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Geographic Reach of the River
The entire Huron River watershed in southeastern Michigan is approximately 900 square miles, with the main stem of the river stretching 125 miles. Ease of access to the river accounts for much of its appeal. Already in 1830, a promotor of Michigan wrote that “The rivers Grand, St. Joseph, Raisin, Huron, Clinton, Rouge, Kalamazoo, and…
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Old Ann Arbor Postcards
Old Ann Arbor Postcards Bentley Historical Library postcard collection, dating from the 1890s, much of which has been digitized and is available through the Bentley Image Bank.
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Photo of the Month
Two paddlers in a canoe on the Huron River, circa 1905. Photo by George R. Swain. BL000330
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The Trailblazer
Sixty-five years ago, scientist and educator Pearl Kendrick became a lecturer in the Department of Epidemiology at U-M. It was a capstone in an incredible career fighting to reduce mortality from infectious diseases, which in 1920, were responsible for 35 percent of deaths. Her life’s work would change the landscape of infectious disease and save…
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Bentley Magazine
When you think of Ann B. Davis, it’s as the center square of a grid on the Brady Bunch, surrounded by the loving people who weren’t related to her but nonetheless — somehow, as the song said — formed a family. So what led her to life in a religious communal home in Colorado? Find…
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Beyond the Field
The powerful oral histories of 28 African American athletes have been digitized and made available online through the Bentley’s new Digital Media Library. Hear in their own words the stories of athletes who overcame adversity to triumph on the field and off. For More…
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