Studio portrait showing a young woman identified only as "Waitress at the Barrels Kalamazoo, Michigan." She is not in a uniform but is wearing typical 1940's style clothing including a light colored belted dress with a stitched breast pocket...
Image of the Bowers Tool and Die Company's employee picnic held on September 6th, 1941. The location of this picnic site is believed to be that of Ramona Park located in the then Township of Portage on the west side of Long Lake but this has yet...
Image of the Bowers Tool and Die Company's employee picnic held on September 6th, 1941. The location of this picnic site is believed to be that of Ramona Park located in the then Township of Portage on the west side of Long Lake but this has yet...
Twelve unidentified men, wearing the official Texaco Service Station uniforms, posed in front of the newly opened Germain's Texaco Service Station located at 6411 West Michigan Avenue on the outskirts of the City of Kalamazoo. This image was taken...
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...
Two children standing in a crib in a home nursery. The negative envelope identifies one of them as "the Sloan Boy." According to the Kalamazoo City Directory, Harry and Zena Sloan lived for a short while at 429 East Walnut Street in Kalamazoo. ...
Unidentified band standing in front of the stage in the Club Hollywood located at 329 Portage Street just south of the downtown. One of the visible bandstands reads: "Ivan." As of 2017 Club Hollywood no longer exists with this location now home...
Group of women seated around one of the wall booths at the Club Hollywood located at 329 Portage Street just south of downtown Kalamazoo. The three women on the right are wearing the club's "waitress" uniforms while the others appear to be in...
View, looking southwest, of the brand new Spartan Discount Department Store located at 322 Stockbridge Avenue in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Stockbridge can be seen in the lower right corner. If you look carefully you can see a crew installing the...
View, looking northeast, of the First Federal Savings and Loan of Kalamazoo's main office located at 346 West Michigan Avenue in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. The building is located on the northeast corner of Michigan Avenue (foreground) and Park...
Description View, looking west up East Crosstown Parkway, of the Rock Drugstore located at 642 Portage Street on the northwest corner of Portage Street (foreground) and East Crosstown Parkway. Located next door (in the same building) is the Dutch...
View, looking northwest, showing the intersection of Lovers Lane (lower left corner to right center edge) and Cork Street (left center edge to right center edge) located in the Milwood Neighborhood in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The businesses pictured...
Image of the Buck Tool Company of Comstock, Michigan located at 7025 East Michigan Avenue. As of 2006 this company no longer exists and it appears that the building has been demolished.
Image, looking west, showing the rear northeast corner of the Super Bargain Center located at 161 East Michigan Avenue. This building faces Michigan Avenue with parking in the rear. As of 2006 it has been restored however the Super Bargain Center...
Interior view, looking south out of the main entrance doors of the Super Bargain Center located at 4445 South Westnedge in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It shows a group of dignitaries holding the grand opening ribbon while Kalamazoo Mayor, Jim Gilmore,...
Image showing the main office of the United States Concrete Pipe Company located at 8100 Shaver Road in Portage, Michigan. This business once occupied the southeast corner of Centre Street and Shaver Road. The sign reads "United States Concrete...
Image of Hutchin's Standard Service Station located at 2825 Stadium Drive in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It is believed that this station once stood on the south side of Stadium Drive on the Southwest corner of Stadium and Rambling Road. As of 2006 this...
Artillery (Weaponry); Military Facilities; World War II (1941-1945)
Two United States Army soldiers loading a "37MM Gun M3A1 on carriage M4A1 standard" at Fort Custer near Battle Creek, Michigan. They appear to be practice firing "dud" shells towards the large tarp located near the corner of the barracks building...
Mr. Charles J. Venema seated at his desk within the John Keyser Insurance Agency at 425 West Lovell Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. This agency is located within a converted house. As of 2006, this agency still exists at this same location.
