Print, Photographic

Black and white photographic print of (left to right) Mr. Stanley S. Kresge; Mayor Jerome Cavanagh; Mr. Leonard Simons; and Mr. Gordon Olson, collectively unveil the dedication plaque which will be affixed outside the Kresge Exhibit Hall inside the Detroit Historical Museum. Handwritten on the verso, "Dedication Day, July 24, 1968." The dedication plaque reads, "Kresge Exhibit Hall, Dedicated July 24, 1968, Gift of the Kresge Foundation in the amount of $500,000 fostered by the Detroit Historical Society, matched by the city of Detroit, Dedicated to the enjoyment and enrichment of the citizens of the Detroit area, for the further appreciation of our heritage. The Kresge Foundation Trustees, Past: Sabastian Spering Kresge, Founder, 1867-1966; Paul W. Voorhies, 1st President, 1875-1958; Howard C. Baldwin, 1891-1963; Present: Amos F. Gregory; Stanley S. Kresge; Donald F. Valley; William H. Baldwin; Wilbur K. Pierpont; Bruce A. Kresge, M.D.; City of Detroit: Jerome P. Cavanagh, Mayor; Thomas Leadbetter, City Clerk; Charles M. Williams, City Treasurer; Common Council: Ed Carey, President, Mary V. Beck; Philip J. Van Antwerp; Mel Ravitz; Nicholas H____; Detroit Historical Commission: Leonard N. Simons, President; Mrs. Gerard Slattery; Hazen E. Kunz; Alfred M. Pelham; Vice-President; Mrs. Wilson W. Mills, Honorary; Bartlett M. Frost, Assistant Director; Smith, Hinchman & Grylls Assoc., Inc. Architect; Barton Malow Company, Contractor."