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Investigators Locate Johnnie Hammond's Car In The Huron River In Ypsilanti, October 1955

Investigators Locate Johnnie Hammond's Car In The Huron River In Ypsilanti, October 1955 image
Year:
1955
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 3, 1955
Caption:
DROWNING VICTIM'S CAR: This car plunged through guard rails and into the Huron River under the Factory St. bridge in Ypsilanti early yesterday, minutes before the driver - Johnnie Hammond, 23, of 1760 Upton Ct., Willow Village - drowned while trying to reach shore. In the top picture, an Ypsilanti patrolman and two Ford Motor Co. plant protection men locate the submerged auto prior to extricating it.

Wreckers Pull Johnnie Hammond's Car Out Of The Huron River In Ypsilanti, October 1955

Wreckers Pull Johnnie Hammond's Car Out Of The Huron River In Ypsilanti, October 1955 image
Year:
1955
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 3, 1955
Caption:
An employe of the Ypsilanti Ambulance Co. and Patrolman William Ing train flashlights into the vehicle to determine if there are any victims inside as two wreckers pull the car from the river.

Station Wagon Donated To Ann Arbor High School Athletic Department By Jim White, Inc., February 1956

Station Wagon Donated To Ann Arbor High School Athletic Department By Jim White, Inc., February 1956 image
Year:
1956
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, February 3, 1956
Caption:
USE OF NEW CAR DONATED TO AAHS PIONEERS: Use of the 1956-model station wagon has been donated to Ann Arbor High School's athletic department by a local automobile dealer. The vehicle will be used to transport high school athletes to events and for other purposes approved by the school athletic department. At the wheel is Henry Fonde, football coach, while Athletic Director Lou H. Hollway is seated beside him. Presenting the car to the school officials yesterday was Peter Zahner, a representative of the auto agency.

Platt School Children Haul A Car Body For Scrap Drive, October 1942 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Platt School Children Haul A Car Body For Scrap Drive, October 1942 image
Year:
1942
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 13, 1942
Caption:
Ignominy is no longer the fate of old, worn-out automobiles and the Platt school children, shown above toting an ancient car body on their small express wagon, are proving the point by getting the scrapped machine to the pile whence it will be transported to the smelters, remoulded into vital war machinery and dispatched on its last journey to the war-torn corners of the world. Platt pupils shown bringing in the car (they've already brought in a great deal of other scrap material) are, left to right, Ralph Terry, Ronald Daugherty, Frank Michelfelder, Eleanor Daugherty, Guy Blachman and Donald Adams.