Gobblers and The Gridiron
Detroit has played in every Thanksgiving game since 1934. Like turkey, it’s a tradition. But why Detroit?
Archive for November, 2009
Saving Pictures of History
Russell Leavenworth founded Leavenworth Photography in 1895. To ensure that his valuable negatives will not degrade, the Archives of Michigan has begun to preserve them.
Oldsmobile in Pictures
The striking image above comes from the Leavenworth Photograph Collection. Leavenworth Photography of Lansing, Michigan created one of the largest collections of Oldsmobile photographs.
A Real Michigan Welcome
The Bureau of Military Relief was established by the Michigan War Preparedness Board to extend aid, comfort and relief to all Michigan servicemen during World War I. This effort was centered in the Michigan Soldiers and Sailors Headquarters on West 40th Street in New York City.
The Days of the Old Stage
The women in this vintage photo seem to be having fun in the “old stage coach.” One suspects that, even then, the stagecoach could evoke the “romance” of the old frontier.
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