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Box 2

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Contains 11 Results:

Neg. 3757 Jandorf's Bakery at 42 Monroe Ave., Photo Service Shop left, Guidotti's Hats & Furnishings. Near view of old autos on the brick streets in front of the stores.

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Peck Drugstore in Grand Rapids is often recognized as a landmark business on Monroe Ave., one of the most photographed streets in Grand Rapids. However, the Peck name is also remembered for the sensational 1916 family murder (Peck-Waite Murder), which was widely reported in the national press of the era. John Peck and his wife, Hannah, were murdered by their son-in-law, Arthur Waite. This small collection provides a place to build a general collection related to both the...
Dates: 1916-2000