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- Human Relations Commission of Grand Rapids, Michigan was founded in 1954. The Commission was charged with securing equal service to all Grand Rapids residents, ensuring that all city contractors abide by fair labor practices, and carrying out community education programs designed to discourage and eliminate prejudice and discrimination. Native Americans are identified as: George Bennett, Chet Eagleman, John R. Winchester.
- Date Created:
- 1971-02-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- State Representative Tom Mathieu and Former City Commissioner Joe Sypniewski
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Photograph of Mayor Karel buying first poppy from Miss Stewart, daughter of the late General Stewart, taken on City Hall steps. Head to knees shot of a girl in a warm belted coat and a close-fitted hat placing a poppy in the buttonhole of a hatless man in 3-piece suit and tie. The pretty, dark-haired girl is wearing a poppy on her coat lapel, and a large button on her coat pocket that says “American Legion Auxiliary Poppy”. Behind the two subjects to the right of the image is an ivy covered wall, and to the left are some steps.
- Date Created:
- 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Unidentified Boy Scouts with Grand Rapids City Manager Locke and Mayor Swarthout. Photo shows an office interior, possibly the mayor's office in City Hall, with the four men sitting around a table. There is a wood and leather side chair in the background, along with various decorations including a thermometer advertising American-LaFrance Fire Engine Company, a bust, and a poster promoting the Charles E. Belknap memorial fund.
- Date Created:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)