Photograph, Black-and-White

Name/Title

Photograph, Black-and-White

Entry/Object ID

1988.186.1

Description

Photo of Isabella (Blomgren) Bonger stirring batter and Mary (Casley) Sheppard rolling dough inside a replica World War 1 Salvation Army hutment in Detroit, MI. The women, both World War I Doughnut Girls, were helping fundraise for a joint building campaign between The Salvation Army, Detroit's Grace Hospital, and the Narcotic Educational Association held in May 1929. The hut was set up on Washington Boulevard between State Street and Grand River Avenue.

Acquisition

Accession

1988.186

Source or Donor

Isabella (Blomgren) Bonger Collection

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Credit Line

Gift of the Isabella (Blomgren) Bonger Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1929 - 1929

Place

City

Detroit

County

Wayne County

State/Province

Michigan

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Date: May 12-24, 1929

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

8 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bonger, Isabella (Blomgren)

Person or Organization

Sheppard, Mary J. "Ma" (Casley)

Related Places

Place

City

Detroit

County

Wayne County

State/Province

Michigan

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Entries

Notes

1988.186.2, 1988.186.3, 1988.186.4, 2024.1.104