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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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Manchester Downtown Businesses, May 1936

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Ann Arbor News, May 19, 1936
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MANCHESTER TODAY AND YESTERDAY - Pictured at the top is the principal business street of Manchester today, while below it is a view of the same street in April, 1886. Old timers still talk of the "big blizzard of '86."

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1936
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May
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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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Dedication Of Highway First Aid Station At Dixboro Garage, June 1937

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Ann Arbor News, June 12, 1937
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ANOTHER SAFETY LINK: Washtenaw county's first highway first aid station was dedicated yesterday at the Dixboro garage with the Red Cross, the sponsoring organization, and other interested groups represented in the participants in the exercises. At the extreme left by the table on which the first aid kit is setting, are Miss Josephine Davis, executive secretary of the Washtenaw chapter of the Red Cross, and Prof. Roger L. Morrison, chairman of the safety and traffic committee of the Ann Arbor branch of the Automobile club of Michigan. Both spoke at the exercises. In the front row near the center in the picture are Harold Zeeb and Harold Bissell, who operate this garage on US-12 at Dixboro. They are trained first aid workers.

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1937
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June
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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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Kingsbury & Hoeys Ford-Hi-Speed Building, Dexter, September 1938

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Ann Arbor News, September 17, 1938
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A decided asset to Dexter's business section is this remodeled and improved building on Ann Arbor St., the property of D. E. Hoey & Sons and occupied by the R. S. Kingsbury Ford Sales & Service. Inspecting the building, from left to right, are: Mr. Kingsbury, Leo Hoey and John Hoey.

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1938
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September
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St. Andrew's United Church of Christ, Dexter, February 1938

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Ann Arbor News, February 11, 1938
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DEXTER CHURCH REMODELED: St. Andrew's church of Dexter will be re-opened Sunday after the completion of extensive remodeling and redecorating and the installation of new equipment. This view shows the new organ and altar and the decorated altar niche.

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1938
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February
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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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Boys Repairing Toys In Dexter, December 1936

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Ann Arbor News, December 23, 1936
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REPAIRING TOYS FOR DEXTER CHILDREN: Dexter boys, enlisted by Harley J. Pope, recreational director of the village, are shown above repairing toys to gladden the hearts of underprivileged children. Left to right, at the back of the bench, are John Livermore, Vincent La Rosa and Alfred Kolander. In front of the bench, left to right, are Adelbert Johason, Henry Kolander and Earl Gehringer. For weeks these boys have been using the old fire hall as toy repair headquarters for the community for two weeks. Collection of battered toys for rehabilitation was made by the Dexter child study club, ladies literary society and Boy Scouts.

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1936
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December
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Dexter Downtown Businesses, May 1936

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Ann Arbor News, May 19, 1936
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LOOKING WEST THROUGH DEXTER - Above is shown most of the business district of Dexter, nine miles west of Ann Arbor. Wide pavement to receive several streets entering this district is one of the features of "downtown" Dexter.

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1936
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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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Oil Tank Railroad Cars Near Chelsea, June 1939

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Ann Arbor News, June 13, 1939
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TANK CARS GIVE CHELSEA APPEARANCE OF OIL TOWN: Fifty or more oil tank cars may be seen from US-12 almost any day on a Michigan Central Railroad siding west of Chelsea. They are loaded with oil from the fields in the Bloomingdale area in Van Buren county, 100 miles west of Chelsea. The oil is sent through a branch pipe line at Chelsea to the pumping station on the Michigan-Ohio pipe line near the village. The pipe line carries it to the refineries at Toledo.

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1939
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June
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Chelsea High School Future Farmers Of America Members, June 1938

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Ann Arbor News, June 8, 1938
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Chelsea Youths Take State Titles: Members of Chelsea High school's Future Farmers chapter won state championships in potato and dairy judging at the recent state FFA convention, it was learned during the past week. Their instructor and adviser, Roy Wallis, is shown at the left and the tree boys nearest him were members of the champion dairy judging team, while the three at the right were potato judging champions. From left to right, back row, are Veryl Haflay (?), ? Merkel, Francis Hafner, Robert Swartzmiller and Warren Hoover. Standing in front with Mr. Wallis is Max Hepburn. Merkel won first place in the state in individual dairy judging, and Hepburn placed third.

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1938
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June
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Chelsea's New Federal Building, May 1937

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Ann Arbor News, July 29, 1937
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CHELSEA POST OFFICE NEARS COMPLETION: Transfer of equipment from the old post office to the new federal building at the corner of Main and South streets is expected to take place soon. Use of the new building has been held up by the delay in receiving shipments of certain materials for finishing the interior. A former bank building has housed the post office for the last two years, and previous to that mail was distributed from a location on the east side of Main St., between South and Middle streets.

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1937
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May
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Anna Walsh Receives First Waterloo Project Check, June 1935

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Ann Arbor News, June 7, 1935
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Mrs. Anna Walsh is shown receiving a check from J. L. Kabatasky, attorney of the department of justice, yesterday afternoon at her home on Congdon St., Chelsea, for acreage which will be used in the Waterloo project. At the left is C. D. Platt, project manager, while standing is John Keusch, Chelsea attorney, the local representative of the legal division of resettlement administration. Dr. Walter Koelz, of the University faculty, who has been vitally interested in the project development, also was present. Mr. Keusch is a grandson of Mrs. Walsh.

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1935
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June
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Oldest Residents of Chelsea Methodist Episcopal Home

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Ann Arbor News, April 6, 1935
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Will Be Honored At Chelsea. These nonogenarians who are residents of the Methodist Old People's home at Chelsea will be honor guests at a special program arranged for 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the home. Seated from left to right are Mrs. Emma A. Rowe, 92, whose former home was in Birmingham, Mrs. Harriet Carhart who came from Pontiac, and is 93 years old, Miss Alvira Whipple, formerly of Belleville, 90 years old, and Mrs. Susan A. Danson, formerly of Detroit, 92 years old. Standing, left to right are Joseph A. Gibson, 90, formerly of Detroit, Mrs. Susan Baldwin, k of Petersburg, who is 93. Another retired pastor, Rev. N. L. Bray, who is 91 years old, also is a member of the home, and will be among the group honored tomorrow. 92, formerly of Morenci, and Rev. N. Norton Clar

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1935
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April
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Tom Thumb Wedding at Stoney Creek

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Ann Arbor News, August 10, 1939
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"I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU MAN AND WIFE": Some of the participants in a "Tom Thumb" wedding, which will be staged Friday and Saturday nights at the Stoney Creek Methodist church are shown in the above picture taken at rehearsal. Harold Hammond is the minister, and the bride and groom - with just the right expressions to make the ceremony realistic - are Viola Armstrong and Lee Hammond. All of the participants in the formal ceremony are between the ages of four and nine.

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1939
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August
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Motorcycle Hill Climb in Scio Township, July 1939

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Ann Arbor News, July 24, 1939
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THERE WERE THRILLS AND SPILLS: Darrell Bryan of Groveport, O., is shown just before he went over the top in the professional hill climb held by the Ann Arbor Devil Dogs at their hill in Scio township yesterday. Notice that Bryan's front wheel is off the ground and he is giving his machine a good ride. Bryan won the title in the 45-B class in competition with 30 other riders.

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1939
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July
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Stockbridge Village Square, June 1939

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STOCKBRIDGE ACTIVITIES CENTER HERE: Beginning tonight, weekly band concerts will be given on the Stockbridge village square shown above, and moving pictures will be shown each Tuesday night during the summer on the grounds. Improved this past week by the planting of a number of trees by the Stockbridge fire department, the square - bordered by the town's business district - is also the social center of the community. The band stand is at the right in the picture, and the town hall may be seen in the background.

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1939
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June
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New Northville Grade School, February 1937

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WILL REPLACE BURNED NORTHVILLE SCHOOL - Above is shown the new $100,000 Northville grade school which replaces the old one burned two years ago. The design of the building is the modern, functional type. It was accepted by the board of education at its meeting last night.

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1937
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February
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Hamburg Manufacturing Company Building

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Ann Arbor News, January 1, 1938
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NEW HAMBURG PLANT: This new home of the Hamburg Manufacturing Co., soon to start production of tools for Sears Roebuck & Co., will employ approximately 60 men drawn from the village and local farming area.

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1937
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Tuomy's Gasoline Station - "More Attractive Ann Arbor" Competition Winner, August 1938

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Ann Arbor News, August 20, 1938
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Tuomy's gasoline station so far outclassed other entries in Class D for the most attractive business premises, in the opinion of the judges, that it was awarded first prize again this year. Its fine lawns and beautiful plantings give the motorist an excellent preview of Ann Arbor's charm as he approaches the city.

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1938
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August
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Winners of Garden Beautification Contest - Service Station at Washtenaw and Stadium

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Children Tolling A Replica of the Liberty Bell, June 1950

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1950
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June
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Eager Ann Arbor school children crowded around the touring replica of the famous Liberty Bell on the Courthouse lawn this morning, but not for long. A steady spring rain dispersed the visitors and abbreviated the bell's showing here within an hour of its arrival. Before the rains came, however, five Mack School children tolled the bell as others watched. John W. Rae (dark suit at right), county chairman of the event, presided. George F. Williams (left) of Erwin Prieskorn post of the American Legion assisted in the ceremonies. The facsimile of the Liberty Bell is on a state tour to stimulate the purchase of government bonds.

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Erwin Dorsey, Mail Carrier, Delivering Blank Forms for Unemployment Census, November 1937

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Ann Arbor News, November 16, 1937
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TAKING THE CENSUS: Letter carriers from the Ann Arbor post office did their part in the federal unemployment census today when they delivered the report cards to all residences. Above is Erwin W. Dorsey making a delivery on his route.

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1937
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November
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Comedians In All-City Circus, August 1938

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COMEDIANS IN ALL-CITY CIRCUS: Antics of these tramp clowns of West Park are sure to amuse the crowd at the circus to be held at Wines Field tomorrow night at 8:15. The hobo reclining at lower left is Lloyd Parsons, the two seated are Leroy Smith and Ralph Barrow and standing, getting their signals mixed, are Clarence Plichta and Richard Frederickson.

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1938
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All-City Circus: Pony Jumping, July 1938

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HORSE STUNTS: Ten-year-old Bonnie Wayrom will put the trained ponies through the hurdles at the all-city circus which will be held next Tuesday night under the flood lights at Wines field. She is pictured here practicing for the performance. The ponies are trained by Jacob Riehm of Jewett Ave., retired circus performer.

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1938
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July
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Children's Handicraft Dollhouse at Burns Park, August 1935

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Ann Arbor News, August 30, 1935
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More than 40 Burns Park youngsters contributed to a handicraft display which attracted a large crowd to the park last night. Showing the scope of activity of the children was a doll house which was equipped with furnishings made by the boys and girls. The boys constructed the wood furniture and the girls assisted by weaving rugs, making the curtains and finishing the overstuff furniture. Wooden plates, ornaments, hot pad holders, and other articles were made by the children and included in the show. Lee Walrath, Miss Agnes Robinson and Miss Helen Heywood directed the handicraft program at this park.

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1935
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August
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Vladimir Horowitz Outside Hill Auditorium, April 1978

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THE ARTIST -- Natty in bow tie and topcoat, pianist Vladimir Horowitz stopped by the kiosk in front of Hill Auditorium Saturday afternoon. As the background poster proclaims, Horowitz will join Conductor Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra this afternoon in the finale of Ann Arbor's 85th May Festival. A sold-out audience will hear Horowitz play Piano Concerto No 3 in D Minor by Rachmaninoff. (Staff Photo By Jack Stubbs)

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1978
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April
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Thurston Elementary Students Watching Eggs Hatch, June 1982

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1982
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June
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Students at Thurston Elementary in Ypsilanti aren't worried about whether the chicken or the egg comes first. They kept eggs nice and warm in their classroom for a few days and the chicks started popping right out, much to their amazed eyes.

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