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Title
Downtown street scene, Dewey Building, corner of Michigan and Burdick Streets
Creator
Morgan, Ward C., 1907-1997, photographer

Institution
Western Michigan University

Subject
Storefronts -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)

Subject
Neon signs

Subject
Stores, Retail

Item Number
LA01a012

Relation
3 photos in event 3615. See event 1440.

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
Street Scenes - Service Stations. W. S. Dewing Building, northeast corner of Michigan Avenue and Burdick Street. Facades include Sherman Shops, 1110 North Burdick; Household Finance Corporation, 228 North Burdick; and A. Schulte Cigars, Haberdashery, 103 East Michigan. Animated neon Pfeiffer's Beer billboard by Mulholland Sign Company visible on top of building. Client: Household Finance (Photographic Negative)

Downtown street scene, Dewey Building, corner of Michigan and Burdick Streets

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