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1. Martin Ryerson Plaque

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View of a group of children and two women visiting the library and viewing the bas-relief plaque of Martin Ryerson.
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Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

2. Baker, John, flag pole dedication

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Man reading plaque on pole
Date Created:
1938-11-12T00:00:00Z
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Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

3. Ryerson Gift Acknowledgment

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Photograph of a plaque expressing the sincere thanks of the Common Council of Grand Rapids to Martin A. Ryerson, grandson of Antoine Campau, pictured in the middle. Dated July 10, 1899. Mr. Ryerson had donated to the city a "plat of ground" originally owned by Antoine Campau. The plaque is oval, and contains the resolution of the council inside an oval paisley border.
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Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

4. Barnes, Ray, Receiving safety trophy

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Four men on stage as one receives plaque, one man holds what appears to be a clock.
Date Created:
1947-01-28T00:00:00Z
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Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

5. Martin Ryerson Plaque

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Bas-relief plaque of Martin Ryerson who paid for the construction of the Ryerson library building. The plaque was made by Baltimore artist J. Maxwell Miller and was unveiled in 1930.
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Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

6. Barnes, Ray, Receiving safety trophy

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Four men on stage as one receives plaque, another man holds what appears to be a clock.
Date Created:
1947-01-28T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

7. Martin Ryerson Plaque

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Bas-relief plaque of Martin Ryerson who paid for the construction of the Ryerson library building. The plaque was made by Baltimore artist J. Maxwell Miller and was unveiled in 1930.
Date Created:
1930-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

8. Spanish American War Marker

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Close-up view of the Bronze plaque mounted on granite boulder, the base of the monument to Spanish war veterans in Lookout Park. Plaque is in the form of a cross with a circle superimposed. On the arms of the cross are “Cuba”, “Porto Rico”, “Philippine Islands”, and “U.S.A.”. In the center of the circle are two uniformed men holding rifles standing on either side of a kneeling woman. Around the circle are the words “Spanish War Veterans, 1898-1902”. 1929
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Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

9. McInerney Spring and Wire, honor roll

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Clergyman standing and talking with two men and soldier sitting in front of plaque containing the honor roll of employees for the McInerney Spring and Wire Company serving in the military.
Date Created:
1943-09-04T00:00:00Z
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Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

10. Memorial Rock at Hall School

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Hall School students involved in a outdoor beautification project stand near a renovated memorial to former principal Elizabeth Morrisey. The children are, left to right, Susan Scheneman, Bess Ann Laible, David Hall and Shirley Buist. At the time of Morrisey's death in 1919, she had served at Hall School as a teacher and then principal for twenty-five years, as the school grew from four rooms to seventeen. The memorial was dedicated in 1919.
Date Created:
1949-06-01T00:00:00Z
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Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)