Institution: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.) / Topic: Business people - Topics

Notes:: Frederick Mueller in suit and tie is seated at a desk posing with fountain pen in hand. The blotter on the desk is from the James Bayne Company. "For better photographs call Bayne." Mueller owns the Mueller Furniture Company.
Data Provider:: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

Notes:: 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.)

Notes:: Two Leonard Refrigerator Company men present a gift or award to a third man.
Date Created:: 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

Notes:: A group of committee men posed outdoors in front of the steps leading to the main door of the Y.M.C.A. All are dressed in overcoats, most are wearing hats, and a few are wearing gloves.
Date Created:: 1937-11-23T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

Notes:: Professor Conrad G. Swensberg (1835-1897) came to Grand Rapids in 1866 and founded the Grand Rapids Commercial College, also known as Grand Rapids Business College, which later became Davenport University. He taught at the school for over twenty years. He later was the owner and publisher/editor of the Telegram-Herald newspaper. In addition, he was the president of the Valley City Milling company, a founder of the Phoenix Furniture Company, a founder of the Aldine Manufacturing Company, a director of the Grand Rapids Savings Bank, and director of the Grand Rapids Street Railway Company. He was also an organizer of the local Y.M.C.A. and helped to establish the city's first free library.
Data Provider:: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

Notes:: One Leonard Refrigerator Co. business man receiving congratulations from three others.
Date Created:: 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

Notes:: An interior photo of the East Grand Rapids City Hall at 750 Lakeside Drive S.E. Two men are standing at the L-shaped counter receiving assistance. Four men and two women are at work behind the counter. Windows are in the background, and two overhead lights hang from the ceiling.
Date Created:: 1938-01-11T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

Notes:: A group of about 75 men at a luncheon at the Y.M.C.A., in Room 211. The men are seated at cloth covered tables.
Date Created:: 1937-11-29T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

Notes:: Martin L. Sweet came to Grand Rapids in 1846 and soon after built a flour mill, the Grand Rapids City mills. In 1860 he became mayor of Grand Rapids. And in 1868 he sold his mill and built the Sweet's Hotel, which stood on the site of the Pantlind Hotel and now the Amway Grand at the northwest corner of Pearl and Monroe. He was also involved in banking and the lumber business.
Data Provider:: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

Notes:: A dinner at the Tap Room in the Peninsular Club, 116-120 Ottawa N.W. The group of men and women, in evening dress, is gathered seated or standing around a large cloth-covered table prior to eating. The table is set with china, crystal and silverware, and several lighted candles. The room is partially wood paneled and two large overhead lamps appear in the background.
Date Created:: 1937-11-24T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

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