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High Hurdles At The Five-A League High School Track Championship, May 1953 Photographer: Eck Stanger

High Hurdles At The Five-A League High School Track Championship, May 1953 image
Year:
1953
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 9, 1953
Caption:
CAN'T GET MUCH CLOSER THAN THIS: A red-hot race at the fifth hurdle and just about this close at the end was the Five-A high hurdles event. From left to right are Ann Arbor's Bob Henson, Jackson's Tom Pierce (the winner) and Ann Arbor's Marv Baker.

Marv Baker, Dick Mayer, Bob Henson, Joe Bone - Ann Arbor High School Track Team, May 1953

Marv Baker, Dick Mayer, Bob Henson, Joe Bone - Ann Arbor High School Track Team, May 1953 image
Year:
1953
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 7, 1953
Caption:
PIONEER POINT-GATHERERS: Ann Arbor High Track Coach Tim Ryan hopes these four thinclads and their mates will be in top shape for Friday night's Five-A League championship meet under the Wines Field lights. From left to right are Hurdler Marv Baker, Sprinter and Jumper Dick Mayer, and Hurdlers Bob Henson and Joe Bone. Pioneer hopes of repeating for the league crown will rise or fall with the performance of the hurdlers.

Carl Allen Beats His Own Record In Cross-Country Meet, October 1959 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Carl Allen Beats His Own Record In Cross-Country Meet, October 1959 image
Year:
1959
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 14, 1959
Caption:
Winner Again: Striding across the finish line, still strong, is Carl Allen, outstanding cross-country man for Ann Arbor High. Yet to be beaten, Allen bettered his own course record by more than 12 seconds yesterday as the Pioneers engaged Ypsilanti and Adrian in a double-dual cross-country meet.
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Harlan Huckleby, Michigan Tailback, Signs Autographs For Children At A Family Group Home, October 1978 Photographer: Larry E. Wright

Harlan Huckleby, Michigan Tailback, Signs Autographs For Children At A Family Group Home, October 1978 image
Year:
1978
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 17, 1978
Caption:
M PLAYERS HELP OUT - Tailback Harlan Huckleby autographs a football brought to him by one of the youngsters he and several other Wolverines are helping out this fall. (An article on the project and a couple more photos appear on Page D-4).

Softball Pitcher Billy "Lucky" Patterson Leads League in Strike-Outs, August 1939 Photographer: Attributed to Eck Stanger

Softball Pitcher Billy "Lucky" Patterson Leads League in Strike-Outs, August 1939 image
Year:
1939
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 10, 1939
Caption:
Hurls Teams Into Title Series: Billy Patterson, pitcher for the Tompkins Decorators shown above, pitched his team into the championship series of the Business Softball League last night by beating the league-leading Schlenker's team, 7-5 in eight innings. Patterson drove in the winning run, allowed only two hits and struck out 14 batsmen, giving him the league's strike-out record of 120.
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AACHM Oral History: Carol Allen

Carol AllenCarol Allen was born in Alton, Illinois in 1945. Her parents Janie and Thomas Ross moved to Ann Arbor in 1951 and purchased a home on Fifth Avenue. Her father was a cook and her mother was a nurse’s aid and custodian. Carol recalls raising her son Carl Jr. with her husband while living on the second floor of her family’s home. She got her associate’s degree in practical nursing and worked in that field for most of her career. In January 2023 she and her husband Carl celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. They have two sons and several grandchildren.

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