1940 photograph of an earlier photograph showing a family portrait originally taken ca. 1910. According the the 1939 Kalamazoo City Directory the address on the envelope of 171 Portage Street was home to the following: Wheaton Blue Print & Supply;...
1941 image showing bottling equipment in use at the Imperial Beverage Company of Kalamazoo located at 1810 Lake Street. When one looks closer one can see that Coca Cola bottles are currently on the line. As of 2017 the Imperial Beverage Company...
1941 image showing bottling equipment in use at the Imperial Beverage Company of Kalamazoo located at 1810 Lake Street. When one looks closer one can see that Coca Cola bottles are currently on the line. As of 2017 the Imperial Beverage Company...
1941 unidentified graduating class of the Brucker School located at 1400 Baker Drive in Kalamazoo, Michigan. This is one of two images of the same class. In this image the students and teacher are relaxed and smiling. As of 2006, this school is...
1941 unidentified graduating class of the Brucker School located at 1400 Baker Drive in Kalamazoo, Michigan. This is one of two images of the same class. In this image the students and the teacher have taken on serious, almost somber...
A cabin located on unidentified land acquired by the Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company of Kalamazoo and Portage, Michigan. Upjohn purchased land in and around Kalamazoo County for research purposes. As of 2006, Upjohn has been incorporated into the...
A classroom within the Otsego Junior High School located at 313 West Allegan Street in the city of Otsego, Michigan. This image shows the damage caused by a fire which swept through the school sometime on Saturday January 8th, 1966. Those rooms,...
Soldiers; Military Facilities; Military Life; Military Personnel; World War II (1941-1945);
A Corporal in the United States Army (circ. 1941-1945) standing outside an unknown location. He is wearing the standard army class A four pocket uniform with an "overseas" cap as his cover. By his expression and his gate, he seems to have been...
Nightclubs; Restaurants; United States Army; Wars (1941-1945);
A couple dancing at the Club Hollywood formally located at 329 Portage Street (east side of street) in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. She is dressed in civilian clothes while he is wearing a United States Army Air Corps/Force Class A Uniform with...
A female vocalist performing at the Plantation Restaurant in Three Rivers, Michigan. The decorations and dress of the patrons indicate some type of holiday celebration, however the date of the image is February 1st, 1942 leaving Valentine's Day as...
A group of unidentified chaperones observing the 1955 Saint Augustine High School graduation dance being held in the school complex's gymnasium. This religious complex is located at 542 to 600 West Michigan Avenue on the northwest corner of...
A group of unidentified chaperones observing the Saint Augustine's 1955 High School graduation dance. The image was taken in the school's gymnasium. Saint Augustine is a Catholic religious complex located on the northwest corner of Westnedge and...
A high altitude aerial image, looking west, of the Black River as it flows through the City of South Haven, Michigan on its way to Lake Michigan. Lake Michigan can be seen along the top edge of the image while the downtown area of South Haven is...
A house at an unknown location in Kalamazoo, Michigan. This photograph was taken by Mr. John Todd while documenting street lights for the Consumers Power Company in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Military Facilities; Soldiers; Military Personnel; Barracks; World War II (1941-1945);
A United States Army Soldier seated on the edge of his bunk in an unidentified barracks buildings located at Fort Custer. Fort Custer is a military facility located on the boarder of Kalamazoo and Calhoun Counties in the state of Michigan. This...
Fire Stations; Streets; Motion Picture Theaters; Restaurants; Newspapers
A view taken at street level looking north up South Burdick Street towards the intersection of South Burdick and Lovell Street in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. On the right is the Kalamazoo Gazette Building located at 401-405 South Burdick on the...
Aerial image looking straight down onto the Industrial State Bank of Kalamazoo's Washington Square Branch located at 1225 Portage Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Portage Street runs from the bottom center edge to the right center edge. As of 2006,...
Aerial image of the newly completed Kalamazoo Valley Community College located at 6767 West O Avenue in Texas Township. The college was mandated by a vote from the public in 1966. Since this photo was taken the college has expanded almost ten...
Power Plants; Nuclear Power; Nuclear Power Plants; Beaches
Aerial image of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant located just south of the City of South Haven, Michigan at 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway. Looking towards the southeast, the Blue Star Memorial Highway can be seen running from left to right...
Aerial image showing the Industrial State Bank of Kalamazoo's Washington Square Branch located at 1225 Portage Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The bank stands on the far (east) side of Portage Street, which is running from left to right through the...
