Resigned in 1964 to run as Democrat for State Representative. Elected four times. Selected as Speaker Pro Tem. Grocery store manager, shoe store and flower shop owner.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Collection:
- Mayors of Grand Rapids digital collection
- Notes:
- Democrat. Doctor, who at the time of his term, having suspended medical practice temporarily, was in charge of the D & M Railroad. Later resumed practice, served as a surgeon in the Civil War. Lived in former H. R. Williams house and co-donor of Crescent Park to the city.
- Date Created:
- 1859-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Collection:
- Mayors of Grand Rapids digital collection
- Date Created:
- 1950-04-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- 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.)
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- The new grandstand sweeps from left to right of the image, behind a grassy field. The seats are open wooden benches in four sections. Behind the stands is a large white building with many windows. The windows on the near end have striped awnings. Behind the white building is the roof line of another building, part of which, including a smokestack, can be seen at the left.
- Date Created:
- 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Group of 20 Boy Scouts in Halloween costume.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Five women dancing, four in a chorus line, copying the movements of the fifth person out in front of them.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Elk's Temple at 220 Ottawa Avenue NW. Interior, men's lounge
- Date Created:
- 1942-09-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Photograph taken for Albert Realtors. The kitchen and dinette area in the "Verseput House," location unknown. Two other photographs 125-E0038.2 and 0038.3 may be the same house.
- Date Created:
- 1950-02-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)