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1. Cart, Japanese

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Cart brought from Japan by Mr. Jack. Elaborately painted 2-wheel cart, filled with ferns and flowers.
Date Created:
1929-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

2. Automobile

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Early open touring car, probably a Ford. (Henry Ford's collection).
Date Created:
1926-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

3. AG Store Trucks

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Four AG Store semi trucks parked. "Star Transfer Line" is on the door of the cab.
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

4. Truck

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A truck photographed in Fulton St. Park. The front end of the pictured conveyance shows an exposed engine block stamped “Frontenac.” Radiator grille, headlamps, and spoke wheels with thin rubber tires ("all weather Goodyear") complete the front end. Two men are sitting in the truck, one in the drivers' seat with his hand on the steering column and the other in the front passenger seat with one leg hanging out the doorless entry. The body of the truck is lettered “The Covered Wagon”. There appear to be two bench seats behind the front seats above which is a canvas roof. Several men and one boy are standing behind the vehicle on the curb.
Date Created:
1927-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

5. Truck

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A truck from the 1930s owned by Star Transfer Line, Grand Rapids to Detroit. There's also sign on the side about Interstate Motor Carriers System. Star Transfer Line, 134 Grandville Avenue SW, was owned by the Bylenga family. C. W. Mills Paper Company, 206 Grandville Avenue SW, is visible in the background.
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

6. A.M.V.S., women examining cars for Truman visit

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Woman in car and woman standing next to it
Date Created:
1948-09-02T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

7. Baldwin, Lodge photos, hunting

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Three men with car
Date Created:
1947-10-18T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

8. A.M.V.S., women examining cars for Truman visit

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Woman in car and woman standing next to it
Date Created:
1948-09-02T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

9. AG Store Truck

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Side view of a semi truck. "AG Stores, sponsored by the Grand Rapids Wholesale Grocery" on the trailer and "Star Transfer Line, Grand Rapids Michigan" on the cab. In the background is the Grand Rapids Paper Box Co. building.
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

10. Truck

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“Said to have delivered more beer than any other conveyance in Grand Rapids” is written on the back ofthe photo. International truck owned by Albert H. Lambrix and used from 1913 to 1924, delivering beer and “near beer”. Photo taken in 1929 behind the Lambrix home on National Ave. NW.
Date Created:
1929-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)