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Box 3

 Container

Contains 44 Results:

Large group of bathers on dock (2 negatives).

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Groff's collection documents the vaudeville career of two young body builders in the early 20th century, and their manager, who also had an act. Included are two scrapbooks with newspaper reviews of their act, playbills, programs and some photographs. A third scrapbook documents the later life career in real estate of one of the body builders in the Grand Rapids area. Also documented is the purchase and operation of a summer resort on Reeds Lake by the act manager and one of the body...
Dates: 1903-1968

Man diving off (3 negatives).

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Groff's collection documents the vaudeville career of two young body builders in the early 20th century, and their manager, who also had an act. Included are two scrapbooks with newspaper reviews of their act, playbills, programs and some photographs. A third scrapbook documents the later life career in real estate of one of the body builders in the Grand Rapids area. Also documented is the purchase and operation of a summer resort on Reeds Lake by the act manager and one of the body...
Dates: 1903-1968

Belleclaire (?) in bathing suit, doing handstand. (1)

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Groff's collection documents the vaudeville career of two young body builders in the early 20th century, and their manager, who also had an act. Included are two scrapbooks with newspaper reviews of their act, playbills, programs and some photographs. A third scrapbook documents the later life career in real estate of one of the body builders in the Grand Rapids area. Also documented is the purchase and operation of a summer resort on Reeds Lake by the act manager and one of the body...
Dates: 1903-1968

Acrobats entertaining on (3 negatives).

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Groff's collection documents the vaudeville career of two young body builders in the early 20th century, and their manager, who also had an act. Included are two scrapbooks with newspaper reviews of their act, playbills, programs and some photographs. A third scrapbook documents the later life career in real estate of one of the body builders in the Grand Rapids area. Also documented is the purchase and operation of a summer resort on Reeds Lake by the act manager and one of the body...
Dates: 1903-1968