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Interior of chocolate shop with female salesclerk
TitleInterior of chocolate shop with female salesclerk
Date1963-07
SubjectChocolate candy
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Female clerk inside the Chocolate Shop, 134 W. South Street. Candy displays, count...
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Savings and Loan building exterior in downtown setting
TitleSavings and Loan building exterior in downtown setting
Date1957-11
SubjectSavings and loan associations -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Fidelity Federal Savings and Loan Association building exterior, 315 S. Burdick. Cl...
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First National Bank and Trust Company, exterior, Kalamazoo
TitleFirst National Bank and Trust Company, exterior, Kalamazoo
Date1957-10
SubjectBanks and banking -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. First National Bank and Trust Company of Kalamazoo, 400 E. Crosstown Parkway, inter...
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Men standing outside chocolate shop
TitleMen standing outside chocolate shop
Date1963-07
SubjectStores, Retail -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Four men, two in suits, standing outside the Chocolate Shop, 134 W. South Street. C...
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Sales representative school, group portrait
TitleSales representative school, group portrait
Date1969-01-13
SubjectBusiness enterprises -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Group portrait of Sales Representative School for Aero-Motive. Identified names inc...
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Company building and parking lot with cars
TitleCompany building and parking lot with cars
Date1957-11
SubjectIndustrial buildings -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Industrial Scenes. Durametallic Building and parking lot full of automobiles, 2104 ...
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Company office building
TitleCompany office building
Date1957-07
SubjectOffice buildings -- Parchment (Mich.)
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Industry. Sutherland Paper Company building and parking lot with parked cars, 243 E...
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Train and cars in snow
TitleTrain and cars in snow
Date1969-03-14
SubjectAutomobiles -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Insurance - Acceidents. Cars parked in lot near train tracks adjacent to Brown Comp...
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Miller Lumber Company hardware department
TitleMiller Lumber Company hardware department
Date1964-04-27
SubjectLumber-yards -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Interior Miller Lumber Company sales room, 1919 Factory Street, includes hardware d...
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Clay Bootery on Cork Lane, interior
TitleClay Bootery on Cork Lane, interior
Date1964-06-13
SubjectStores, Retail -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Interior of Clay's Bootery Inc., 1012 E. Cork, during grand opening features shoe d...
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Fidelity Savings & Loan Association, interior
TitleFidelity Savings & Loan Association, interior
Date1939-11-28
SubjectBank buildings
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Interior of Fidelity Savings and Loan Association, 315 S. Burdick, includes view of...
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Hardware store interior
TitleHardware store interior
Date1963-10-20
SubjectHardware stores -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Interior of Hoekstra Sales Company, 617 Portage Street, includes cash register and ...
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Blossom Shoppe greenhouse, interior
TitleBlossom Shoppe greenhouse, interior
Date1939-11-16
SubjectGreenhouses
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Interior of post and rafter greenhouse showing elaborate overhead irrigation system...
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Swartz
TitleSwartz's Drive-In interior
Date1960-09-20
SubjectDrive-in restaurants -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Interior of Schwarz's Drive-in restaurant, 5217 S. Westnedge, Kalamazoo, MI. Includ...
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V&A Bootery store
TitleV&A Bootery store
Date1964-02-21
SubjectShoe stores
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Interior of V&A Bootery storage and fitting area. Includes rows of shoeboxes on Bor...
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Florsheim retail display
TitleFlorsheim retail display
Date1964-02-21
SubjectShoe stores
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Interior of V&A Bootery store, featuring Florsheim women's shoes, handbags, hosiery...
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Restaurant interior
TitleRestaurant interior
Date1945-03-01
SubjectRestaurants
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Interior photo of Venetian Gardens, unknown location, includes juke box, piano, ta...
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Greenhouse interior
TitleGreenhouse interior
Date1963-12-13
SubjectFlorists
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Interior view of greenhouse, VanBochove & Bro., Inc., Wholesale and Retail Florists...
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Upjohn marketing office
TitleUpjohn marketing office
Date1965-01
SubjectAdvertising agencies -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Interior view of offices of William John Upjohn Associates, 111 Portage Street, Kal...
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Cows in a barn
TitleCows in a barn
Date1940-01-09
SubjectDairy farming
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Jersey dairy cows eating hay in feed box at stanchions in the barn at Wilmot Farm i...
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Kalamazoo Manufacturing Company building, exterior
TitleKalamazoo Manufacturing Company building, exterior
Datec. 1957
SubjectIndustrial buildings -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Kalamazoo Manufacturing Company, 1611 Portage Road, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Client: Ka...
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Fairmount Hospital and State Hospital
TitleFairmount Hospital and State Hospital
Date1958-08
SubjectHospitals -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Kalamazoo State Hospital with water tower visible in background, 1210 Oakland Drive...
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Buster Brown shoes for children display
TitleBuster Brown shoes for children display
Date1964-03-06
SubjectShoe stores
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Lighted display of Buster Brown children's shoes, both formal and informal, and gir...
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Men working on reel at training school
TitleMen working on reel at training school
Date1969-01-13
SubjectBusiness enterprises -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Men working on reel at Sales Representative School for Aero-Motive, includes left t...
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Exterior of building with Christmas décor, nighttime
TitleExterior of building with Christmas décor, nighttime
Date1940-12-30
SubjectChristmas decorations
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Nighttime view of building and electric illuminated Christmas sign on the Consumers...
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