Grand Rapids Public Museum Collections : Artifact : Photograph, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt in Motorcade in Grand Rapids, MI [2014.23.1.242]

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Photo Game ➔ Photograph, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt in Motorcade in Grand Rapids, MI

Identifier:

2014.23.1.242

Description:

A silver gelatin print of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt riding in a motorcade automobile on Monroe Avenue in front of the Charles Trankla & Company store in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Roosevelt was in Grand Rapids as part of an election campaign swing through Michigan.

Note: 2014.23.1.243 is a duplicate, but cropped version of this photograph.

Date:

October 15 1936

Materials:

Paper

Dimensions:

8" h 10" w

Current Location Status:

In Storage

Collection Tier:

Tier 2

Source:

Gift of Thomas and Kathleen Van Hoeven

Links:

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=15186
http://www.historygrandrapids.org/photo/1082/mayor-tunis-johnson-and-presid

Related Entities:

Thomas Van Hoeven (donor) Kathleen Van Hoeven (donor) Aurey Drake Strohpaul (creator)
Aurey Drake Strohpaul served in the United States Armed Navy from 1942 to 1946 during World War II. James A. Straub (identified by)
Alternate names: Jim Straub
James A. Straub was a Collections department volunteer and Collection Committee Member at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, offering his services as an art historian. Among his many life accomplishments were his family, and serving in the United States Marine Corps, including a 13-month tour of duty in Vietnam. His list of achievements include 27 years as Detective Lieutenant from the Kent County Sheriff's Department, Original Catalogue Director of the Mathias Alten Catalogue Raisonne, and providing significant contributions to the book, Mathias Alten: Journey of an American Painter.

Jim was honored to have been appointed by Gov. Milliken to the Board of Forensic Polygraph Examiners and by the GR mayor to the GR Historical Commission. Additionally, Jim served as President of the Command Officers Bargaining Unit at the Kent County Sheriff's Department and Vice President of the GR Historical Society. Along with his dedicated service to GRPM Jim was also a member of the Board of Kent County Employees Credit Union, the Kent County Pension Board, the Art Advisory Committee for Butterworth Hospital, the Acquisitions Committee at the Grand Rapids Art Museum and the GVSU Gordon Gallery Advisory Committee. Franklin D. Roosevelt (depicts)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.