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3R1_15
Title: Ultra speed studies of sea lions at Bell Isle.
Date: 1925
Description: Ultra speed studies of sea lions at Bell Isle. Shown to be not clumsy as they frolic in the water and climb on a rock.
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Title: Ultra speed studies of sea lions at Bell Isle.
Date: 1925
Description: Ultra speed studies of sea lions at Bell Isle. Shown to be not clumsy as they frolic in the water and climb on a rock.
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3R1_16
Title: Trophy heads of animals taken in South Africa by Dr. James W. Inches are put on exhibition.
Date: 1925
Description: Trophy heads of animals taken in South Africa by Dr. James W. Inches are put on exhibition. These include the Kudu, Steenbuck, Hyena, Warthog, and Sable Antelope.
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Title: Trophy heads of animals taken in South Africa by Dr. James W. Inches are put on exhibition.
Date: 1925
Description: Trophy heads of animals taken in South Africa by Dr. James W. Inches are put on exhibition. These include the Kudu, Steenbuck, Hyena, Warthog, and Sable Antelope.
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3R1_17
Title: Women Compete in Annual Swim.
Date: 1925
Description: Women Compete in Annual Swim. Suzanne Wittwer of Detroit Yacht Club wins one mile swim from Edison Boat Club to D.Y.C.
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Title: Women Compete in Annual Swim.
Date: 1925
Description: Women Compete in Annual Swim. Suzanne Wittwer of Detroit Yacht Club wins one mile swim from Edison Boat Club to D.Y.C.
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3R1_18
Title: Residents of Bloomfield Hills have taken up bicycle riding as a means of recreation.
Date: 1925
Description: Residents of Bloomfield Hills have taken up bicycle riding as a means of recreation. Shot of Mrs. Warren S. Booth.
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Title: Residents of Bloomfield Hills have taken up bicycle riding as a means of recreation.
Date: 1925
Description: Residents of Bloomfield Hills have taken up bicycle riding as a means of recreation. Shot of Mrs. Warren S. Booth.
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3R1_19
Title: Society maids attend annual horse show.
Date: 1925
Description: Society maids attend annual horse show. Riding events entered by horsewomen are features of the ninth annual horse show a Detroit Riding and Hunt Club. Mrs. Frank J Navin is the only woman entrant to ride side saddle.
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Title: Society maids attend annual horse show.
Date: 1925
Description: Society maids attend annual horse show. Riding events entered by horsewomen are features of the ninth annual horse show a Detroit Riding and Hunt Club. Mrs. Frank J Navin is the only woman entrant to ride side saddle.
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3R1_20
Title: Small children stage pageant.
Date: 1925
Description: Small children stage pageant. Third grade pupils of Newman School participate in presentation entitled King Hawksbeak.
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Title: Small children stage pageant.
Date: 1925
Description: Small children stage pageant. Third grade pupils of Newman School participate in presentation entitled King Hawksbeak.
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3R1_21
Title: Dr. Tien Lai Huang, famous Chinese flier, inspects new variable-camber type airplane.
Date: 1925
Description: Dr. Tien Lai Huang, famous Chinese flier, inspects new variable-camber type airplane. Advantages of the new plane are displayed.
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Title: Dr. Tien Lai Huang, famous Chinese flier, inspects new variable-camber type airplane.
Date: 1925
Description: Dr. Tien Lai Huang, famous Chinese flier, inspects new variable-camber type airplane. Advantages of the new plane are displayed.
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3R1_22
Title: New Shortstop, George Westling signs with the Detroit Tigers.
Date: 1925
Description: New Shortstop, George Westling signs with the Detroit Tigers.
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Title: New Shortstop, George Westling signs with the Detroit Tigers.
Date: 1925
Description: New Shortstop, George Westling signs with the Detroit Tigers.
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3R1_23
Title: Candidates for degrees at U of M receive diplomas in annual commencement at Ferry Field.
Date: 1925
Description: Candidates for degrees at U of M receive diplomas in annual commencement at Ferry Field. Ann Arbor. Dr. Clarence Cook Little made the presentations. Three members of President Hoover’s cabinet were given law degrees of Doctors of Laws.
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Title: Candidates for degrees at U of M receive diplomas in annual commencement at Ferry Field.
Date: 1925
Description: Candidates for degrees at U of M receive diplomas in annual commencement at Ferry Field. Ann Arbor. Dr. Clarence Cook Little made the presentations. Three members of President Hoover’s cabinet were given law degrees of Doctors of Laws.
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3R1_24
Title: Disabled American Veterans of the World War are guests of the Inter-Lake Yachting Association at D.Y.C.
Date: 1925
Description: Disabled American Veterans of the World War are guests of the Inter-Lake Yachting Association at D.Y.C.
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Title: Disabled American Veterans of the World War are guests of the Inter-Lake Yachting Association at D.Y.C.
Date: 1925
Description: Disabled American Veterans of the World War are guests of the Inter-Lake Yachting Association at D.Y.C.
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3R1_25
Title: National Prohibition chiefs meet to discuss methods of halting smuggling of liquor over international boundary.
Date: 1925
Description: National Prohibition chiefs meet to discuss methods of halting smuggling of liquor over international boundary. James M. Doran, Bernard Wait and Seymour Lowman all shown.
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Title: National Prohibition chiefs meet to discuss methods of halting smuggling of liquor over international boundary.
Date: 1925
Description: National Prohibition chiefs meet to discuss methods of halting smuggling of liquor over international boundary. James M. Doran, Bernard Wait and Seymour Lowman all shown.
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3R1_26
Title: William Agee of Baltimore wins 15 mile race on paved course at Belle Isle.
Date: 1925
Description: William Agee of Baltimore wins 15 mile race on paved course at Belle Isle.
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Title: William Agee of Baltimore wins 15 mile race on paved course at Belle Isle.
Date: 1925
Description: William Agee of Baltimore wins 15 mile race on paved course at Belle Isle.
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3R1_27
Title: Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Prittwitz und Graffon is welcomed by Mayor John C. Lodge upon arrival to inspect industrial plants.
Date: 1925
Description: Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Prittwitz und Graffon is welcomed by Mayor John C. Lodge upon arrival to inspect industrial plants.
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Title: Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Prittwitz und Graffon is welcomed by Mayor John C. Lodge upon arrival to inspect industrial plants.
Date: 1925
Description: Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Prittwitz und Graffon is welcomed by Mayor John C. Lodge upon arrival to inspect industrial plants.
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3R1_28
Title: Jacob Schreiber returns from Wyoming with a grizzly cub.
Date: 1925
Description: Jacob Schreiber returns from Wyoming with a grizzly cub. Cub is shown riding on the hood of a car, climbing and walking into some water.
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Title: Jacob Schreiber returns from Wyoming with a grizzly cub.
Date: 1925
Description: Jacob Schreiber returns from Wyoming with a grizzly cub. Cub is shown riding on the hood of a car, climbing and walking into some water.
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3R1_29
Title: The Detroit Bread baking Contest.
Date: 1925
Description: The Detroit Bread baking Contest. Twelve thousand women compete for the title of Detroit’s Champion Bread Maker. Long lines stretch over several streets. Bread is handled through the windows into The News lobby. Stacks of bread are judges until dawn to find the winner. The non-winning bread goes to feed the hungry.
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Title: The Detroit Bread baking Contest.
Date: 1925
Description: The Detroit Bread baking Contest. Twelve thousand women compete for the title of Detroit’s Champion Bread Maker. Long lines stretch over several streets. Bread is handled through the windows into The News lobby. Stacks of bread are judges until dawn to find the winner. The non-winning bread goes to feed the hungry.
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