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| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Jail, City Hall, and an amusement park. The Jail was later used as a School and Library. Caption reads: "Jail, City Hall & Amusement Park, Grand Rapids, Wi... |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | View looking over Fort Dells, with cars parked in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | View of developed beachfront, including roller-coaster, hotels, pier and seagulls. |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Playland picnic grove and beach, both crowded with people. A large ship, pavilions and outbuildings are in the background. Caption rea... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | People sunbathe on the beach at Playland while others swim in the surf. A turreted building decorated with flags is in the background. Caption reads: "The... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline toward a woman in a canoe holding a parasol as an accompanying man paddles through the water near a wooded shore at Playland. Other row... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Kiddyland at Playland. The area features miniature amusement park rides for smaller children, including a miniature Ferris wheel and a boa... |
| Date: | 06 1961 |
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| Description: | A young girl is enjoying a carnival ride at Peppermint Park. She is probably a daughter of Lewis Arms. |
| Date: | 06 1961 |
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| Description: | Mamie and Rita Arms, daughters of Lewis Arms, sharing a midway ride at Peppermint Park. |
| Date: | 07 20 1925 |
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| Description: | View towards groups of people riding in carts as part of an amusement park ride. Two boys in the foreground are standing and watching at the perimeter of t... |
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