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Box 1

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Contains 165 Results:

5. Unidentified.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains a variety of images with no overall purpose other than the additional documentation of Grand Rapids and West Michigan views, or the re-creation of an existing image in a different form. Included are military images from the Civil War, Mexican War and World War II eras. Of note are the images of Grand Rapids people, scenes from Ada and Cascade and a series of 1920s-era billboards.There is no documentation of the source of the image, and often none of the...
Dates: 1863-1980

6. 5 players seated in convertible. For Slugger “Ziegler” July 1953. Art Jordan Buick, Grand Rapids.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains a variety of images with no overall purpose other than the additional documentation of Grand Rapids and West Michigan views, or the re-creation of an existing image in a different form. Included are military images from the Civil War, Mexican War and World War II eras. Of note are the images of Grand Rapids people, scenes from Ada and Cascade and a series of 1920s-era billboards.There is no documentation of the source of the image, and often none of the...
Dates: 1863-1980

1. Group photo, two rows. C.H. Leonard is old man in suit in center, front row. Accompanying newspaper clipping from the Gr Press, Sept. 5, 1925. pg. 16. “Champions. Grand Rapids Refrigerators by Defeating Standard Oils become City Red Triangle League titleholders. 8x10 print of this image.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 22
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains a variety of images with no overall purpose other than the additional documentation of Grand Rapids and West Michigan views, or the re-creation of an existing image in a different form. Included are military images from the Civil War, Mexican War and World War II eras. Of note are the images of Grand Rapids people, scenes from Ada and Cascade and a series of 1920s-era billboards.There is no documentation of the source of the image, and often none of the...
Dates: 1863-1980

2. 4x5 of same

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 22
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains a variety of images with no overall purpose other than the additional documentation of Grand Rapids and West Michigan views, or the re-creation of an existing image in a different form. Included are military images from the Civil War, Mexican War and World War II eras. Of note are the images of Grand Rapids people, scenes from Ada and Cascade and a series of 1920s-era billboards.There is no documentation of the source of the image, and often none of the...
Dates: 1863-1980

3. Group photo, team standing. C.H. Leonard is older man in suite standing near center. Newspaper clipping accompanying, Nov. 1, 1913, pg. 6, GR Press. “Runners up in the Factory Baseball League” uses same image and identifies the players.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 22
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains a variety of images with no overall purpose other than the additional documentation of Grand Rapids and West Michigan views, or the re-creation of an existing image in a different form. Included are military images from the Civil War, Mexican War and World War II eras. Of note are the images of Grand Rapids people, scenes from Ada and Cascade and a series of 1920s-era billboards.There is no documentation of the source of the image, and often none of the...
Dates: 1863-1980

1. Group standing on steps of unidentified building.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains a variety of images with no overall purpose other than the additional documentation of Grand Rapids and West Michigan views, or the re-creation of an existing image in a different form. Included are military images from the Civil War, Mexican War and World War II eras. Of note are the images of Grand Rapids people, scenes from Ada and Cascade and a series of 1920s-era billboards.There is no documentation of the source of the image, and often none of the...
Dates: 1863-1980

2. Group standing, kneeling in field, with typical “teepee” of bats and gloves in front.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains a variety of images with no overall purpose other than the additional documentation of Grand Rapids and West Michigan views, or the re-creation of an existing image in a different form. Included are military images from the Civil War, Mexican War and World War II eras. Of note are the images of Grand Rapids people, scenes from Ada and Cascade and a series of 1920s-era billboards.There is no documentation of the source of the image, and often none of the...
Dates: 1863-1980

1. Group of four men in uniforms standing, kneeling in center of street, setting unidentified. Standing at right is Leslie R. Hall (1889-1968), owned Quality Drapery Service in GR for 43 years. Bottom left is James Carlton Johnson (1890-1977), longtime employee of Steketee’s Drapery Dept.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains a variety of images with no overall purpose other than the additional documentation of Grand Rapids and West Michigan views, or the re-creation of an existing image in a different form. Included are military images from the Civil War, Mexican War and World War II eras. Of note are the images of Grand Rapids people, scenes from Ada and Cascade and a series of 1920s-era billboards.There is no documentation of the source of the image, and often none of the...
Dates: 1863-1980

2. Group photo of kids playing baseball, no uniforms. “School Days” handwritten on right end of image. James Carlton Johnson (Carl Johnson) is identified as 4th from the left on the last row. Carl Johnson and Leslis Hall were cousins.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains a variety of images with no overall purpose other than the additional documentation of Grand Rapids and West Michigan views, or the re-creation of an existing image in a different form. Included are military images from the Civil War, Mexican War and World War II eras. Of note are the images of Grand Rapids people, scenes from Ada and Cascade and a series of 1920s-era billboards.There is no documentation of the source of the image, and often none of the...
Dates: 1863-1980

3. Overland team, standing in front of a large billboard for the auto, $950.00. James Carlton Johnson is seated to the far right on the first row in this image.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains a variety of images with no overall purpose other than the additional documentation of Grand Rapids and West Michigan views, or the re-creation of an existing image in a different form. Included are military images from the Civil War, Mexican War and World War II eras. Of note are the images of Grand Rapids people, scenes from Ada and Cascade and a series of 1920s-era billboards.There is no documentation of the source of the image, and often none of the...
Dates: 1863-1980