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.)
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- Women's Defense Unit Cards (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Old Luce home on the corner of Jefferson and Fulton (Southeast corner). Torn down about 1927. Gothic cottage, corner view. The house is constructed of narrow vertical wood siding, with a center entrance underneath a columned portico, with a high-peaked dormer window. The entrance is flanked on each side by sash windows with shutters. Part of the back porch entrance can be seen behind the right side of the house. A sign is nailed to a tree in front, which appears to say “Attention; Decker and Jean, G.R. Sav. Bank Bldg. (Grand Rapids Savings Bank?).
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- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Old fountain in Fulton park which was taken out in 1926 or about that time. Decorative three-tier fountain in wrought iron(?) with mythic figures and beasts on the ground level. A large basin on a center pedestal comprises the second level, decorated with nymphs. A second smaller basin rises above, with a standing female figure at the top.
- Date Created:
- 1926-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- The main floor exhibit of automobiles is filled with people standing, so that only the roofs of the autos on display are visible. A few signs stand out for Graham and Chrysler. The balconies are also filled with people, sitting. A ray of light from some projection equipment is coming from a projection room at the back.
- Date Created:
- 1935-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- A float title "Progress" and sponsored by the Passenger Car Dealers Association depicts a horse and carriage and an automobile.
- Date Created:
- 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Exterior of the Expert Die and Stamping company, plant no. 3, their building at 201-205 Front NW. A sign on the building calling "men and women for defense work."
- Date Created:
- 1944-04-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Office staff at Manufacturers Supply Co. Display in the background says "Lincoln Grease Guns and Fittings" with grease guns on display behind men posing for the photo.
- Date Created:
- 1937-09-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Pantlind Hotel (Amway Hotel). A male bartender wearing a white uniform serves several men in suits talking around the bar.
- Date Created:
- 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- The picture shows the Furniture Capital Truck Line, Inc.'s truck garage at 1621 Century SW, a beautiful brick building with half dome roof, with several General Motors Corp. truck cabs parked in front.
- Date Created:
- 1951-01-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- View of C & O Railroad converted gondolas used for hauling steel, inside a factory or warehouse.
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- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Red Rolfe throwing from third base to first base during a game between the New York Yankees and Western State at Bigelow Field.
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- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- A view of the picnnic area with wooden picnic tables beside a stream. Over the stream, three people are standing on a wooden bridge with a log railing.
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- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Portrait of Carl Carmer, signed and dated March 27, 1946. Carmer was a popular author, memoirist, and folklorist. His most notable book is "Stars Fell on Alabama".
- Date Created:
- 1946-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Portrait of Andre Maurois, signed. Maurois was a famous French novelist and author of several literary biographies. Circa 1948.
- Date Created:
- 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Mrs. Lawernce E. Dooge, president 1933-1934.
- Date Created:
- 1933-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Hans Berg, furniture designer and woodcarver from Grand Rapids, Michigan. His most famous work was an eight-foot carving depicting episodes in the history of Michigan, which was housed for many years at the Grand Rapids Public Library. Photo taken on May 4, 1943.
- Date Created:
- 1943-05-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Group portrait of four soldiers just before the Civil War. Note on back indicates they were part of the "Grand Rapids Grays". From left to right: John Mann, Thomas Mitchell, Charles F. Kendall, and Joseph Herkner. Circa 1859.
- Date Created:
- 1859-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Group portrait of men seated at a dining table at the Peninsular Club, September 26, 1906. From left to right: A. S. White (host), William M. Hathaway, Robert Beard, William B. Weston, Dennis Schram, Henry M. Rose, E. A. Stowe, L. G. Stuart, William J. Sproat, Charles S. Hathaway, James N. Davis, Thomas W. Fletcher, M. H. Tarbox [?], and E. B. Fisher.
- Date Created:
- 1906-10-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- View of Main Street, Grand Haven, with the tracks of the Grand Rapids, Grand Haven & Muskegon Railway running down the middle of the street.
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- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Women at long table cutting ticking
- Date Created:
- 1943-10-13T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Two male and one female students in front of Calvin College's Administration building
- Date Created:
- 1946-10-10T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Action shot of game with players reaching for ball and referee in background
- Date Created:
- 1947-03-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Action shot of game with players near basket, several hands on ball, and referee in background
- Date Created:
- 1948-01-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Sign post of Aberdeen and Plainfield
- Date Created:
- 1950-03-15T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Man in front of air conditioning unit
- Date Created:
- 1950-06-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Four men studying map
- Date Created:
- 1943-06-12T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Man riding horse, man making horse rear
- Date Created:
- 1947-05-28T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Panorama of stadium
- Date Created:
- 1946-10-19T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Man standing in front of store shelves full of dishes, including Pyrex.
- Date Created:
- 1950-02-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- View of Grand Rapids with Leonard Street Bridge in the background. The North Ionia School is in the right center. Logs can be seen floating in the river.
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- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Ottawa Street view looking east towards hill. St. Marks church is middle center. Central High School is in the background.
- Date Created:
- 1865-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- This view shows Ottawa Street has not been completely graded and you can see the ascent toward the old hill. Ca. 1862
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- This is the third of three photos that made up a panoramic view of the city, taken from the top of the Phoenix Furniture Co., looking east. A home is visible in the foreground with laundry out on the line, drying. A factory is center of the photo.
- Date Created:
- 1880-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- 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.)
- Notes:
- 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.)
- Notes:
- 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.)
- Notes:
- 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.)
- Notes:
- 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.)
- Notes:
- 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.)
- Notes:
- 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.)
- Notes:
- 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.)
- Notes:
- 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.)
- Notes:
- 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.)
- Notes:
- 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.)
- Notes:
- 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.)
- Notes:
- 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.)
- Notes:
- 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.)
- Notes:
- 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.)
- Notes:
- 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.)
- Notes:
- 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.)