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Crowds Line Main Street For The Michigras Parade, April 1956

Crowds Line Main Street For The Michigras Parade, April 1956 image
Year:
1956
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 21, 1956
Caption:
CROWDS LINE STREETS FOR MICHIGRAS PARADE: Typical of the crowds which lined the streets along the route of the Michigras parade yesterday afternoon was this assemblage in the 200 block of S. Main St. Youngsters predominated, but grownups were out in force, too. For samples of what they saw, see other pictures on this page. Bright, sunny skies favored the biennial extravaganza and aided the affairs success.
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AACHM Oral History: Thekla Mitchell

Thekla Mitchell

Thekla Mitchell: Thekla White was born in 1921 in Newport, Arkansas, the youngest of nine siblings. At age 22, she traveled to Ann Arbor to visit her sister. After getting a job at Cunningham’s Drug Store, she decided to stay. She worked at the University of Michigan Hospital as a nurses’ aid and laboratory assistant in the Pathology Department for 24 years. Known as “Dimples” to friends and family, Mrs. Mitchell was active in community organizations including the Ann Arbor Civic Club and the Order of the Eastern Stars.

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Color Guard - Memorial Day Parade, May 1954

Color Guard - Memorial Day Parade, May 1954 image
Year:
1954
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 28, 1954
Caption:
This color guard led the many units of Ann Arbor's pre-Memorial Day parade last night. Included were several bands and drum and bugle corps, military units, scouts and other patriotic organizations. The firing guard of the Dexter American Legion post fired a salute to the county's war dead during a brief stop of Main St., and Taps were blown.