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Rabbi Aharon & Levi Goldstein Prepare For Passover, April 1990

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Ann Arbor News, April 7, 1990
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With a candle lighting the way, Rabbi Goldstein and his son Levi, 11, demonstrate the traditional search for leavened food before Passover. A feather is used to gather up any remaining crumbs of leaven, or chometz, they find.

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1990
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April
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Virginia Hendrickson Irvin With Some Of Her Award-Winning Miniature Paintings, January 1962

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Ann Arbor News, January 17, 1962
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SMALL PACKAGES: Mrs. Virginia Hendrickson Irvin of 619 E. University Ave. displays a few of her award-winning miniature paintings. She is one of the country's leading practitioners of the art.

Year
1962
Month
January
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Virginia is holding Reflection, ca. 1958, which won an award at the National Association of Women Artists 66th Annual Exhibition, New York City, 1958.

Standing on the table is Madonna, ca. 1948.

Hung on the wall are three paintings of her son, Charles E. Irvin, Jr. 

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Artist Earl Jackson and Angell Elementary Student Willie Spivey Work on Harlem Renaissance Mural, May 1994

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Ann Arbor News, May 10, 1994
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Artist Earl Jackson helps Angell Elementary School student Willie Spivey to take off his smock after he did touch-up work on the Harlem Renaissance mural at the Ann Arbor school.

Year
1994
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May
Day
9
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Percy Danforth, AKA Mr. Bones, Plays at Carpenter School, October 1988

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Ann Arbor News, October 13, 1988
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PLAYING BONES - Percy 'Mr. Bones' Danforth pays a call Wednesday on students at Carpenter School. Danforth, right, performed 'on the bones,' his unusual musical instrument, and gave students a try.

Year
1988
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October
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Percy Danforth Plays the Bones in the Lobby of the U-M Hospitals, March 1988

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Ann Arbor News, March 16, 1988
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MR. BONES - Percy Danforth performs in the lobby of the University of Michigan Hospitals on Sunday. Danforth played the bones to celebrate the opening of a program recognizing vintage artists of Michigan.

Year
1988
Month
March
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Percy and Fran Danforth, December 1977

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Ann Arbor News, December 25, 1977
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AT HOME - Fran and Percy Danforth, two of Ann Arbor's amazing people, make music in their home on Granger Street. Fran plays the piano and Percy manipulates the 'bones.'

Year
1977
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December
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25
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Percy Danforth Plays the Bones at Dollar Bill Copying, December 1983

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Ann Arbor News, December 17, 1983
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BETTER THAN EVER - Ann Arbor's "Mr. Bones," 83-year-old Percy Danforth, was in the Dollar Bill Copying, 611 Church St., this week having some music copied for his composer wife Frances. Members of the staff asked for a performance, so Danforth went out to his car, found some of the hand-held hardwood strips from which he wheedles amazing sounds, and returned to give them an impromptu holiday bones concert. "I'm in better shape than I've ever been," says Danforth, who suffered who heart attacks in late 1982. "I'm in my second childhood now."

Year
1983
Month
December
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Percy Danforth Plays Bones at Chelsea Middle School, October 21, 1985

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Ann Arbor News, October 21, 1985
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MUSICAL BONES - Students at North Elementary in Chelsea got a chance to try their hands at playing the 'bones' last week after learning some pointers from Percy Danforth (right).

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1985
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October
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Percy Danforth Plays Bones at Chelsea Middle School, October 21, 1985

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Ann Arbor News, October 21, 1985
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MUSICAL BONES - Students at North Elementary in Chelsea got a chance to try their hands at playing the 'bones' last week after learning some pointers from Percy Danforth (right).

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1985
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October
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Wreckage Of Plane Crash Near Whitmore Lake, June 1971

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Ann Arbor News, June 13, 1971
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Wreckage Of Plane Crash In Which 3 Persons Died

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1971
Month
June
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Artist Earl Jackson and Willow Run High School Student Jermaine Cagins, April 1996

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Ann Arbor News, April 16, 1996
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Willow Run High School freshman Jermaine Cagins, left, collaborated with his mentor Earl Johnson [sic], an Ann Arbor artist, to create 'The Power of Knowledge.' Johnson [sic] is a 1996 Willow Run graduate/

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1996
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April
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15
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Grace Shackman With Reference Materials, August 2000

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Ann Arbor News, August 29, 2000
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Grace Shackman is surrounded by maps and books she uses to research and write about Ann Arbor history. She is working on information that will appear on the next 15 installations of the Downtown Ann Arbor Historical Street Exhibit program.

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2000
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August
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Women Run The Ann Arbor Police Department Traffic & Records Bureau, January 1943

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Ann Arbor News, January 20, 1943
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ONLY LICENSE BUREAU STAFFED BY WOMEN IN STATE: Operator's licenses are issued to residents of Ann Arbor by the three women shown above, who comprise the only license bureau in Michigan completely manned by women. From left to right are Mrs. Ann Tapp, bureau head and policewoman, and Miss Lorraine Hicks and Miss Julia Hughes. Since May 1, 1942, when they took over the bureau from men police officers, they have issued about 2,500 licenses and collected about $6,000 in fees and traffic fines. Police Chief Sherman H. Mortenson says that the bureau was made feminine in anticipation of the shortage of manpower. The three women also keep track of all arrests and other records for the police department. Mrs. Tapp joined the department in 1940. Miss Hicks and Miss Hughes were hired early last year.

Year
1943
Month
January
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Female Law Enforcement Officers Learn To Fire Sub-Machine Guns In FBI School, May 1947

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Ann Arbor News, May 22, 1947
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LADY TOMMY-GUNNERS TAKE AIM: A trio of feminine law enforcement officers prepares to blast the bulls-eye to bits with Thompson sub-machine guns in firing instructions given as the final feature of the FBI school for local police and sheriff's officers. Left to right are: Mrs. Jewel Reynolds, policewoman; Mrs. Ethel Slittler, sheriff's officer deputy; and Mrs. Ann Tapp, also a policewoman. Coaching the gunners is Special Agent George L. Blue, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Year
1947
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May
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Law Enforcement Officers Practice At Firing Range During FBI School Instruction, May 1947

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Ann Arbor News, May 22, 1947
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LAW OFFICERS AT HOME ON RANGE: Members of the Ann Arbor police department and the Washtenaw sheriff's office practice with tommy-guns at the police department firing range, located off Huron River Dr. about three miles west of Ann Arbor. A total of 55 law enforcement officers took part in firing instruction with pistols and riot guns as well as the Thompson sub-machine gun. The firing practice concludes an FBI school for law officers that has been in intermittent session since Feb. 4.

Year
1947
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May
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Jay Platt, owner of West Side Book Shop, May 1998

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Ann Arbor News, May 12, 1998
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Jay Platt, owner of the West Side Book Shop, is one of the founders of the Ann Arbor Antiquarian Book Fair. The 20th fair will be May 17 at the Michigan Union.

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1998
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May
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6
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Jay Platt, owner of West Side Book Shop, May 1998

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Ann Arbor News, May 12, 1998
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West Side Book Shop owner Jay Platt shows off an accordian-type book called 'The Tunnel Calamity.' The book will be for sale at the Ann Arbor Antiquarian Book Fair May 17.

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1998
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May
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6
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Jay Platt with 'Articles of Presbyterian Religion," believed to be the first non-newspaper item printed in Washtenaw County, April 1992

Jay Platt with 'Articles of Presbyterian Religion," believed to be the first non-newspaper item printed in Washtenaw County, April 1992 image
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Ann Arbor News, April 28, 1992
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Jay Platt, owner of the Westside Book Shop, 113 W. Liberty, holds 'Articles of Presbyterian Religion," which is believed to be the first non-newspaper item printed in Washtenaw County. It was printed in 1834.

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1992
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April
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27
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Sharon McRill Installs Wallpaper for a Client, November 2004

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Ann Arbor News, November 7, 2004
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McRill installs wallpaper in a client's bathroom. Though she still does many projects herself, the owner of My Gal Friday has hired two employees since starting the concierge business in 2003.
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Sharon McRill and Client Sigrid Goodman, November 2004

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Ann Arbor News, November 7, 2004
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McRill helps a client, Sigrid Goodman, organize and pay bills. Organizing services provide higher margins for the firm, but pet care accounts for a higher percentage of business. The small business also does yard work, errands, party planning and a range of other services.
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Sharon McRill in 'My Gal Friday' Company Truck, November 2004

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My Gal Friday owner Sharon McRill prepares to drive to a client's house. The local entrepreneur, who launched her concierge business last year, has grown the firm by word-of-mouth referrals, networking and marketing - like the sign on her pickup truck door.
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Community High Students with Bill of Rights Community Art Project, September 2003

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Ann Arbor News, September 30, 2003
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Community High School sophomores Rebecca Ackerman and Anneka Goss look at an art installation interpreting the Third Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. It was created by Huron High Students.
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