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Children Scrub Bus to Raise Money for Peace Neighborhood Center Summer Camp, May 1988 Photographer: Robert Chase

Children Scrub Bus to Raise Money for Peace Neighborhood Center Summer Camp, May 1988 image
Year:
1988
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 3, 1988
Caption:
Youngsters scrub whitewalls, trim, and body of a bus to help raise cash for summer camp.
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Boys Scrub Bus to Raise Money for Peace Neighborhood Center Summer Camp, May 1988 Photographer: Robert Chase

Boys Scrub Bus to Raise Money for Peace Neighborhood Center Summer Camp, May 1988 image
Year:
1988
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 3, 1988
Caption:
As Sebastin Scott (far left photo on left side) and Dee McCullough brush away, they look like two Tom Sawyers whitewashing Becky Thatcher's fence. Yusef Jones labors in the background.
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Car Wash to Raise Funds for Charitable Projects at Christ Temple Apostolic Faith Church of Ypsilanti, August 1965 Photographer: Doug Fulton

Car Wash to Raise Funds for Charitable Projects at Christ Temple Apostolic Faith Church of Ypsilanti, August 1965 image
Year:
1965
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 31, 1965
Caption:
One of three car washes operated by Christ Temple Apostolic Faith Church of Ypsilanti which provide employment and pay for support and education for under-privileged teen-agers is shown above. Keeping things busting here is Deacon Elray Lipsey (left) in charge of the congregation's charitable projects. At work are (left to right) Oscar Loveless, John Cameron, Wilson Burton and Irvin Jackson Ricks, and in front Luke Edward and John Loveless.
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First Presbyterian Church Westminster Student Fellowship Members Wash Cars, May 1958 Photographer: Doug Fulton

First Presbyterian Church Westminster Student Fellowship Members Wash Cars, May 1958 image
Year:
1958
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 2, 1958
Caption:
Service: Projects to aid local churches or students in other countries are carried out by members of the student religious organizations. Members of the Westminster Student Fellowship, with headquarters at a student center in the First Presbyterian Church, wash cars to raise money for African work.
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Cars Wait In Line Outside Speede Auto Wash, February 1949

Cars Wait In Line Outside Speede Auto Wash, February 1949 image
Year:
1949
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, February 26, 1949
Caption:
Saturday mornings are apt to produce a line-up of cars before Ann Arbor car-washing depots like this one on E. Huron St. Perhaps the ancient tradition of Saturday being bath day prevails for cars as well as their owners. So far, however, no owner has asked car-laundry employes to "be sure and wash behind the gears."
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St. Thomas Students Prepare For Car Wash, September 1963 Photographer: Doug Fulton

St. Thomas Students Prepare For Car Wash, September 1963 image
Year:
1963
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 23, 1963
Caption:
HERE'S HOW IT'S DONE: St. Thomas High School juniors (from left) Katy Bird, Terri Koons, Dennis Dyer and John Fitzgerald practice the fine art of washing a car in preparation for the junior-class car wash on Saturday. Students will wash cars from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at St. Francis School parking lot.
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Wanda The Circus Elephant & Trainer Robert Fetters Visit The Bel Air Kar Wash, July 1963 Photographer: Cordray

Wanda The Circus Elephant & Trainer Robert Fetters Visit The Bel Air Kar Wash, July 1963 image
Year:
1963
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, July 17, 1963
Caption:
WASH JOB: An elephant in a car wash? It happened yesterday at a local car wash, when Wanda, a 12-year-old, 5,500 pound beast appeared for a soaping. Her trainer is Robert Fetters of the King Exposition Shows and Circus. There are four performances daily in the 200 block of Main St. during Summer Bargain Days.
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