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McPherson Memorial Hospital, Howell, Michigan, Banquet April 2, 1955
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This is a photograph from the April 2, 1955 "victory dinner" when the non-profit corporation for the purpose of raising funds for the construction of a new hospital facility met their goal of $698,736. Robert Akin was the general chairman of the Hospital Development Committee.
According to the 1988 Annual Report of McPherson Hospital, Howell, Michigan, with matching federal funds, this fundraising campaign enabled planners to go ahead with their plans to build a 75 bed hospital at a cost of $1,267,000.
The location of the banquet and the persons in the photographs are unknown.