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Record #:
6A_28
Title: Shots a huge sports arena being constructed.
Date: 1927
Description: Shots a huge sports arena being constructed.
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Title: Shots a huge sports arena being constructed.
Date: 1927
Description: Shots a huge sports arena being constructed.
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6A_29
Title: Shots of Olympia stadium being constructed.
Date: 1927
Description: Shots of Olympia stadium being constructed.
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Title: Shots of Olympia stadium being constructed.
Date: 1927
Description: Shots of Olympia stadium being constructed.
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Record #:
6A_30
Title: Shots of the Fisher Building being constructed.
Date: 1927
Description: Shots of the Fisher Building being constructed. Shots of the Fisher brothers also shown.
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Title: Shots of the Fisher Building being constructed.
Date: 1927
Description: Shots of the Fisher Building being constructed. Shots of the Fisher brothers also shown.
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6A_31
Title: Shots of the Penobscot Building being constructed.
Date: 1927
Description: Shots of the Penobscot Building being constructed.
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Title: Shots of the Penobscot Building being constructed.
Date: 1927
Description: Shots of the Penobscot Building being constructed.
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Record #:
6A_32
Title: Henry Ford’s new Model A, unveiled before people.
Date: 1927
Description: Henry Ford’s new Model A, unveiled before people.
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Title: Henry Ford’s new Model A, unveiled before people.
Date: 1927
Description: Henry Ford’s new Model A, unveiled before people.
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Record #:
6A_33
Title: Many boys witness ceremony at Camp Brady on shore of picturesque Green Lake. R. McClelland Brady gives speech.
Date: 1927
Description: Many boys witness ceremony at Camp Brady on shore of picturesque Green Lake. R. McClelland Brady gives speech.
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Title: Many boys witness ceremony at Camp Brady on shore of picturesque Green Lake. R. McClelland Brady gives speech.
Date: 1927
Description: Many boys witness ceremony at Camp Brady on shore of picturesque Green Lake. R. McClelland Brady gives speech.
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Record #:
6A_34
Title: Herman E. Taylor designs new form of “belt transportation”, a new rapid transit system.
Date: 1927
Description: Herman E. Taylor designs new form of “belt transportation”, a new rapid transit system.
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Title: Herman E. Taylor designs new form of “belt transportation”, a new rapid transit system.
Date: 1927
Description: Herman E. Taylor designs new form of “belt transportation”, a new rapid transit system.
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Record #:
6A_35
Title: Col. Charles A. Lindbergh world hero of air, comes home and all Detroit fetes him.
Date: 1927
Description: Col. Charles A. Lindbergh world hero of air, comes home and all Detroit fetes him. A tablet unveil at Lindy’s birthplace.
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Title: Col. Charles A. Lindbergh world hero of air, comes home and all Detroit fetes him.
Date: 1927
Description: Col. Charles A. Lindbergh world hero of air, comes home and all Detroit fetes him. A tablet unveil at Lindy’s birthplace.
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Record #:
6A_36
Title: Yost instructs coaches, Harry Kipke, a former Michigan star gives practical demonstrations.
Date: 1927
Description: Yost instructs coaches, Harry Kipke, a former Michigan star gives practical demonstrations.
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Title: Yost instructs coaches, Harry Kipke, a former Michigan star gives practical demonstrations.
Date: 1927
Description: Yost instructs coaches, Harry Kipke, a former Michigan star gives practical demonstrations.
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Record #:
6B_01
Title: Construction of a high-rise.
Date: c. mid 1920s
Description: Construction of a high-rise.
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Title: Construction of a high-rise.
Date: c. mid 1920s
Description: Construction of a high-rise.
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Record #:
6B_02
Title: Bishop Gallagher dedicates an addition to St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital
Date: c. mid 1920s
Description: Bishop Gallagher dedicates an addition to St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital
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Title: Bishop Gallagher dedicates an addition to St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital
Date: c. mid 1920s
Description: Bishop Gallagher dedicates an addition to St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital
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Record #:
6B_03
Title: Acting Mayor Jos A. Martin calls meeting of department heads in plan to co-ordinate efforts of law enforcement.
Date: c. mid 1920s
Description: Acting Mayor Jos A. Martin calls meeting of department heads in plan to co-ordinate efforts of law enforcement. Police commissioner Frank H. Croul in attendence. Sheriff Geo A. Walters and head of state police Harry R. Jackson also there.
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Title: Acting Mayor Jos A. Martin calls meeting of department heads in plan to co-ordinate efforts of law enforcement.
Date: c. mid 1920s
Description: Acting Mayor Jos A. Martin calls meeting of department heads in plan to co-ordinate efforts of law enforcement. Police commissioner Frank H. Croul in attendence. Sheriff Geo A. Walters and head of state police Harry R. Jackson also there.
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Record #:
6B_04
Title: Mrs. Sarah Rowe pf Farquhar Women’s Relief Corps presents an American flag to Judge Harry B. Keidan
Date: c. mid 1920s
Description: Mrs. Sarah Rowe pf Farquhar Women’s Relief Corps presents an American flag to Judge Harry B. Keidan
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Title: Mrs. Sarah Rowe pf Farquhar Women’s Relief Corps presents an American flag to Judge Harry B. Keidan
Date: c. mid 1920s
Description: Mrs. Sarah Rowe pf Farquhar Women’s Relief Corps presents an American flag to Judge Harry B. Keidan
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Record #:
6B_05
Title: First black judge Albert B. George visits a trial in Keidan’s court in Detroit.
Date: c. mid 1920s
Description: First black judge Albert B. George visits a trial in Keidan’s court in Detroit.
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Title: First black judge Albert B. George visits a trial in Keidan’s court in Detroit.
Date: c. mid 1920s
Description: First black judge Albert B. George visits a trial in Keidan’s court in Detroit.
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Record #:
6B_06
Title: “Welcome Home” at the Detroit Yacht Club.
Date: c. mid 1920s
Description: “Welcome Home” at the Detroit Yacht Club. Many people getting off boats and talking with each other.
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Title: “Welcome Home” at the Detroit Yacht Club.
Date: c. mid 1920s
Description: “Welcome Home” at the Detroit Yacht Club. Many people getting off boats and talking with each other.
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