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Do you recognize any of these people, places or events? Names? Dates? Reasons why this is going on? Check out the gallery to see if you find some clues. If you’d like to offer information about an image, click on it to bring up the caption, then make note of the number on the left side of the photo title (the top line). This number will be a two-part combination like 01-100, 02-300, 10-2023, etc. Send us a message or an email with that number and what you have to share. Your information may solve someone’s long-time family mystery!
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![B/N 1941-44 Marsh's Store Holiday Ad (Date unknown) B/N 1941-44 Marsh's Store Holiday Ad (Date unknown)](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/04/img-au-gres-c-1941-44b-marshs-store/3835376685.jpg)
![1942 Roy's Garage Ad 1942 Roy's Garage Ad](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/04/img-au-gres-c-1942-roys-garage/2340848081.jpg)
![1944 Sproule Hardware Co Holiday Ad 1944 Sproule Hardware Co Holiday Ad](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/04/img-au-gres-c-1944-sproule-hardware/2688421084.jpg)
![1950 Kitty & Ed's Bar Ad 1950 Kitty & Ed's Bar Ad](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/04/img-au-gres-c-1950-kitty-ed-bar/2943085495.jpg)
![Christie's Super Service Holiday Ad (Date unknown) Christie's Super Service Holiday Ad (Date unknown)](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/04/img-au-gres-c-yyyy-christies-super-service/421428216.jpg)
![Four Generations, Ages 1 to 83 (Date unknown) Four Generations, Ages 1 to 83 (Date unknown)](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/04/img-locale-yyyy-4-generations/1921182753.jpg)
![Pt Au Gres Hotel Dance & Dining Ad (Date unknown) Pt Au Gres Hotel Dance & Dining Ad (Date unknown)](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/04/img-locale-yyyy-pt-au-gres-hotel/1120224048.jpg)
![Circa 1940 Temple Theatre Movie Ad Circa 1940 Temple Theatre Movie Ad](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/04/img-standish-c-1940c-temple-theatre/3134543408.jpg)
![1963 Sanford's Store Ad 1963 Sanford's Store Ad](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/04/img-sims-twp-1963-sanfords-store/1133032349.jpg)
![1929 Ireland Auto Co Ad 11-300 1929 Ireland Auto Co Ad](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/04/img-standish-c-1929-irelands/3238742005.jpg)
![1946 Pomeroy & Tennis Auto Sales Ad 12-300 1946 Pomeroy & Tennis Auto Sales Ad](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/04/img-standish-c-turner-v-1942c-pomeroy-tennis-auto-sales/2525835215.jpg)
![Collier's Hotel Holiday Ad (Date unknown) Collier's Hotel Holiday Ad (Date unknown)](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/04/img-standish-c-yyyy-colliers-hotel/4101034324.jpg)
![The Trading Post Ad (Year unknown) The Trading Post Ad (Year unknown)](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/04/img-standish-c-yyyy-trading-post/1641276101.jpg)
![The Elbow Room Ad (Date unknown) The Elbow Room Ad (Date unknown)](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/04/img-standish-twp-yyyy-elbow-room/1120104462.jpg)
![Glenn's Standard Station Holiday Ad (Date unknown) Glenn's Standard Station Holiday Ad (Date unknown)](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/04/img-standish-twp-yyyy-glenns-standard-station/1495829080.jpg)
![1946 Turner Theatre Movie Ad 1946 Turner Theatre Movie Ad](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/04/img-turner-v-1946-turner-theatre/629410113.jpg)
![Circa 1919 Turner Opera House Program (Date unknown) Circa 1919 Turner Opera House Program (Date unknown)](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/04/img-turner-v-1919c-turner-opera-house/3406975657.jpg)
News clippings needing info
![Who were the kids? Is that the teacher? Who is she? Where is this? When? Class photo on the lawn](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2023/02/07-2023/1720009933.jpg)
![Who are these men? Where was the photo taken? When? What do the uniforms tell us about these two individuals? Two men in uniform](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2023/02/05-2023/1697251586.jpg)
![Where is this house? Who owned it? Who are the people on the porch? When is this? House with people on porch](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2023/02/04-2023/2819911865.jpg)
![What is this building? Where is it? When? What went on here? What's all this on the side of the track? Old tall building](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2023/02/01-2023/2541276303.jpg)
![G. F. Sterling of W Bay City, MI "enamel finish" photo. Who is the man? When? Studio photo of a man](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2023/02/24-2023/2374961733.jpg)
![Is this really Lucile Braley Scarth? If not, who? Who was her family? Where did she live? Year of photo? What might be the studio? Saginaw studio portrait of girl holding photo](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2023/02/22-2023/205227492.jpg)
![Who is this man? Where was it taken? When? What do his clothes indicate? What about the auto? Man in military-type clothes](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2023/02/20-2023/261406763.jpg)
![Who are these women? Where was the photo taken? When? What was the Lemon Club? What kind of car? Lemon Club Headquarters](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2023/02/19-2023-scaled/1972205677.jpg)
![Who are these men? Where are they? When? What is the event? Can you identify the objects they are holding? What kind of gun, what would the drill be for? Large group of men with guns, a hand drill & a large document](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2023/02/18-2023/145188577.jpg)
![Who are they? Where are they? When? What are they doing? Is this a significant event? Four men on railroad track](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2023/02/17-2023/1065294826.jpg)
![Who is this man and woman? Where was the photo taken? When? What type of uniform is this? Military man posing with woman in white](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2023/02/15-2023/454515282.jpg)
![Who are the man and woman? Where were they? When? What kind of auto in background? Special occasion? Man and woman](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2023/02/14-2023/815766173.jpg)
![Holland Super Market (Date unknown) Holland Super Market (Date unknown)](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/04/img-au-gres-c-yyyy-holland-super-market-scaled/340574918.jpg)
![Bessinger Pickle Co (Date unknown) Bessinger Pickle Co (Date unknown)](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/04/img-pc-au-gres-c-yyyy-bessinger-pickle-co-layout/150637342.jpg)
![Unidentified Man in Unidentified Room (Date unknown) Unidentified Man in Unidentified Room (Date unknown)](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/04/img-locale-yyyy-unidentified-man-room/3297243589.jpg)
![Car Line-up Along Railroad Track (Date unknown) Car Line-up Along Railroad Track (Date unknown)](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/04/img-locale-yyyy-rr-track-car-lineup/4116389118.jpg)
Photos needing info
![Rose's Drive-in (Date unknown) Rose's Drive-in (Date unknown)](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/04/img-pc-au-gres-c-yyyy-roses-drive-in/1648874977.jpg)
![Chop House Restaurant (Date unknown) Chop House Restaurant (Date unknown)](https://arenachistory.org/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/04/img-pc-locale-1960-chop-house-restaurant/1622446709.jpg)
Postcards needing info