UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE - Unidentified elderly couple (late 60's) seated on a couch in their living room. This image gives a nice view of a standard early 40's living room.
UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE - Unidentified young couple seated on a sixty's style couch in a family/living room. He is holding a glass on his lap with a napkin for a coaster while she is holding a dog on hers. She is the same young lady that appears in...
Exterior front facade of the Pythian Building, also known as the Park Building, located on the north side of West South Street at 132 West South Street. The businesses located within the building that have visible exterior advertising are: 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...
Young Mr. Bekken (first name not known) listening to his Sun (Solar) Powered Radio of his own design and creation. He can be seen sitting in the living room of his home. It was not uncommon at this time period for young people to dabble in...
Young Mr. Bekken (first name not known) listening to his Sun (Solar) Powered Radio of his own design and creation. He can be seen sitting in the living room of his home. It was not uncommon at this time period for young people to dabble in...
Image identified only as: "Miss Iola Klein; W. K. Kellogg School; Hickory Corners, Michigan. The image shows Miss Iola standing in an unidentified living room. She is wearing a cape over what appears to be some form of costume.
Couple identified on the negative envelope simply as "man and wife" standing in the dinning room of the Plantation Restaurant located outside of Three Rivers, Michigan. What is interesting is that she appears in an additional image where she is...
Group of eleven individuals (some wearing skates and some not) standing at 11:45 pm in front of the "Skate Room" and "Refreshment Counter" of the Silver Star Skate Rink located at 141 Portage Street in downtown Kalamazoo. As of 2017 the sight once...
Group of eleven individuals (some wearing skates and some not) standing at 11:45 pm in front of the "Skate Room" and "Refreshment Counter" of the Silver Star Skate Rink located at 141 Portage Street in downtown Kalamazoo. As of 2017 the sight once...
Image, looking northeast, of Van's Furniture Discount Center located at 241 East Michigan Avenue in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. The storefront to the right is vacant while the storefront to the left holds the Sound Room Phonographs at 233 East...
Aerial view, looking northeast, of part of the Washington Square Neighborhood. Portage Street runs from left to right along the bottom of the image. Lake Street can be seen in the upper left corner with Maywood visible in the upper right corner. ...
According to the negative envelope this is Mr. Gardinier of the Fidelity Loan Company. The 1942 City Directory of Kalamazoo shows that the Fidelity Loan Company was located in the Hanselman Building (Room #203) 103 North Burdick Street (northwest...
The Industrial State Bank - Washington Square Branch located at 1225 Portage Street in the Washington Square neighborhood. As of 2006, this structure remains relatively unchanged, however, it now houses the Christian Science Reading Room. The...
Image of a Nash Rambler Greenbrier Station Wagon owned by Mr. Edward and Mrs. Mureen Ryan of Spruce Drive in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The automobile, driven by Mrs. Ryan, was stopped at the south crosswalk of South Burdick Street for the red light at...
Image of a Chevy two-door sedan, owned by Mr. Chester Lee Sivley of Grand Junction, Michigan. Mr. Sivley rear ended a Nash Rambler Greenbrier Station Wagon driven by Mrs. Mureen Ryan that was stopped for a red light on South Burdick Street at the...
Aerial image, looking east, focusing on the Industrial State Bank of Kalamazoo's Washington Square Branch located at 1225 Portage Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The bank can be seen on the far (east) side of Portage Street, which runs from left to...
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...
Exterior view of the Peck Building located on the southeast corner of South Burdick Street (Kalamazoo Mall) and South Street at 309 South Burdick. The view is looking towards the northeast with South Burdick (Kalamazoo Mall) in the foreground. On...
Interior of the Kalamazoo Spice Extraction Company located at 3711-13 West Main Street in the Township of Kalamazoo, Michigan. The image shows a storage room where large burlap sacks of "chili's" are being stored. As of 2006, this company remains...
