View, looking east, of East Michigan Avenue in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. The image appears to have been taken from one of the upper floors of the American National Bank building located at 136 East Michigan Avenue on the southwest corner of...
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...
View looking east down East Michigan Avenue in downtown Kalamazoo. The Portage Street intersection can be seen in the lower left corner. Some of the prominent businesses in this image are: Sears and Roebuck Company at 161 East Michigan Avenue...
Winter scene, looking south along South Park Street towards the Fairview Intersection (visible in the distance). According to the negative envelope, this image was requested by Attorney Ed Annen, ordered by Roger Kidston and was taken on February...
Winter scene, looking south along South Park Street towards the Fairview Intersection (visible in the distance). According to the negative envelope, this image was requested by Attorney Ed Annen, ordered by Roger Kidston and was taken on February...
Winter scene looking east down Fairview Avenue with the cameraman standing just west of the Fairview Avenue and Park Street intersection. According to the negative envelope, this image was requested by Attorney Ed Annen, ordered by Roger Kidston...
Winter scene looking east down Fairview Avenue with the cameraman standing just west of the Fairview Avenue and Park Street intersection. According to the negative envelope, this image was requested by Attorney Ed Annen, ordered by Roger Kidston...
Aerial view, looking west, of the Kalamazoo Flying Service Incorporated located at 5607 Portage Road on the grounds of the Kalamazoo Municipal Airport. The hanger and office buildings are situated in the bottom center of the image on the east side...
Image, looking west, taken from the center of Milham Avenue in Portage, Michigan. The street on the right is Missouri. As of 2006 this scene has changed completely. Milham has been widened from two to five lanes and most of the trees visible in...
Street scene looking southwest down Michigan Avenue in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. The Italian Revival railroad station (empty on the left) dates from 1874 and is the former home of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Line which served the community...
Fire Fighting; Fire engines & Equipment; Businesses;
Image taken by commercial photographer John Todd just moments after his arrival on the scene of a Naphtha Chemical Explosion and Fire at the Kalamazoo Sled Company located at 844 East Crosstown Parkway in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Naphtha is a generic...
Aerial view, looking northwest, of the Kalamazoo Flying Service Incorporated located at 5607 Portage Road on the grounds of the Kalamazoo Municipal Airport. The hanger and office buildings are visible to the right of Portage Road, which runs from...
View, looking towards the east, showing three new business situated along South Westnedge in Portage, Michigan. They include (from left to right): Ryskamp Standard Service Station (5153 South Westnedge), Schwarz's Drive In Restaurant (5217 South...
View, looking north up Riverview Drive, of downtown Parchment, Michigan. This image was taken from the northwest corner of Riverview Drive and Island Street and shows Parchmount, the cross street, visible in the distance. Parchment is a small...
