Image, looking south, showing City Automotive Service located at 464 Portage Street near downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan taken by Mr. Todd (according to the large clock mounted on the wall in the center of the building) on October 7th, 1941 at 4:15...
Studio type photograph of a young woman identified as Virginia Booleloo of Kalamazoo, Michigan. She is posed leaning on a chair with a May, 1941 hanging on the wall behind her. As of this moment no further information is available on this...
Image of the three member plantation band striking a casual pose with their instruments in the Plantation Restaurant located near Three Rivers, Michigan. The picture on the wall behind them is, in fact, a mirror used to reflect the piano and organ...
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...
Large group of patrons crowded around a table inside the Willow's Cafe located at 4121 South Westnedge Avenue on the outskirts of the City of Kalamazoo. Along the back wall we can see a mixture of civilian and military hats and coats hanging on...
This is a fascinating image for two reasons. First: according to the negative envelope, this image was taken on Friday, November 1st, 1941 at the Willow's Cafe located at 4212 South Westnedge Avenue however, the costumed gentleman in the...
Unidentified couples on the dance floor of Club Hollywood, 329 Portage Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The small tables, as seen in 2002-N-0029, can be seen along the wall in the background. As of 2006, this building has been demolished and this...
Santa Clause and unknown gentleman standing in front of a soda fountain. The sign visible on the wall behind reads Cade's. In the 1955 Kalamazoo County Directory Cade's is listed as: Cade's Food Shop Inc. within the Cork Lane Shopping Plaza on...
Military Facilities; United States Army; Wars (1941-1945)
Two unidentified couples seated in an unidentified restaurant or club. A Seeburg Juke Box can be seen against the wall behind them. The men are in "Class A" United States Army uniforms while the women, along with the other customers in the...
Two gentlemen standing amongst Rock-ola Juke Boxes inside the King Pin Games building located at 826 Mills Street on the northwest corner of Mills and Jackson during an apparent "convention." A Rock-ola Juke Box poster hangs on the wall behind...
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...
Image of a gentleman seated behind a desk in a rather sparse office space. The signs on the wall behind him read: "Kalamazoo Sled Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan" and "Toddle Line of Play and Educational Toys Manufactured by J. L Weiner Company...
Image of a gentleman seated behind a desk in a rather sparse office space. The signs on the wall behind him read: "Kalamazoo Sled Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan" and "Toddle Line of Play and Educational Toys Manufactured by J. L Weiner Company...
Interior of the brand new First National Bank and Trust Company of Kalamazoo's Galesburg Branch located at 82 West Michigan Avenue in he city of Galesburg, Michigan. The image, looking north, is of the interior of the lower level or basement of...
Interior of the First National Bank and Trust Company of Kalamazoo's Galesburg Branch located at 82 West Michigan Avenue in the city of Galesburg, Michigan. This image was taken in the lower level or basement and shows a framed display of bank...
A classroom within the Otsego Junior High School located at 313 West Allegan Street in the city of Otsego, Michigan. This image shows the damage caused by a fire which swept through the school sometime on Saturday January 8th, 1966. Those rooms,...
UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE - Group of five unidentified people (politicians/business people) posing for the camera. The woman and man in the center are shaking hands. Behind them, on the wall, is a large aerial view of downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Banks; Banking; Financial Institutions; Games; World War II (1941-1945);
Image of the King Pin Games Company's bond display located inside the Art Deco lobby of the American National Bank and Trust Company of Kalamazoo located at 136 East Michigan Avenue in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. The display features a variety...
The commencement of the Keyes Wedding in Vicksburg, Michigan. The clock on the wall indicates this to be an evening wedding beginning at 8:00 p.m. The image is from the right side of the alter. Kalamazoo Gazette, June 29th, 1958, Page 19, Column...
Image of an unidentified gentleman leaning against the front fender of a model 1961 Studebaker Lark station wagon. They are posed in the driveway located between the Graham Building (615 South Burdick Street) on the north (the wall is visible in...
