Plaster relief of Veterans Memorial Building Eagle. There are a lot of pencil marks on this. All around the eagle is pencil markings and there are words at the top. The yellowish discoloring is from shellac used to seal the plaster.
Herbert E. Pedersen MD was a well-known Detroit physician. He was associated with the Detroit Medical Center. Both Hutzel Hospital and the Children's Medical Center have a memorial lectureship in his…
A plaster relief of 3 different animals with their young. 2 horses, 3 sheep and 2 pigs. There has been some repair to one of the sheep which is evedent by the white plaster.
In 1978, the retired chairperson of General Motors Corporation, Roger Smith, conceived the idea for the GM Cancer Research Prize. This annual award recognizes, on an international basis, scientists who…
Born in 1875, Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. was elected president of General Motors in 1923. He remained in that position for 23 years. During that time he developed a love for philanthropy and established the…
Plaster plaque with text, angels and hands of God. Text reads "In loving memory of Philip Smead Burd D.D.L.L.D. The lighting in this sanctuary is perpetually dedicated 1953. The light of his memory shines unto the perfect day."