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Starting A Victory Garden in Barton Hills, April 1943 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Starting A Victory Garden in Barton Hills, April 1943 image
Year:
1943
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 8, 1943
Caption:
BARTON HILLS RESIDENTS ACTIVE IN GARDENING: War Gardens will bloom in Barton Hills this summer and four Barton residents who will be active as War Gardeners are shown above at the home of Prof. and Mrs. Arthur Moehlman. Mrs. Willard Olson is shown kneeling in the foreground. Standing in back of her are Mrs. Moehlman, left; Mrs. Harold Groves, center, and Mrs. William Giefel.

Ted Crane, Vernor W. Crane and Bob Angel Make Plans For a Victory Garden at the University's Botanical Gardens, April 1943 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Ted Crane, Vernor W. Crane and Bob Angel Make Plans For a Victory Garden at the University's Botanical Gardens, April 1943 image
Year:
1943
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 8, 1943
Caption:
"U" BOTANICAL GARDENS WILL GROW VEGETABLES AS WELL AS FLOWERS: There will be plenty of food gardening in the University's famed botanical gardens this year and some family plots are located in that part of the gardens just off Iroquois Ave. Ted Crane, the young gentleman pointing enthusiastically towards the plot, will manage his family's garden. Shown with him are his father, Prof. Vernor W. Crane, at left, and a friend, Bob Angel, who holds the planting plans. Bob's father is in service and thoght to be overseas.

Alton Hewett's Tractor Plows a Victory Garden, April 1943 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Alton Hewett's Tractor Plows a Victory Garden, April 1943 image
Year:
1943
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 8, 1943
Caption:
PREPARING A GARDEN IN A HURRY is Alton Hewett, tractor operator who is busy these days plowing and fitting land for War Gardeners in the vicinity of 1172 Pauline Blvd. Mr. Hewett's method saves a lot of backaches and gets the job done in a hurry.

Mrs. Steward, Mrs. Hoffmeyer and Mrs. Arnet Prepare a Victory Garden, 1943 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Mrs. Steward, Mrs. Hoffmeyer and Mrs. Arnet Prepare a Victory Garden, 1943 image
Year:
1943
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 8, 1943
Caption:
GARDENING ISN'T EASY BUT WILL TO WORK MEANS GREEN ON THE TABLE: Getting their gardening muscles in shape and incidentally getting more than a little earth dug up are Mrs. Robert Steward, Mrs. Harold Hoffmeyer and Mrs. Fred Arnet, from left to right above. The picture was made at Mrs. Arnet's home at 1504 Linwood Ave. Mrs. Arnet is director of post 2 in the OCD Neighborhood War Club set-up. War Clubs are actively behind Ann Arbor's War Gardens program.

Victory Gardens, Black Dirt Prize, April 1943 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Victory Gardens, Black Dirt Prize, April 1943 image
Year:
1943
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 4, 1943
Caption:
LUCKY WAR GARDENERS GET LOAD OF TOP SOIL: Four Ann Arbor War Gardeners in the 800 block of Pauline Blvd. are getting an extra good start toward successful vegetable growing this summer. The four were given a load of top soil by the Killins Gravel Co. through a contest sponsored by the Neighborhood War Garden Committee. Three of the four gardeners who will divide the prize are shown above a Killins Co. truck which delivered the dirt. They are, from left to right, Mrs. Stuart Davis, Mrs. S. P. Tracey and Mrs. Clarence ?? Kenneth Wagner is the truck driver. The fourth winner, Mrs. Andrea Gust, was not present when the picture was taken.