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Record #:
5_01
Title: M.A.C. students take a week off to prepare the foundation for the new Union Hall.
Date: 1926
Description: M.A.C. students take a week off to prepare the foundation for the new Union Hall. Acting President Shaw helps.
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Title: M.A.C. students take a week off to prepare the foundation for the new Union Hall.
Date: 1926
Description: M.A.C. students take a week off to prepare the foundation for the new Union Hall. Acting President Shaw helps.
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5_02
Title: Coeds serving lunch.
Date: 1926
Description: Coeds serving lunch. Band playing.
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Title: Coeds serving lunch.
Date: 1926
Description: Coeds serving lunch. Band playing.
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5_03
Title: Appointee accompanied by his family leaves for Washington.
Date: 1926
Description: Appointee accompanied by his family leaves for Washington.
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Title: Appointee accompanied by his family leaves for Washington.
Date: 1926
Description: Appointee accompanied by his family leaves for Washington.
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5_04
Title: Harry B Smith marries Francis Miller in Ionia Reformatory.
Date: 1926
Description: Harry B Smith marries Francis Miller in Ionia Reformatory.
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Title: Harry B Smith marries Francis Miller in Ionia Reformatory.
Date: 1926
Description: Harry B Smith marries Francis Miller in Ionia Reformatory.
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Record #:
5_05
Title: Alice in Wonderland play presented by students for U of M scholarship.
Date: 1926
Description: Alice in Wonderland play presented by students for U of M scholarship.
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Title: Alice in Wonderland play presented by students for U of M scholarship.
Date: 1926
Description: Alice in Wonderland play presented by students for U of M scholarship.
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Record #:
5_06
Title: Former Mayor Oscar B Marx’s funeral.
Date: 1926
Description: Former Mayor Oscar B Marx’s funeral. Many in attendance.
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Title: Former Mayor Oscar B Marx’s funeral.
Date: 1926
Description: Former Mayor Oscar B Marx’s funeral. Many in attendance.
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Record #:
5_07
Title: Launching of a new boat.
Date: 1926
Description: Launching of a new boat.
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Title: Launching of a new boat.
Date: 1926
Description: Launching of a new boat.
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Record #:
5_08
Title: U of M beats Ohio State.
Date: 1926
Description: U of M beats Ohio State.
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Title: U of M beats Ohio State.
Date: 1926
Description: U of M beats Ohio State.
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Record #:
5_09
Title: Largest catboat regatta is held on the Detroit River.
Date: 1926
Description: Largest catboat regatta is held on the Detroit River. Ninety yachts enter.
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Title: Largest catboat regatta is held on the Detroit River.
Date: 1926
Description: Largest catboat regatta is held on the Detroit River. Ninety yachts enter.
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Record #:
5_10
Title: Annual senior golf tourney.
Date: 1926
Description: Annual senior golf tourney. Members of Michigan Golf Clubs, fifty years of age and over, compete at Red Run Golf Club. The oldest contestant is 76. Horace Kendrick is the winner.
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Title: Annual senior golf tourney.
Date: 1926
Description: Annual senior golf tourney. Members of Michigan Golf Clubs, fifty years of age and over, compete at Red Run Golf Club. The oldest contestant is 76. Horace Kendrick is the winner.
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Record #:
5_11
Title: Olympic swimming stars in Belle Isle meet.
Date: 1926
Description: Olympic swimming stars in Belle Isle meet. Aileen Riggin, New York Women’s Swimming Association takes the 10-foot diving honors in the sixth Annual Water Carnival at Bele Isle. Shots of the winner and runner up diving.
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Title: Olympic swimming stars in Belle Isle meet.
Date: 1926
Description: Olympic swimming stars in Belle Isle meet. Aileen Riggin, New York Women’s Swimming Association takes the 10-foot diving honors in the sixth Annual Water Carnival at Bele Isle. Shots of the winner and runner up diving.
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Record #:
5_12
Title: W.S. Knudsen, Head of the world’s largest motor car producer endorses NIRA.
Date: 1926
Description: W.S. Knudsen, Head of the world’s largest motor car producer endorses NIRA.
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Title: W.S. Knudsen, Head of the world’s largest motor car producer endorses NIRA.
Date: 1926
Description: W.S. Knudsen, Head of the world’s largest motor car producer endorses NIRA.
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Record #:
5_13
Title: Gar Wood’s motors develop 6800 horsepower.
Date: 1926
Description: Gar Wood’s motors develop 6800 horsepower.
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Title: Gar Wood’s motors develop 6800 horsepower.
Date: 1926
Description: Gar Wood’s motors develop 6800 horsepower.
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Record #:
5_14
Title: Wood launches second harmsworth contender.
Date: 1926
Description: Wood launches second harmsworth contender. Miss America VII is launched and tested at Algonac. Shots of Gar Wood and his mechanic Orlin Johnson.
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Title: Wood launches second harmsworth contender.
Date: 1926
Description: Wood launches second harmsworth contender. Miss America VII is launched and tested at Algonac. Shots of Gar Wood and his mechanic Orlin Johnson.
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Record #:
5_15
Title: Woman speedboat driver Betty Carstairs arrives from England.
Date: 1926
Description: Woman speedboat driver Betty Carstairs arrives from England. The Estelle II is unloaded.
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Title: Woman speedboat driver Betty Carstairs arrives from England.
Date: 1926
Description: Woman speedboat driver Betty Carstairs arrives from England. The Estelle II is unloaded.
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