TitleBird, Kenneth Oral History Date1988 SubjectDundee - Monroe(county), Michigan DescriptionRecorded oral history of Kenneth and Margaret Bird and their recollections of life in Monroe County,... View Details
TitleNobil Shoe Store display Date1944-02-26 SubjectStores, Retail -- Kalamazoo (Mich.) DescriptionAdvertising. Window display of women's shoes and purses at Nobil Shoe Store, 201 South Burdick. Clie... View Details
TitleWindow display of men's accessories Date1939-02-10 SubjectStores, Retail -- Kalamazoo (Mich.) DescriptionAdvertising. Window display featuring belts and suspenders at Kooi-Knapper Company, 128-130 N. Burdi... View Details
TitleKalamazoo Pant Company window display Date1964-08-13 SubjectBoy's clothing -- Kalamazoo (Mich.) DescriptionAdvertising. Window ""Back to School"" display at Jud Knappers Boy's Store, 143 North Burdick, featu... View Details
TitlePackaging of canned goods Date1939-02-21 SubjectAdvertising DescriptionAdvertising. Sample case of Randall's canned chicken products. Labels by Artcraft Engraving Company.... View Details
TitleDisplay of post-war packaging Date1944-02-01 SubjectDisplay of merchandise DescriptionAdvertising. Shelf display highlighting post-War packaging for various products, including Bordenâ... View Details
TitleTwo boys modeling pants on a boat Date1958-08 SubjectSailboats DescriptionAdvertising. Two teenaged boys on small sail boat at Gull Lake modeling pants. Client: Kalamazoo Pan... View Details
TitleCan of wood finishing product Date1969-01 SubjectUnited States Plywood Corporation DescriptionAdvertising. U.S. Plywood Deep Finish Interior, Firzite, wood finish. Client: U.S. Plywood Corporati... View Details
TitleCanned Michigan peaches Date1958-09 SubjectCanned peaches -- Kalamazoo (Mich.) DescriptionAdvertising. Photo of canned Michigan Made Peaches. Client: National Food Company (Photographic Nega... View Details
TitleBus with advertising sign - WKMI Radio Date1957-07 SubjectRadio stations -- Kalamazoo (Mich.) DescriptionAdvertising. Photo of bus with advertising sign. ""WKMI 1360 KC, Music, Sports, News."" Client: Ray ... View Details
TitleBus with advertising sign - Carling Black Label Beer Date1957-07 SubjectRay Vickerstaff Advertising Company -- Toledo (OH) DescriptionAdvertising. Photo of bus with advertising sign, Carling Black Label Beer. Client: Ray Vickerstaff A... View Details
TitlePhoto montage of steelworkers Date1944-09-11 SubjectIndustries -- Kalamazoo (Mich.) DescriptionAdvertising. People Working. Photo of layout for montage for Process Steel Company. Most views of ma... View Details
TitleEmpty dog cages Date1969-06 SubjectDogs - equipment and supplies DescriptionAdvertising. Empty dog cages. Client: Unifab Corporation. Kalamazoo, MI. June 1969. (Photographic Ne... View Details
TitleExhibit for frozen food boxes Date1945-05-21 SubjectSutherland Paper Company -- Kalamazoo (Mich.) DescriptionAdvertising. Exhibit for Sutherland Paper Company features ""Space Saver Locker Box"" and ""Space Sa... View Details
TitleKindy Optical storefront Date1945-07-30 SubjectStores, Retail -- Kalamazoo (Mich.) DescriptionAdvertising. Exterior of Kindy Optical Store at 323 S. Burdick includes neon sign and partial facade... View Details
TitleParis Cleaners building sign Date1958-07 SubjectLaundries -- Kalamazoo (Mich.) DescriptionAdvertising. Exterior of Paris Cleaners, 508 W. Crosstown Parkway, includes neon sign. Client: Mulho... View Details
TitleLady America product display window Date1949-10-17 SubjectStores, Retail -- Kalamazoo (Mich.) DescriptionAdvertising. Lady America Home Products display in store window, Stanwood's Appliance Store, 143 S. ... View Details
TitleBread packaging Date1956-06 SubjectAdvertising DescriptionAdvertising. Packaging for Muller's Grocers Baking Company products includes hotdog buns, brown 'n s... View Details
TitleTV paper products Date1956-11 SubjectPaper products industry - Kalamazoo (Mich.) DescriptionAdvertising. Paper products include ""TV Cold Cups,"" ""TV Hot Cups,"" ""TV Plates,"" and ""TV Lunch... View Details
TitleBoys modeling sport coats and pants Date1957-08 SubjectSchools -- Kalamazoo (Mich.) DescriptionAdvertising. People - Daily Life. Two boys modeling suits by Ivy League Sportswear. Photo taken in f... View Details
TitleUsing locker box to preserve food Date1945-01-03 SubjectFood containers DescriptionAdvertising. Demonstration of Sutherland Paper Company paperware for frozen foods features model ins... View Details
TitleWindow display for war years Date1943-05-19 SubjectPaper containers DescriptionAdvertising. ""Sutherland Products Serve on All Fronts"" display at First National Bank, 108 E. Mich... View Details
TitleDisplay booth at fair Date1944-10-02 SubjectBusiness enterprises -- Kalamazoo (Mich.) DescriptionAdvertising. Adams Insulation Company display at Kalamazoo County Fair promoting blown in Celotex Ro... View Details
TitleHands holding dried eggs package Date1942-05-06 SubjectEggs and egg products DescriptionAdvertising. Advertisement includes package of ""Pure Dried Whole Eggs U.S.A."" and a dozen eggs in... View Details
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