Military Facilities; Military Personnel; United States Army; Fort Custer;
Three individuals, one military and two civilian, standing outside one of the numerous two story barracks buildings located within the Fort Custer complex located on the western boarder of Kalamazoo County and the eastern boarder of Calhoun...
Two couples shown dancing inside the Willow's Cafe located at 4212 South Westnedge Avenue on the outskirts of the City of Kalamazoo. The large, unusual piece of furniture along the wall is actually the cafe's jukebox. As of 2017 nothing remains...
Couples dancing inside the Willow's Cafe supposedly on Friday evening, November 1st, 1941. Other images accompanying this one indicate that this may, in fact, be New Years eve of 1941/1942. The unusual piece of furniture in the background is the...
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...
The cutting of the Southland Shopping Center's one year anniversary cake which is taking place on August 18th, 1961. A crowed has gathered in one of the shopping center's storefronts for this celebration, as well as a piece of cake. In this image...
View, looking northeast, showing the exterior of the Portage Fire Department's Fire Station Number One or Central Fire Station. This structure once stood at 7721 South Westnedge on the east side of the street and served the community from 1941...
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...
Interior of the Kalamazoo Spice Extraction Company located at 3711-13 West Main Street in the Township of Kalamazoo, Michigan. The image shows a technician working on an unidentified piece of technical equipment. As of 2006 this company remains...
Exterior view of the Kalamazoo Spice Extraction Company located at 3711-13 West Main Street in the Township of Kalamazoo, Michigan. The image shows a worker in a hard-hat standing on a platform which is attached to an industrial piece of...
Exterior of the Kalamazoo Spice Extraction Company located at 3711-13 West Main Street in the Township of Kalamazoo, Michigan. The image shows an employee in a hard-hat standing on a platform about twenty plus feet in the air which is attached to...
UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE - Young unidentified gentleman sitting in a room with an impressive HAM Radio setup. His call number is W8UKR and the piece of equipment closest to him is a Globe Scout Radio.
