Camping on Cass Lake – 1912
Museum Gallery
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Camping on Cass Lake – 1912
Object ID: 2003-007-016
Date: 8/12/1912
Collection: Biography, Cass Lake, Eldred, postcardSubjects: photographic, print
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Sailboat on Cass Lake
Object ID: 2003-007-015
Collection: Cass LakeSubjects: postcard
sailboat on Cass Lake
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Footbridge over Cass Lake canal
Object ID: 2003-007-014
Date: 10/3/1910
Collection: Cass LakeSubjects: postcard
Footbridge over Cass Lake canal
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Keego Harbor canal on Cass Lake
Object ID: 2003-007-013
Date: 9/10/1923
Collection: Cass LakeSubjects: Photo
Keego Harbor canal on Cass Lake
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Ward’s Point – Cass Lake in Keego Harbor
Object ID: 2003-007-012
Collection: WardSubjects: photographic
Ward’s Point – Cass Lake in Keego Harbor
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Cass Lake in Keego Harbor
Object ID: 2003-007-011
Collection: Cass LakeSubjects: Photo
Cass Lake in Keego Harbor
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White City Bathing Beach – Cass Lake
Object ID: 2003-007-010
Collection: Cass LakeSubjects: Photo
White City Bathing Beach – Cass Lake
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Keego Sales-Service
Object ID: 2003-007-009
Collection: BusinessesSubjects: Photo
Keego Sales – Service showing the Service Department. Known locally as Pazik’s
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Keego Harbor downtown – Main street looking west
Object ID: 2003-007-008
Collection: Keego HarborSubjects: Photo
Keego Harbor downtown – Main street looking west
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Keego Harbor downtown showing the Post Office
Object ID: 2003-007-007
Collection: Keego HarborSubjects: Photo
Keego Harbor downtown showing the Post Office
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Keego Harbor downtown – Keego Hardware
Object ID: 2003-007-006
Collection: Keego HarborSubjects: Photo
Keego Harbor downtown – Orchard Lake Road showing Keego Hardware
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Keego Harbor downtown – Orchard Lake Ave. looking East
Object ID: 2003-007-005
Collection: Keego HarborSubjects: Photo
Keego Harbor downtown – Orchard Lake Ave. looking East showing Keego Hardware amd Keego Drugs
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Holiday House and ladies
Object ID: 2003-007-004
Date: 7/27/1914
Collection: Holiday HouseSubjects: postcard
Holiday House ladies leaving boat house
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Holiday House building on Pine Lake
Object ID: 2003-007-003
Date: 5/17/1928
Collection: Holiday HouseSubjects: Photo
Holiday House building – one postcard reads: Have had four lonely weeks at a resort on Pine Lake, owned and operated by The Girls Friendly Society of the Episcopal Church. The lonely atmosphere of the place and the outdoors have been most helpful.
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Holiday House fireplace and common room
Object ID: 2003-007-002
Date: 7/18/1918
Collection: Holiday HouseSubjects: Photo
Holiday House fireplace and common room
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Holiday House Chapel
Object ID: 2003-007-001
Date: 7/25/1949
Collection: Holiday HouseSubjects: Photo
Holiday House chapel postcard. Nancy, the sender, comments that they are celebrating Christmas on July 25th.
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boat rental on Pine Lake
Object ID: 2003-007
Date: 1912
Collection: Pine LakeSubjects: Photo
boat rental on Pine Lake
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Portrait of J.E. Sawyer from Keeg Harbor
Object ID: 2003-006-012
People: Sayer, J.E.
Collection: BiographySubjects: Photo
Portrait of real estate developer Joseph E. Sawyer from his advertising booklet titled Keep Your Eye On Keego Harbor.
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Keego Harbor Subdivision map from Sawyer’s advertising booklet
Object ID: 2003-006-011
Date: 1920-1925
Collection: Keego HarborSubjects: Photo
Keego Harbor Subdivision map from J.E. Sawyer’s advertising booklet titled Keep Your Eye On Keego Harbor. The map shows the original names for streets like Poplar Street instead of Pridham Street. Although the booklet is not dated it appears to be from approximately 1920.
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Anna Mae Tucker on Perry Street in Keego Harbor
Object ID: 2003-006-010
Date: 1922
People: Crawford, Ann
Collection: BiographySubjects: Photo
Anna Mae Tucker on Perry Street with crystal set. Teddy Bear was given to Ouise Thomas from a salesman while she worked at the switchboard at the Clinton Hotel in Cincinnati.
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Frank Tucker on sand hill at Cass Lake
Object ID: 2003-006-009
People: Tucker, Frank
Collection: BiographySubjects: Photo
Frank Tucker (on left) on sand hill at Cass Lake
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Obelisk Honor Roll dedication
Object ID: 2003-006-008
Date: 5/14/1944
Collection: Keego HarborSubjects: Photo
Obelisk Honor Roll dedication
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Frank Tucker with Doe in launch on Cass Lake
Object ID: 2003-006-007
People: Tucker, Frank
Collection: BiographySubjects: Photo
Frank Tucker with Doe in launch on Cass Lake
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Keego Hardware fire
Object ID: 2003-006-006
Date: February, 1944
Collection: Keego HarborSubjects: photographic
Keego Hardware fire
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Frank and Louise Tucker
Object ID: 2003-006-005
Date: 1914
People: Tucker, Frank, Tucker, Louise
Collection: BiographySubjects: photographic
Frank and Louise Tucker with Luther Smith Gerundiger’s Bay
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Pontiac Yacht Club aerial photo
Object ID: 2003-006-004
Collection: Biography, Cass LakeSubjects: photographic
Pontiac Yacht Club aerial photo
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Houseboat on Cass Lake
Object ID: 2003-006-003
Collection: Cass LakeSubjects: photographic
Houseboat on Cass Lake
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Frank Tucker with Canoe on Cass Lake
Object ID: 2003-006-002
Date: 1914
People: Tucker, Frank
Collection: BiographySubjects: Photo
Frank Tucker (in dark Jacket) with Canoe on Cass Lake
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Roosevelt school, 1st Grade, 1927, Keego Harbor
Object ID: 2003-006-001
People: Crawford, Ann
Collection: SchoolsSubjects: Photo
Roosevelt school, 1st Grade, 1927, Keego Harbor. Back Row – L to R: Ruth Berry, Juanita Hill, Marian Londergan, —-? —-, Bonnie Harding, Marjorie Whitbeck, Betty Londergan, —-?—-, Anna Mae Tucker, Margaret Ottmar, Teacher, Miss Heslip. Middle – L to R —-?—-, —-?—-, Gordon Hyatt, Clinton Miller, Johnny Thibideau, James Hanes, Bud Mason, Glen Sawyer, —-?—-, Donna Ohngren. Front Row L to R Fred Pace, —-?—-, Earl Pace
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John Martin with the mail truck.
Object ID: 2003-005-064
Collection: BiographySubjects: Photo
John Martin with the mail truck. He is the father of the current City Manager, John Martin (1987 Woodland).
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G. Mennen (Soapy) Williams at the races on Sylvan Lake
Object ID: 2003-005-063
People: Williams, Gerhard Mennen
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: photographic, print
G. Mennen (Soapy) Williams at the races on Sylvan Lake (Center with bow tie).
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Sylvanaqua Race on Sylvan Lake.
Object ID: 2003-005-062
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: photographic, print
Slvanaqua Race on Sylvan Lake.
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Starting point of Slvanaqua Race on Sylvan Lake.
Object ID: 2003-005-061
Collection: Fire DepartmentSubjects: photographic, print
Starting point of Slvanaqua Race on Sylvan Lake.
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Cottages on Happy Home Road off Telegraph Road
Object ID: 2003-005-060
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: photographic, print
Cottages on Happy Home Road off Telegraph Road on the North Shore of Sylvan Lake.
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Cottages on Happy Home Road off Telegraph Road
Object ID: 2003-005-059
Collection: Fire DepartmentSubjects: photographic, print
Cottages on Happy Home Road off Telegraph Road on the North Shore of Sylvan Lake.
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Daniel Whitfield School
Object ID: 2003-005-058
Collection: SchoolsSubjects: Photo
Daniel Whitfield school, Sylvan Lake
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Oakland County Boat Club
Object ID: 2003-005-057
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: Photo
Oakland County boat Club on Sylvan Lake
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Free Press Fresh Air Camp
Object ID: 2003-005-056
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: Photo
Free Press Fresh Air Camp on Sylvan Lake
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Oakland County boat Club certificate of membership
Object ID: 2003-005-055
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: photographic
Oakland County boat Club certificate of membership
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Oakland County boat Club Aerial view
Object ID: 2003-005-054
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: photographic
Aerial view of the Oakland County boat Club
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Sylvan Lake City Aerial view
Object ID: 2003-005-053
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: photographic
Aerial view of Sylvan Lake City.
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Sylvan Lake City Aerial view
Object ID: 2003-005-052
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: photographic
Aerial view of Sylvan Lake City.
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Girl Scouts tot tending on election day November 4, 1950.
Object ID: 2003-005-051
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: photographic
Girl Scouts tot tending on election day November 4, 1950. Helen Jane Spark and Bette Monteith (leader). Sylvan Scout troop continued their activities throughout junior high (1951-1953).
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Sylvan Lake beach
Object ID: 2003-005-050
Collection: postcard, Sylvan LakeSubjects: photographic
Beach on Sylvan Lake
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Sylvan Lake scene
Object ID: 2003-005-049
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: photographic
A view of Sylvan Lake
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Sylvan Lake scene
Object ID: 2003-005-048
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: photographic
A view of Sylvan Lake
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Sylvan Lake Scene
Object ID: 2003-005-047
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: photographic, print
Sylvan Lake Scene
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Boy Scouts group photo
Object ID: 2003-005-045
Collection: BiographySubjects: Photo
Group of Boys (Dick – Bottom Row Third from left with head down)
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Whitfield Class Picture 1941
Object ID: 2003-005-044
Collection: SchoolsSubjects: Photo
Class Picture (Dick – Bottom Row Third From Right)
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Students of Daniel Whitfield school in Sylvan Lake (1941).
Object ID: 2003-005-043
Date: 1941
Collection: WhitfieldSubjects: Photo
Students of Danniel Whitfield school in Sylvan Lake (1941).
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Second Grade Class Picture at Daniel Whitfield school in Sylvan Lake (1947).
Object ID: 2003-005-042
Date: 1947
Collection: WhitfieldSubjects: Photo
Second Grade Class Picture at Daniel Whitfield school in Sylvan Lake (1947).
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First Grade Class Picture at Daniel Whitfield school in Sylvan Lake (1946).
Object ID: 2003-005-041
Date: 1946
Collection: WhitfieldSubjects: Photo
First Grade Class Picture at Daniel Whitfield school in Sylvan Lake (1946).
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Elmer and Florence Fezzey boating in the 1920’s on Sylvan Lake.
Object ID: 2003-005-040
Collection: BiographySubjects: Photo
Elmer and Florence Fezzey boating in the 1920’s on Sylvan Lake.
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Sailboats on Sylvan Lake in 1941.
Object ID: 2003-005-039
Date: 1941
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: Photo
sailboats on Sylvan Lake in 1941.
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Ruth Stecker, sixty-two-year-old Sylvan Lake resident
Object ID: 2003-005-038
Collection: BiographySubjects: Photo
Ruth Stecker, sixty-two-year-old Sylvan Lake resident, and her great-grandchildren.
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Ruth Stecker, sixty-two-year-old Sylvan Lake resident
Object ID: 2003-005-037
Collection: BiographySubjects: Photo
Ruth Stecker, sixty-two-year-old Sylvan Lake resident – much loved by her Maplewood street neighbors.
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Sylvan Lake view
Object ID: 2003-005-036
Collection: NatureSubjects: photographic, print, Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake view
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Sylvan Lake view from the corner of Lakeview and Pontiac Drive.
Object ID: 2003-005-035
Collection: Keego HarborSubjects: Photo
Sylvan Lake view from the corner of Lakeview and Pontiac Drive.
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Sylvan Lake City sign
Object ID: 2003-005-033
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: Photo
Sylvan Lake City sign.
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boat Race on Sylvan Lake
Object ID: 2003-005-032
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: Photo
boat Race on Sylvan Lake
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Sylvan Lake City Hall
Object ID: 2003-005-031
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: Photo
Sylvan Lake City Hall
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Children in Sylvan Lake City cooling off with water-sprinkler.
Object ID: 2003-005-030
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: Photo
Children in Sylvan Lake City cooling off with water-sprinkler. From left to right: John Dickie, Janet Pepper, Jay Pepper, Tom Pepper (head behind sprinkler), Phillip Barach, Joe Debbie, Jim Dickie.
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Sylvan Lake resident Luella Davison with her dog, Scoter.
Object ID: 2003-005-029
Date: 1977
People: Davison, Luella
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: Photo
Sylvan Lake resident Luella Davison with her dog, Scoter. She founded the Grandparents Anonymous program in 1977. The program offers advice to grandparents fighting to see their grandchildren after divorce or family conflict.
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Carl Foster of Sylvan Lake volunteers to dress as Uncle Sam
Object ID: 2003-005-028
Collection: BiographySubjects: Photo
Carl Foster of Sylvan Lake volunteers to dress as Uncle Sam for the Memorial Day parade in Sylvan Lake.
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Sav-Mor Drug store in Sylvan Lake.
Object ID: 2003-005-027
Date: 1989
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: Photo
Sav-Mor Drug store in Sylvan Lake (1989).
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Sav-Mor Drug store in Sylvan Lake.
Object ID: 2003-005-026
Date: 1989
Collection: BusinessesSubjects: Photo
Sav-Mor Drug store in Sylvan Lake (1989).
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Sylvan Lake city sign
Object ID: 2003-005-025
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: Photo
City of Sylvan Lake sign.
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1997 Fun Run at Sylvan Lake
Object ID: 2003-005-024
Date: 1997
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: Photo
1997 Fun Run at Sylvan Lake.
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Jimmy Hale and his boat Pokey
Object ID: 2003-005-023
Date: 1950
People: Hale, Jimmie
Collection: BiographySubjects: Photo
Jimme Hale in his boat Pokey in 1950. Pokey is now dry docked on the lawn at 1599 Lakeview, Sylvan Lake, MI.
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Flooding in neighborhood
Object ID: 2003-005-021
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: Photo
Flooding in neighborhood (Sylvan Lake?)
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Trees after ice storm and nativity scene on January 1, 1985.
Object ID: 2003-005-020
Date: 1/1/1985
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: Photo
Trees after ice storm and nativity scene on January 1, 1985. (Sylvan Lake?)
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Sylvan Lake Inn
Object ID: 2003-005-019
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: Photo
In 1893 a number of Detroit businessmen conceived the idea of establishing a resort and restaurant about three miles from Pontiac on one of the most picturesque spots in all Michigan-Sylvan Lake. The officers of the company were Merrill B. Mills, President, and D.D. Jayne, Secretary. Beautiful groves were cleared and drives were laid out. A grand hotel was erected for $25,000. The site included a golf course, riding stable, bathing beach, bowling alley, and billiards. The grounds were lighted by electricity. Because of the resort, lines of the Pontiac electric railway extended to the lake and during the summer months cars ran every few minutes. The year 1891 was planned to be a banner year for the hotel. The hotel burned in 1903 and later the Mills Family gave a restricted deed to the Free Press. The site became the location of the Free Press Fresh Air Camp.
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Fresh Air Camp
Object ID: 2003-005-018
Collection: CampsSubjects: Photo
Formerly Fresh Air Camp, the building in line with the middle tree was removed and became the existing Community Center. (Photo taken in 1958).
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Tower Beach (July 6, 1977):
Object ID: 2003-005-017
Date: 1900
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: Photo
A Product of the Pontiac and Sylvan Railways, the hot dog and ice cream stand and boat rental, Tower Beach, flourished in the early 1900’s as a tourist area on the east shore of Sylvan Lake.
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Jim Durfee’s father, Ray, behind Happy Home Road.
Object ID: 2003-005-013
People: Durfee, Ray
Collection: BiographySubjects: Photo
Jim Durfee’s father, Ray, behind Happy Home Road.
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Jim Durfee and his Aunt(?) Harriet.
Object ID: 2003-005-012
People: Durfee, Jim
Collection: BiographySubjects: Photo
Jim Durfee and his Aunt(?) Harriet.
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Unknown people and owl (Durfee Collection).
Object ID: 2003-005-011
Collection: BiographySubjects: Photo
Unknown people and owl (Durfee Collection).
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Jim Durfee waiting for ride at Oakwood and Garland.
Object ID: 2003-005-010
People: Durfee, Jim
Collection: BiographySubjects: Photo
Jim Durfee waiting for ride at Oakwood and Garland (maybe DUR).
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Tats and Blanche Fezzey entertaining children
Object ID: 2003-005-009
Date: 1940-1945
People: Fezzey, Blanche Fezzey, Tats
Collection: BiographySubjects: Photo
Tats and Blanche Fezzey entertaining children at Free Press Fresh Air Camp in the 1940’s.
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Free Press Fresh Air Camp (in front of road) 1920-1922.
Object ID: 2003-005-008
Date: 1920-1922
Collection: CampsSubjects: Photo
Free Press Fresh Air Camp (in front of road) 1920-1922.
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Camp counselors from Free Press Fresh Air Camp standing
Object ID: 2003-005-007
Date: 1920-1922
Collection: CampsSubjects: Photo
Camp counselors from Free Press Fresh Air Camp standing in front of the dining hall (now a part of the Community Center) 1920-1922.
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Elmer and Florence Fezzey (1940’s).
Object ID: 2003-005-006
Date: 1940-1945
People: Fezzey, Florence Fezzey, Elmer
Collection: BiographySubjects: Photo
Elmer and Florence Fezzey (1940’s).
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Elmer Fezzey’s boat tied to dock on Sylvan Lake in 1920’s.
Object ID: 2003-005-005
Date: 1920-1930
Collection: BiographySubjects: Photo
Elmer Fezzey’s boat tied to dock on Sylvan Lake in 1920’s.
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House at 2469 Pontiac Drive (Approximately 1918-1920).
Object ID: 2003-005-004
Date: 1918-1920
Collection: Sylvan LakeSubjects: Photo
House at 2469 Pontiac Drive (Approximately 1918-1920).