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Governor Gerhard Mennen “Soapy” Williams Area Visit, 1956

Object ID: 2003-005-063

Date: 1956

People: Williams, Gerhard Mennen

Collection: Sylvan Lake

Governor Gerhard Mennen “Soapy” Williams at the races on Sylvan Lake (center with bow tie) during his 1956 visit to the greater West Bloomfield area.

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