Richard Nims photograph series. 1880s-1990s.

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Richard Nims photograph series. 1880s-1990s.

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Photographs and negatives that document student life in Ann Arbor during the late 1930s, with particular focus on the popular student hangout The Pretzel Bell. Also included are photographs taken by Richard Nims during his two naval tours in the South Pacific in 1944-1945 and 1951-1952. The images capture life aboard a warship, battles at sea, scenery of the South Pacific, and street scenes in the Philippines and Tokyo. Other photographs include images of family and friends as well as misc. snapshots from holiday celebrations or family trips aournd Michigan.

2 linear feet.

Bentley Historical Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7949564

Bentley Historical Library

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Wyandotte Chemical Corporation.

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Nims, Richard, 1917-1994.

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Detroit-born, amateur photographer and Navy veteran who graduated from the University of Michigan in 1941. From the description of Richard Nims photograph series. 1880s-1990s. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 657390879 From the description of Richard Nims papers, 1880s-1990s. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 657389006 Richard Nims was born in Detroit, Michigan on August 28, 1917. He was the second child of Claude Henry Nims and...

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Outside of museum holdings, no comprehensive survey and inventory of campus artwork had been attempted since 1937. With support from the Michigan Commission on Art in Public Places, 1,076 items were inventoried during 1988-1990. Additional inventory work was undertaken in 1997-1998 for risk management purposed, but generated little new information. From the description of Inventory of University of Michigan-owned art, 1988-1990, 1997-1998. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id...

United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Pretzel Bell (Tavern : Ann Arbor, Mich.)

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