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1. RCA Victor Radios

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A display of floor models of RCA Victor radios. The display stands in a larger convention hall or ballroom.
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Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

2. Amateur Radio Operation

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Man with radio equipment and microphone and telephone
Date Created:
1947-10-13T00:00:00Z
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Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

3. Hesse, Mrs. John

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Mrs. Hesse seated in a chair in a living room reading a magazine, with a radio in the background.
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Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

4. General Electric Supply Co.

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Window Display at Young and Chaffee Furniture Company, 122-128 Ottawa Avenue NW, featuring General Electric table radios, a "First for Grand Rapids, a Gold Seal value."
Date Created:
1948-03-16T00:00:00Z
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Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

5. Audiphone Company Presentation

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Man and woman seated at desk
Date Created:
1958-06-07T00:00:00Z
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Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

6. Alger Heights

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Woman standing in front of a radio.
Date Created:
1950-02-28T00:00:00Z
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Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

7. Family Group

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Family posing in their living room with 1930s furniture, including a radio and a Chase Brothers' piano. Music displayed on the piano: "Rock-a-bye Moon," the "Gray Book of Favorite Songs," and "Popular Song & Hits."
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Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

8. General Electric Supply Co.

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The Wurzburg Department Store exhibit at the annual Home Show features the GE products they carried: three refrigerators, one with a separate freezer door; a stove; the insides of a dishwasher so one could see how it works; a clothes washer with the motor on display with a see-through agitator on top, so one could see how it works; a mangle iron press; three televisions, one a table top, another a small console, and the third in a larger console along with a radio and record player. A sign announces that "Television is coming to Grand Rapids in 1949. WLAV will bring Grand Rapids the world's greatest features including drama, comedy, sports, variety, and news from the nation's talent capitols." In the view is an exhibit next it of Chic's Paints & Supplies at 1956 S. Division, featuring "Berryflat" paint, "improved oil-based flat finish."
Date Created:
1949-03-15T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

9. Majestic Electric Radio Advertisement

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The Majestic radio was photographed down in the mines about 50 to 100 ft. and ¾ of a mile back in the mine, using a four foot aerial and there was good reception from stations in Chicago, Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas. Six men in suits and topcoats are posed behind the radio. The man on the far right is identified as Ted Geistart. Two men in work clothes are kneeling on either side of the radio, one holding a small lamp. A sign on top of the radio says “This is a Majestic Electric Radio”. Behind the men is a rail car filled with broken rock.
Date Created:
1929-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

10. General Electric Supply Co.

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The General Electric radio department at Fox Jewelry store replete with table radios and record payers. In addition a display of bowling balls, "Bowl with a ball that fits your hand; Mineralite custom fit bowling ball by Brunswick."
Date Created:
1948-03-23T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)