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"The Pharmacopeia Comes of Age" Painting

Date: 02 1956
Description: Photograph of a painting titled: "The Pharmacopeia Comes of Age" by the artist Robert Thom. The painting depicts a scene from 1880. Pictured are the notabl...
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Woman Candling Eggs

Date: 06 1925
Description: A seated woman candling eggs at Holden Farm.
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William Ford

Date: 1929
Description: William Clay Ford Sr.(?) sits behind a desk in an office. Mr. Ford may have been an International dealer.
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Airing Bunks

Date: 01 1918
Description: World War I soldiers airing out their bunks at Camp Curtis.
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Man Pouring Tivoli Beer

Date: 1935
Description: A man is sitting at a table holding a cigarette in one hand and pouring a bottle of Tivoli pilsner beer into a glass with the other. Original caption reads...
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UPWA Officers

Date: 02 11 1949
Description: Swearing-in ceremony for Local 190 of the United Packinghouse Workers of America in Detroit by field representative George Sinclair: Daniel Penn, president...
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St. Clair Inn Bedroom

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Description: A view of a bedroom at the St. Clair Inn. It features two beds, a dresser, mirror, a nightstand, lamps, a desk, and chairs.
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Helen Holden Besemer Candling Eggs

Date: 05 1924
Description: Helen Holden Besemer sitting in a wooden chair to candle eggs at Holden Poultry Farm.
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Candling Eggs

Date: 06 1925
Description: A woman wearing a dress sitting indoors to candle eggs at the Holden Farm. Cartons of eggs are piled on a table to her left, and household furniture is in ...
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Packing Eggs

Date: 06 1925
Description: A woman wearing a dress is standing behind a table at the Holden Farm while packing eggs into cardboard holders. The holders are piled on a candling table ...
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Canning Chicken

Date: 05 1924
Description: Helen Holden using a pair of tongs to remove a can of chicken from a metal container on Holden Poultry Farm.
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International Moving Truck

Date: 03 05 1925
Description: Men remove furniture from a Model 53 International motor truck owned by the Northwestern Moving Company of Detroit, Michigan. An end table and upholstered ...
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Dining Room at Ottawa Lodge

Date: 1932
Description: Interior view of a corner of the dining room at Ottawa Lodge in the U.P. Visible are the log walls, wood tables and chairs, windows with curtains and a dee...
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Wedding Decorations

Date: 09 02 1897
Description: Interior of the John A. Landfair home, showing floral decorations for the wedding of Kate Landfair and Marvin B. Rosenberry, later Chief Justice of the Sup...
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The Allen Residence

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Description: Ernest Allen House, designed by architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #579. Project date is 1957. Interior photograph. This is the summer home for th...
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The Bloom Residence

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Description: Edward Bloom House, Keck and Keck Project #625. Project date 1959. George Fred and William Keck were born in Watertown, Wisconsin, and operated an architec...
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The Bloom Residence

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Description: Edward Bloom House, Keck and Keck Project #625. Project date 1959. George Fred and William Keck were born in Watertown, Wisconsin, and operated an architec...
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Listening to the Radio

Date: 08 23 1922
Description: A man, possibly Henry A. Rumsey, is showing his radio to a group of family and friends.

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