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- Notes:
- Three women and one girl with memorial stone
- Date Created:
- 1950-07-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Drinking fountain at Campau Square. The ladies in costume are the Betsy Ross quartet of the Canton Ohio Daughters of Union Veterans: Elizabeth Waterson, Laura Moorehead, Enid Myers, Cora Lambright. This fountain was removed when the Foster-Stevens building was sold, to be reset when the drainage can be arranged. The four ladies, in long dresses and bonnets, stand behind the fountain, which is etched “Lest we forget the G.A.R.; fraternity, charity, loyalty”.
- Date Created:
- 1927-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- View of the two pillars, newly completed, with the foreman of the building job sitting on the base of the farther pillar. Three pallets still stand on the ground beside one pillar.
- Date Created:
- 1926-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- A tall Celtic cross, near the base of which is the lettering “This Cross is Erected by St. Mark's Parish to the Glory of God and in Loving Memory of its Heroes Who Gave [Their] Lives...” (any further lettering is obscured by foliage, along with the base of the marke. In the background, slightly out of focus, can be seen parts of St. Mark's church.
- Date Created:
- 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- World War I memorial pillars at the time of dedication, Nov. 12, 1926. The two pillars of the memorial are seen at night, with floral arrangements and wreaths at the foot of each pillar and a gold star flag hanging between them. Eight uniformed men with rifles form an honor guard in front and beside the monument, facing the camera. Behind them is a crowd of people.
- Date Created:
- 1926-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Located at the intersection of Fulton St., Division Ave., and Monroe St. Tall, 5-level monument topped by a uniformed Union soldier holding the barrel of a rifle, with the stock on the ground by his feet. Just below the soldier is the lettering “Petersburg.” The next level down is a square pillar with drapery. Below that a plaque with the lettering: “In Honor of the Soldiers From Kent County, 1861-1865, Erected 1885." Below this is a tall square with a battle scene seen in relief, with an angel statue in front of it. The ground level is decorated with patriotic motifs and names of battle locations such as Appomattox, Mobile, Fort Sumter. In the background can be seen the Grand Rapids Press building and part of the Grand Rapids Herald building, with the Michigan Craft Shops Furniture building between the two. The street scene shows a few pedestrians and parked carshttp://www.grpl.org/photocoll?cat=onclick&keynum=98
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Polish Veterans Monument in the Catholic cemetery on the West Side of Grand Rapids. Preston Ave. N.W. The monument is seen with heavy shadows and a black background. A madonna figure stands on top of the center pillar, with arms spread and palms up, wearing long robes and cape. On the pillar is inscribed “Polskim Bohaterom Wojny Swiatowej od Polonje w Grand Rapids Michigan.” Wings on each side of the center pillar lead to short pillars topped with large urn-shaped knobs. The left wing is decorated with a wreath motif, with “1914” in the center; the right wing bears a wreath with “1918.”
- Date Created:
- 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library AudioVisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1977-10-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1937-09-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1966-10-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City