Interior of the First National Bank and Trust Company of Kalamazoo located at 108 East Michigan Avenue. The building was originally constructed in 1916/1917. The building remained little changed until the early 1970's when, according to Kalamazoo...
Santa and Mrs. Clause receiving the key to the City of Kalamazoo from a group of children. This image was taken on a makeshift stage (location unknown) during the annual Kalamazoo Chamber of Commerce Christmas Celebration and Tree Lighting...
Unidentified gentleman known on the negative envelope simply as "Cobweb Painter." Cobweb painting utilizes spider web or caterpillar silk and was first documented in the 16th Century. It is not a common practice and takes skill and extreme...
Image showing the exterior of one of the damaged buildings at the Decature Seed Company of Decatur, Michigan. Mr. Todd was hired to photograph the collapsed roof caused by the infamous blizzard of 1978 which paralyzed southwest Michigan. In the...
View, looking due north, showing the front facade of the Sutherland Paper Company located on the north side of Milham Avenue between Concord Street on the west and Lover's Lane on the east. One should note the lack of Interstate 94 (I-94) which...
Exterior image (looking southeast) showng the brand new Coca Cola bottling plant located at 216 Peekstok Drive in Kalamazoo. Peekstok is just of south Burdick Street. As of 2017 the bottling plant remains in operation with the exterior facad...
Interior of the Cities Service Station showing their grand opening display of available automobile merchandise. The station is located at 6012 South Westnedge Avenue on the southwest corner of South Westnedge Avenue and Milham Avenue in Portage,...
Fire Fighting; Fire Engines & Equipment; Businesses;
Image of Kalamazoo Fire Fighters mopping up after the fire which resulted from a Naphtha explosion at the Kalamazoo Sled Company located at 844 East Crosstown Parkway in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Once the largest producer of children's sleds in the...
Construction photograph of Loy Norrix High School located at 606 East Kilgore Road on the southeast corner of Kilgore and Lover's Lane in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It is named for twenty year veteran school superintendent Dr. Loy Norrix who passed away...
Couple pausing in mid dance-step to have their picture taken by Mr. John Todd. They are dancing at the Willow's Cafe located at 4212 South Westnedge Avenue on the outskirts of Kalamazoo. As of 2017 no traces of the Willow's remain.
View, looking southwest, taken during the grand opening of the brand new Kroger Grocery Store located within the Southland Shopping Center at 6274 South Westnedge in Portage, Michigan. The store originally opened in the complex twelve years...
Front end view of a brand new Ford Ranchero hitched to a "5th" wheel travel trailer. The rig is parked in front of the Don Seelye Ford dealership located at 3820 Stadium Drive (on the north side of the street) in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The camera...
Military Facilities; United States Army; Wars (1941-1945);
Two unidentified soldiers, dressed in their Class B uniforms, posing for the camera with their barracks bags outside a standard barracks building. Behind them have gathered seventeen other soldiers in their Class B uniforms, some of which are...
Image of a camping rig consisting of a 5th wheel camping trailer attached to a full size Chevy pickup truck. The trailer was built by Hall's Sales located at 1342 King Highway in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Their phone book advertisement reads: "See...
Image of couples dancing at the 1955 St. Augustine High School Graduation Dance in the gymnasium of St. Augustine High School. St. Augustine High School is part of the St. Augustine Catholic religious complex located in downtown Kalamazoo at 542...
The Bride and her Father waiting at the rear of the Cooper Baptist Church for the wedding to commence. Rice Wedding (Kalamazoo Gazette, January 15th, 1957, page 39 column 4 and page 48 column 4)
Image, taken from the Gilmore parking ramp and looking north up Farmers Alley, showing the rear of the Gilmore Brother's Department Store located at 143-147 South Kalamazoo Mall (South Burdick Street) in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. The view...
Aerial view, looking southwest, of the newly completed Jewel Food Store (6330 South Westnedge) and Osco Drug Store (6390 South Westnedge) located in the City of Portage, Michigan. These separate businesses would eventually combine into one large...
Three members of the Plantation Band posed with their instruments including an accordion, guitar and trumpet. They are in front of a Victorian era fireplace located within the Plantation Restaurant of Three Rivers, Michigan. Unfortunately the...
Image, looking due north, of the Harding's Friendly Market located at 2550 West Michigan Avenue in the Knollwood neighborhood in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Next door to the right (east) is the Knollwood Phillips 66 Service Station at 2428 West Michigan...
