Photograph of Tom Gaffield and his family at Matthaei Botanical Gardens on August 2, 2008, the day of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Gaffield Children's Garden.
Photograph of a woman holding a caterpillar on a leaf at Matthaei Botanical Gardens on August 2, 2008, the day of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Children's Garden.
Photograph of one of the greenhouses at Matthaei Botanical Gardens on August 2, 2008, the day of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Children's Garden.
Short film offering a brief presentation highlighting early PLATO Computer Based Education systems. This presentation is an independent research project by Computer History Archives Project. The Computer History Archives Project is an independent educational research project dedicated to the research and preservation of Vintage Computing Technologies. The project creates educational presentations and rescues or restores vintage computer films to preserve historic content for educational purposes.
The popularity of brass bands at the beginning of the 20th century is made evident by this image of musical performers in the Union Circus. The band, clad in clown costumes and police uniforms, holds a variety of instruments, including: trumpets, trombones, and tubas. The group of more than 12 men appears to be waiting for their performance to begin. The inscription below the photograph reads "A Bunch of Clowns"
This letter includes a clipping of an article mentioning Fay Fuller's achievement of being the first white woman to make an ascent to the summit of Mt. Rainier. In her letter, she offers the Editor of Century Magazine the opportunity to have her write an article and include images she took while on her climb.
This map, created in 1755 by John Mitchell, was widely used as the basis for drawing new state boundaries until the first half of the 19th century. It was also the basis for the boundary dispute between Ohio and Michigan because the locations of Toledo and the mouth of the Maumee River were inaccurate.
Overheard projector slides advertising an appearance by Benjamin Creme, who lectured extensively on the coming of Lord Maitreya, the New Age Christ. "Drawing on the Ageless Wisdom and 20 years of experience, Mr. Creme speaks with authority on the emerging New Age and its social, political and economic order."
A copy of an advertisement listing the prices of merchandise related to the University of Michigan's Student Peace Union, owned by former student Richard G. Wilson. The items for sale include: buttons, posters, stickers, leaflets, and books.
A petition written by the Students for a Democratic Society, University of Michigan chapter, intended for students to petition their teachers. It asks that faculty withhold grades from the registrar in protest against the university's use of these grades for class ranks.
During the beginning of 1972 members from the Michigan Abortion Referendum Committee visited the offices of every State Representative and Senator (both in Michigan and Washington D.C.), in order to ask the legislators to support a ballot proposal that if voted in would allow licensed physicians to legally perform abortions. The following is a letter received from a senator regarding his position on whether or not the Referendum should be added to the 1972 ballot.
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"Happy Thanksgiving from Yosemite!
Thanksgiving is not the only celebration of gratitude and plentiful harvest in the fall. Many California tribes hold acorn festivals each autumn, celebrating the acorn and thanking the Creator for providing an abundant harvest.
The original people of Yosemite depended on the acorn for much of their diet, and the California black oak came to symbolize life. This staple was collected in the autumn and stored in large granaries, to be used throughout the year. The versatile acorn could be turned into a wide variety of dishes, from acorn mush, to soup, bread, or cakes.
Tabuce (“Maggie”) Howard (1870-1947) was a Paiute woman who was born at Mono Lake but moved to Yosemite Valley at a young age. At first, she made her livelihood working in park hotels, and later by making baskets to sell to tourists. Most importantly, she also gave public presentations where she demonstrated traditional crafts and cooking techniques. Photos show her processing and pounding acorns, then cooking acorn cakes on a heated stone.
November is National Native American Heritage Month, and Yosemite is the ancestral home of seven traditionally associated tribes: the American Indian Council of Mariposa County, Inc. (aka Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation), Bishop Paiute Tribe, Bridgeport Indian Colony, Mono Lake Kutzadikaa, North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California, Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians, and the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians. Learn more about Yosemite's original people on the park website (link in our profile.) #NAHeritage #Yosemite #nationalpark"
A student in the Union Circus dubbed "A Tin Soldier" by the inscription under the image, trots through Ann Arbor on his dark horse. He is costumed from head to toe in metal material to appear as a knight. A large plum sticks up from the top of his helmet. Based on the circus' known parade route, the location the image was taken is likely along State Street.
This is a replication of a self portrait that Arthur Rackham painted of himself using oils on canvas. It is found in the cover page spread of "Arthur Rackham: His Life and Work" by Derek Hudson (1975).
An unnamed woman assists in serving lunch to three men at a resthouse on the rim of Haleakalā Crater in Hawaii, seven years before the establishment of Hawai'i National Park Haleakalā Section in 1916. Haleakalā became an independent park in 1961.
This is an illustration done by Arthur Rackham for the 1907 illustrated edition of "Alice's Adventure in Wonderland"(1865) by Lewis Carroll. This illustration depicts a peculiar tea party in which the titular Alice takes part.