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Chelsea Men Build Portable Dipping Outfit, June 1938

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Ann Arbor News, June 15, 1938
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Chelsea Men Build Portable Dipping Outfit: Harold Guenther, route 2, Chelsea, and Clarence Bristle, route 1, constructed this portable sheep dipping outfit to make a business of ridding Washtenaw county sheep of external parasites. The top picture (this picture) shows the complete dipping equipment with the exception of the two runways, and the lower photo shows Guenther helping one of the sheep scramble up the side of the tak after being immersed. Shown in the top picture, from left to right are: Mr. Bristle, Norman Schneider, Mr. Guenther and Ben Schneider, of Lima township, whose sheep were being treated.

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1938
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June
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15
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Jimmy Dolan With Ace High - First Prize Winner In Northville Horse Show, May 1938

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Ann Arbor News, May 23, 1938
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WON FIRST PRIZE IN HORSE SHOW: Ace High, owned by Dr. A. C. Furstenberg of Ann Arbor and ridden by Nancy Furstenberg, age 14, won first prize in the amateur five-gaited class at the Northville horse show yesterday. Jimmy Dolan, trainer, is shown with Ace High.

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1938
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May
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Kathleen & Johnny Dolan On Horses Entered into the Northville Show, May 1938

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Ann Arbor News, May 23, 1938
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YOUNG RIDERS WIN PRIZES: Kathleen Dolan, 3, and Johnny Dolan, 4, are shown above on the mounts which they rode in the horse show at Northville yesterday. Kathleen on Goldie won third prize in the children's horsemanship class, while her brother, on Sheba, had to be content with a fourth place. The riders are children of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Dolan, trainer for the Fursternberg stable.

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1938
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Triplet Lambs at Saline Valley Farms, April 1938

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Ann Arbor News, April 13, 1938
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WASHTENAW COUNTY BOASTS TRIPLET LAMBS: Shown here with their mother, one of the Black Top ewes of the Saline Valley Farms flock, are triplet lambs born Friday at the farms south of Saline. More than 90 per cent of the births in the valley farms flock this year have been multiple, but this is the first set of triplets to arrive.

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1938
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April
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Schrader Farm Buffalo Calf & Parents, November 1937

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Ann Arbor News, November 1, 1937
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WASHTENAW COUNTY'S FIRST BUFFALO CALF: Believed to be the first Buffalo calf born in Washtenaw county, this five-day-old daughter of Caroline and John, cow and bull buffalo at Schrader's Buffalo ranch on N. Territorial Rd., in Salem township, has been christened "Ruth."

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1937
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November
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Plowing with a Three-Horse Team

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Ann Arbor News, September 18, 1935
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Three-Horse Team Solves Plowing Problem: Above is shown the three-horse team of beautiful dapple grays with which Oscar Lindauer, their owner, is successfully solving this fall's serious plowing problem. Despite intermittent rains since early spring, the ground on his 40-acre farm, southeast of Chelsea, is a heavy strain on tractor and horses, both of which he is using on this job. This farm is one of the largest in the county.

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1935
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September
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Working the Fields with a Team of Belgians, Plainfield, April 1938

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Ann Arbor News, April 27, 1938
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PLAINFIELD FARMER PUTS CHAMP TO WORK: Leon Longnecker of Dutton Rd., Plainfield, doesn't believe in pampering a champion. Here he has teamed a pair of fine Belgian horses to help with the spring work on the farm. The eight-year-old stallion on the left was in the champion get of sire group at the state fair in 1935 and was second in his class at the Chicago International as a three-year-old. The four-year-old mare teamed with him has not been shown in competition.

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1938
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Captain Knight and Eagle 'Coronation' with John Piersol, February 1939

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Ann Arbor News, February 27, 1939
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'CORONATION' HAS HER PICTURE TAKEN: The crowned eagle shown above, caught by Capt. C. W. R. Knight in Africa about a year ago, belongs to a ferocious species but proves quite tractable in the hands of her captor. The bird was photographed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Peirsol, where Capt. Knight is a guest. Capt. Knight is at the left and the Peirsols' son, John, at the right.

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1939
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February
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University of Michigan President Alexander G. Ruthven and Trainer Dolan with Morgan Horses, 1939

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1939
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January
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10
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"University of Michigan President Alexander G. Ruthven (at right) with his prized Morgan horses. 1939 was Ruthven's tenth year as president of the Univerity of Michigan. He had earlier been director of the University's Natural History Museum." - Wystan Stevens

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Al Steinke, Harry McCormick, & Award-Winning Argo Katrinka, April 1938

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Ann Arbor News, April 16, 1938
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WINS LAURELS AT HASTINGS: Al Steinke, left and Harry McCormick, right, are shown with Argo Katrinka, the 15-inch beagle which won the Northern Association Stake at Hastings last week. Steinke is the owner and McCormick the handler. Katrinka leaves today for Greenfield, Ohio where she will compete in the International Derby championship Sunday.

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1938
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April
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English Springer Spaniel Puppies Owned By Fred Nielsen, April 1937

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Ann Arbor News, May 1, 1937
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The above is a picture of one of the largest litters of English Springer Spaniel puppies ever born in this vicinity. The litter numbered an even dozen. The dam, "Maiden Lane Beauty," has proved to be an excellent mother and is raising eleven of the youngsters, one having died when one day old. The Sire of the litter is "Man O' War's Mickey." The puppies are all strong and healthy individuals and are now five weeks old. There are nine champions in the four-generation pedigree of these young Springers. Their owner is Fred Nielsen, proprietor Nielsen Greenhouses, 1020 Maiden Lane, Ann Arbor.

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1937
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April
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Pete The Dog Carrying Groceries, Whitmore Lake, January 1939

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Ann Arbor News, January 11, 1939
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"PETE" IS NO ORDINARY DOG: This German police dog owned by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dodge of Whitmore Lake and known to every resident of that community is shown carrying home the groceries. For seven years he has been running errands for his owners, until now he knows which stores to go to. He carries the grocery list in his mouth.

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1939
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January
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Groomes Beach, Whitmore Lake

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Ann Arbor News, July 4, 1935
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What might be a typical scene at many of the lakes in Washtenaw county is shown above. The beach pictured, however is located on one of the largest lakes in the county. The lake is situated north of Ann Arbor.

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1935
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June
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Flying Enthusiasts, South Lyon, August 1939

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Ann Arbor News, August 21, 1939
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AVIATION ENTHUSIASTS: Dean Herrick of South Lyon (left), co-owner with Dr. L. A. Griswold of the Taylor Cub plane in the picture, is shown here with two of a number of persons who have been taking flying lessons in the plane in recent weeks and the instructor, Roy Nass of Ypsilanti. From left to right are Mr. Herrick, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Loomis of Northville and Mr. Nass. The plane is operated from the old Stinson field at Six Mile and Beck Rds., east of Salem.

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1939
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August
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Members Of The Saline Woman's Club With Quilt For Henry Ford, July 1938

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Ann Arbor News, July 21, 1938
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In appreciation of his services to the city of Saline, members of the Saline Woman's club have prepared a handmade quilt to be presented to the automobile manufacturer. Shown (left to right) with the quilt are Mrs. C. A. Curtiss, Mrs. C. F. Unterkircher, Mrs. Fred Burkhart and Miss Esther Landwehr, president of the club.

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1938
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July
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Rev. H. L. & Florence Peden Receive Red Cross Certificates, July 1937

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Ann Arbor News, July 20, 1937
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AWARDED FIRST AID CERTIFICATES: Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Peden, the former of whom is pastor of the Ann Arbor Seventh Day Adventist church, are shown here receiving Red Cross certificates for completion of first aid courses from Dr. Charles S. Rife of University hospital, one of the instructors for the course. The ceremony took place last night in the garden of the home of Mrs. Walter V. Peoples in Saline. Standing at the extreme left is Dr. Vernon S. Dick of University hospital, another instructor, and at the extreme right is Miss Josephine Davis, secretary of the Washtenaw county chapter of the Red Cross. Other members of the class of 26 from the Ann Arbor church who received certificates are shown in the background.

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1937
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July
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Milan's New Fire Truck, May 1938

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Ann Arbor News, May 13, 1938
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Bring On Your Fires: Equipped with a fire truck of the latest model and one of which few communities of its size can boast, Milan is prepared for almost anything in the way of a fire. The truck, a gift to the village from Henry Ford, was designed and built in the Dearborn laboratories of the Ford Motor Co. Shown with the truck are, left to right: Arlie Squires, village clerk; Lloyd Tooman, member of the council; and Fire Chief J. T. Clark.

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1938
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May
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William Squires & George Tucker With Puppet Show, May 1938

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Ann Arbor News, May 9, 1938
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Milan Boy Builds Puppet Show: These two 14-year-old Milan boys, William Squires, left, and George Tucker, are shown operating one of the two puppet shows that featured exhibits and entertainment of the second annual hobby show Friday and Saturday in Milan. George constructed the show. The two-day affair drew hundreds of spectators from Monroe and Washtenaw counties.

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1938
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May
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Harvesting Sap for Maple Syrup, Milan, March 1937

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Ann Arbor News, March 31, 1937
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SUGAR CAMP IS HEAVEN TO BOYDOM: Eager, happy youngsters may not lighten, but they certainly brighten, the job of sap-gathering and syrup-boiling in the typical sugar bush, according to Harold Murray, Hack Rd. farmer. He is shown above with three Milan boys, gathering sap in the Murray maple grove. Left to right they are: Robert Lenz, Kenneth Puffer and Jack De Vee with Mr. Murray in the right background.

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1937
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March
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Phebe Minzey, Nearly 97 Years Old, Of Milan, August 1937

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Ann Arbor News, August 20, 1937
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THINKS 'GOOD OLD DAYS' WERE BEST: Miss Phebe Minzey, Milan's oldest resident, will be 97 years of age on Oct. 8, and although she's enjoying herself she goes on record in favor of the "good old days" whenever the opportunity offers. The third of 12 children, she is the only surviving member of her family.

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1937
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August
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Bridgewater: Main Street, 1935

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Ann Arbor News, June 15, 1935
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The view shown above is the "Main St" of a little settlement in the county so small that it is not even a village. The first settler in this section was Col. Daniel Hixon, and in fact the township for several years was called Hixon township. Name the building at the left of the photo and tell in what town or township it is located.

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1935
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Junior Williams Feeding a Baby Rabbit, July 1939

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Ann Arbor News, July 29, 1939
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DEXTER BOY PUTS ORPHAN RABBIT ON MILK DIET: Two baby rabbits that lost their parents in a grass fire in Dexter the other day were adopted by Junior and Roger Williams, sons of Mr. and Mrs. William Williams of Dexter. Estimated to be about a week old, the tiny rabbits refused to eat lettuce and were put on a milk diet. They were fed with an eye dropper first and now are thriving on milk from a bottle with a nipple. One of them bit the end off the nipple on an early feeding. Junior Williams is feeding one of the orphans in the above picture; the other ran away while the picture was being taken.

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1939
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July
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Dexter Public School Second Graders In Hansel And Gretel, May 1937

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Ann Arbor News, May 13, 1937
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DEXTER PUPILS PRESENT PLAY: Above is shown a scene from the production of Hansel and Gretel by pupils of the second grade, Dexter public school of which Miss Thelma Sortor is teacher. Back row, left to right, are Jack Peterson, Jack Bell, Betty Van Natter, Alice Gregory and Ruth Lillie, gingerbread children; and Nancy Utsler, Ruthe Lillie, Dorothy Bauer, Betty Schedt, Mary Steptoe, Hazel Jameson and Enid Barbier, fairies. In the front row, left to right, are Joyce Herman as witch; Carol Shaw as Gretel; Tommy Bennett as Hansel; Betty Lou Moore as mother; Donald Stanbo as father; and John Widmayer as sandman.

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1937
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May
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Dexter Boys Drinking Cider At Otto Wagner Mill, October 1935

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Ann Arbor News, October 23, 1935
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Above is a group of Dexter boys who are always on hand when free, sweet cider flows from a 50-gallon barrel at the Otto Wagner mill, along the Huron river. In one afternoon these boys, together with other groups, consumed 16 gallons of free cider. The proprietor says that the boys would be there yet, with upturned mugs, the facial as well as the glass varieties, if it hadn't been necessary to close up the mill for the night. The boys shown in the picture are, reading from left to right: Charles Mosher, Jack Wall, Alvin Kolander, Arthur Bell, James Bell, and Vincent La Rosa.

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1935
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October
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