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1271. Political Campaign Parade Float

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Gov. Green’s first campaign for governor included a parade down Ionia Street. The float is labeled “Employees Ypsilanti Reed Furn. Co." The float is decorated with wicker furniture motifs, with a large wicker armchair atop the structure.
Date Created:
1926-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

1272. Dirigible

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Goodyear blimp at Grand Rapids in 1929. It was wrecked soon after. Blimp is shown in flight, with clear lettering of “Good Year” (with the trademark in the middle). One flange at the back of the blimp is marked “Puritan NC-7-A”.
Date Created:
1929-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

1273. West Michigan Fair

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Fairgrounds grandstand as seen from the back, showing the openwork structure underlying the seats. Near the right side of the image is a gazebo with a poster for George W. Welsh, “Kent County’s first Lieutenant Governor."
Date Created:
1931-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

1274. Women

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Large group of women pictured in a wood-paneled room with chandeliers and tiled floor. The women are all wearing hats. One man stands to the side.
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1275. Women with Dollhouse

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Six women gathered around a two-story dollhouse
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1276. Shirt sale

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Men's clothing store interior crowded with people by display tables of shirts and ties.
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1277. Marigold Lodge

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Marigold Lodge interior entrance hall and reading room displaying a grand staircase, carpets, fireplace, bookcases, lamps . The lodge is on Lake Macatawa, built in 1913 by Egbert and Margaret Gold of Chicago, although this photo was taken in the 1930s. 1116 Marigold Ave, Holland MI. National Register of Historic Places
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1278. General Foods Company

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A display in in the window of an unidentified grocery store of General Foods items, including Maxwell House and Sanka coffees, cereals, Postum beverages, Bakers Coconut, Minute Tapioca, Post Toasties A sign hangs in the window with a clock and the AG Store logo, "The World's Largest Food Distributors," identifying the store as a Nationally Retailer-Owned Grocer.
Date Created:
1939-05-07T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

1279. Funeral Directors Convention

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An evening banquet in an elegant Pantlind Hotel ballroom, attended by both men and women. Many of the women are wearing hats. The after dinner entertainment appears to be a male chorus.
Date Created:
1942-05-13T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

1280. Furniture Museum Directors

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A group of four men and two women, dressed in business attire, sitting at a large table, for a Furniture Museum Directors Meeting. The man on the right is holding a lighted cigar. The room has two brick walls, one with a large drapery-covered window, and two filing cabinets.
Date Created:
1937-11-26T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)