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Nobil Shoe Store display
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...
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Window display of men
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...
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Kalamazoo Pant Company window display
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...
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Kindy Optical storefront
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...
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Lady America product display window
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. ...
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Store lingerie display
TitleStore lingerie display
Date1939-10-05
SubjectStores, Retail -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionAdvertising. Display of women's ""Miss Thrifty Lingerie, Made of Pepperell Fabrics"" in Power's Depa...
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Aerial of retail and residential area
TitleAerial of retail and residential area
Date1957-11
SubjectStores, Retail -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Aerial photo of Sears store, parking, and surrounding residential area, 150 E. Cros...
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Christmas shoppers at department store
TitleChristmas shoppers at department store
Date1944-12-09
SubjectStores, Retail -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Christmas shoppers at Gilmore Brothers Department Store. Client: Gilmore Department...
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Greenhouse with cars in parking lot
TitleGreenhouse with cars in parking lot
Date1963-12-13
SubjectFlorists
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Exterior of VanBochove & Bro., Inc., Wholesale and Retail Florists, 2301 Flower Str...
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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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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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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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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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People shopping in jewelry store
TitlePeople shopping in jewelry store
Date1969-11
SubjectStores, Retail -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. People - Daily Life. Shoppers in winter clothing at Budd’s Jewelers, A Divis...
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Ribbon cutting at mall jewelry store
TitleRibbon cutting at mall jewelry store
Date1969-11
SubjectStores, Retail -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Ribbon cutting at opening of Budds Jewelers, A Division of Fox Jewelry Company, Wes...
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UpTown Theatre, North Burdick
TitleUpTown Theatre, North Burdick
Date1942-05-21
SubjectTheaters -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionStreet Scenes - Service Stations. Burdick Street. Uptown Theatre 247 N. Burdick, SW corner of Eleano...
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Tobacco store exterior
TitleTobacco store exterior
Date1939-03-31
SubjectStores, Retail -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionStreet Scenes - Service Stations. Facade of John C. Klosterman Wholesale Tobacco, 1111 Portage, and ...
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Downtown stores, Portage and E. Michigan, Kalamazoo
TitleDowntown stores, Portage and E. Michigan, Kalamazoo
Date1943-09-02
SubjectStores, Retail - Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionStreet Scenes - Service Stations. Michigan Avenue. Intersection looking south on Portage Street and ...
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