Italy
Duomo (Pisa, Italy)
Black and white photograph of the west doors of the Pisa Duomo. There are three doors, and the center door is larger than the two side doors.
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
Piskula, Grace (Interview transcript and video), 2009
Oral history
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Video recordings
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League--Personal narratives
Baseball for women--United States
Baseball
Sports for women
World War, 1939-1945
Baseball players--Wisconsin
Baseball players-Illinois
Women
Grace Piskula was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on February 26, 1926. Growing up she played softball with the neighborhood boys and in school. She played all positions but mainly stuck to playing shortstop, first and third base and left field. Eventually, her coach, Buddy Greif, approached her one day and informed her she would be playing for the Rockford Peaches. Soon thereafter while she was up at college, she received a call from Mr. Wrigley, owner for the Chicago Chicks to come play for them. She played one year for the Rockford Peaches and then the next for the Chicago Chicks. Her career highlights include hitting a triple for Chicago and then catching a fly ball while with Rockford. Following her two years in the league she quit and went back to college. She discusses her post-baseball career in some detail.
Piskula, Grace
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Collection, (RHC-55)
In Copyright
Pitcher and catcher confer during women's softball game
Students
Events
Grand Valley State University
Michigan
Allendale (Mich.)
Universities and colleges
Pitcher and catcher confer during women's softball game, April 14, 1990.
In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Keene (N.Y.)
Mountains
Roadways
Black and white photograph of a road lined with power lines and fences in front of a field. A barn is visible behind a line of trees. A mountain range is visible in the distance.
Pitetti, Kenneth (Interview transcript and video), 2017
United States--History, Military
Veterans
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
Kenneth Pitetti, was born in1946 in San Francisco, California, where he was raised. He enlisted in the ROTC program at the University of San Francisco. He signed up for infantry in the Army. He received Infantry Officer Basic Training at Fort Benning. In the fall of 1969, he was assigned to the 24th Division at Fort Riley, Kansas, which, within his last two weeks of the assignment, became the 1st Division. He then participated in jungle training in Panama before being sent to Vietnam in August of 1970. He was assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. He spent most of his time in the field leading platoon-size patrols in the mountains and jungles in the northern part of South Vietnam. Four months into his service in Vietnam, Ken Pitetti stepped on a land mine and lost his leg just under his knee in a traumatic amputation. He was medically evacuated to a field hospital, where they performed surgery. He was sent back to the United States to recover. After his return to the United States, he faced the negative treatment and negative stigmatization that many veterans of Vietnam felt. Still, he worked to get his PhD and now is a professor at Wichita State.
Pitetti, Kenneth
Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
Grand Valley State University – History
College administrators
College teachers
Universities and colleges – Faculty
Glen Pitman, Seidman School of Business Dean
Grand Valley State University. University Communications
University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03)
Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives
Pitsch, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2011
Michigan--History, Military
United States. Army
Richard Pitsch volunteered for the draft in the summer of 1972. He expected to go to Vietnam, but had hopes that he would not due to the troop draw down. He completed his basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky and completed his advanced training at Fort Bliss, Texas. He was assigned to air defense artillery missile system and was a fire control crewman. He spent 20 months of active duty in central Germany, near the Dutch border. He returned to the United States in August, 1974, and was on inactive duty for the next two years.
Pitsch, Richard
Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
Pitt, Meldon (Interview outline and video) 2008
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Meldon Pitt was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 23, 1924. He graduated from Kelloggsville High School in 1942 and then went into the Army. Mel went through diesel mechanics school and then was sent to England. In England he taught people how to seal jeeps so they could go into the water when they were sent to France. Mel was transferred to an infantry company when he got to France and he fought at the Battle of the Bulge. After the Bulge he was sent back to the ordinance company and became a welder. Mel received a battle star for fighting at the Bulge and a purple heart.
Pitt, Meldon
Pittman, James (Interview outline and video), 2014
James Pittman was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1943. He grew up in the Detroit suburb of Hazel Park and graduated from high school there in 1961. He went to work and got married, but lost his marriage deferment when he divorced in 1966 and was drafted in March 1967. He received basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky and advanced infantry training at Fort Polk, Louisiana leading to him specializing as a mortar crewman. In August 1967 he was deployed to Vietnam where he joined Charlie Company of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade stationed in the area around Long Binh. For two months he worked as a mortar crewman in Charlie Company until he was reassigned to be a rifleman carrying out search and destroy missions as well as patrols in the Dong Nai River area with Charlie Company. After four months of being a rifleman he was severely wounded and was evacuated back to the United States. Despite being a paraplegic, he went back to work as a draftsman in the Detroit area, and eventually bought a farm near Saranac, Michigan.
Pittman, James
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Allegan County (Mich.)
Factories
Bakeries
A collage of 12 images of "restaraunts and drug stores that serve Lloyd J. Harriss Pies exclusively." Such places include Walgreen Drugs, Helsings, Chez Paree and Roosevelt Coffe Shop and Cafeteria, among others.
Lloyd J. Harris Pie Co.
Digital file collected by the Kutsche Office of Local History from the Saugatuck Douglas History Center for the Stories of Summer project.
Copyright Undetermined
Comprehensive plan publications
Plainfield Township (Mich.)
Kent County (Mich.)
The Plainfield Township Comprehensive Plan was prepared by the Plainfield Township Planning Commission with the assistance of Miller Associates in July 1988.
Plainfield Township Planning Commission, Plainfield Township, Kent County, Michigan
Planning and Zoning Center Collection (RHC-240)
No Copyright - United States
Citizen suits (Civil procedure)
Evidence
Boats
Plaintiff's Exhibit 10. A black and white aerial shot of several large ferries on the water. Thick smoke exits the smokestack of the boat on the right side of the image.
Otsego Library
Plaintiff's Exhibit 11. A black and white aerial shot of the area of Saugatuck along the water, including the dance hall and the Hotel Butler. Several boats are on the water. In the bottom of the image, there are trees.
Plantiff's Exhibit 12. An aerial shot of Saugatuck, Michigan. Several large ferries or boats are on the water, and the dance hall can be seen.
Plaintiff's Exhibit 13. A wide shot of a large ferry on the water. Smoke exits its smoke stack. The image is labeled Saugatuck, Mich.
Plaintiff's Exhibit 2. A hand-drawn map labeled The Village of Saugatuck, Mich., 1907. The map depicts both several city blocks and the water, where there are multiple kinds of boats on the water. On the back "#4" has been written in the top right corner.
Cars (Automobiles)
Plaintiff Exhibit 22. A black and whote photograph of a street. There are cars along the sidewalks and there is a light pole in the left side. There is a puddle in the center of the shot. The back of the photograph, labled Plaintiff's Exhibit 22. The contact information for Holland Photography is in the bottom right corner.
Plaintiff Exhibit 23. A black and white photo of a street that leads to a stop sign. There is a sidewalk along the road, and there are several buildings in the distance. The back of the photograph, labled Plaintiffs Exhibit 23. The contact information for Holland Photography is in the bottom right corner. Fingers can be seen on the sides of the photo.
Plaintiff's Exhibit 3. A black and white shot of four buildings, including the Cook Boat House, located on the water that is taken from across the water. There are several boats docked or on the shore.
Plaintiff's Exhibit 30. A black and white photo of the Saugatuck Boat Livery. Three men stand in front of the building. They are surrounded by many kayaks and canoes. On the back, "#8" is handwritten in the top right corner.