TitleBlossom Shoppe and greenhouse, exterior Date1939-11-16 SubjectCut flower industry DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Exterior of the Blossom Shoppe, 209 Stockbridge Avenue, with sign in front and flo... View Details
TitleBrick utility building Date1957-11 SubjectPower-plants -- Kalamazoo (Mich.) DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Industrial Scene. Power plant building with smokestacks. Identified as Rich Colo... View Details
TitleKalamazoo bus station interior Date1941-01 SubjectAmerican Locker Company -- Chicago (IL) DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Interior view of Kalamazoo Bus Terminal lobby, 318 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, ... View Details
TitleFirst National Bank lobby Date1947-05-08 SubjectBank buildings DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Interior view of lobby, First National Bank, 106 E. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI... View Details
TitleThree female office workers at Klose Electric Company Date1951-01 SubjectElectric lighting -- Equipment and supplies DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Interior view of office and the secretarial staff, wearing corsages and stylish dr... View Details
TitleLighting showroom of Klose Electric Company Date1951-01 SubjectDisplay of merchandise DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Interior view of showroom displaying residential overhead lighting, table lamps on... View Details
TitleLunch counter with businessmen Date1949-05-10 SubjectDiners (Restaurants) DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Interior view of unidentified lunch counter with male diners, two waitresses, and ... View Details
TitleBusinesswoman behind desk at Klose Electric Company Date1951-01 SubjectElectric lighting -- Equipment and supplies DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Lucille S. Klose, President, Klose Electric Company, 509 Mills Street, seated at h... View Details
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... View Details
TitleWholesale distribution plant, exterior Date1944-11-23 SubjectWarehouses -- Kalamazoo (Mich.) DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Building exterior, Lee & Cady Wholesale Distributors, 148 Parkway Avenue. Client: L... View Details
TitleWarehouse type store Date1944-07-11 SubjectGrocery trade -- Kalamazoo (Mich.) DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Cash and Carry Department. Lee & Cady Wholesale Grocers, 702 Portage Road. Client: ... View Details
TitleChicken Charlie's parking lot with building Date1957-10-20 or 1957-10-22 SubjectRestaurants -- Kalamazoo (Mich.) DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Chicken Charlie's Restaurant, 3124 S. Westnedge, corner of Whites Road. Front view ... View Details
TitleChicken Charlie's parking lot with sign Date1957-10-19 SubjectRestaurants -- Kalamazoo (Mich.) DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Chicken Charlie's Restaurant, 3124 S. Westnedge, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Neon sign wit... View Details
TitleChristmas shoppers at department store Date1944-12-09 SubjectStores, Retail -- Kalamazoo (Mich.) DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Christmas shoppers at Gilmore Brothers Department Store. Client: Gilmore Department... View Details
TitleAAA Insurance building, exterior Date1957-08 SubjectLights Tree Company -- Richland (Mich.) DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Exterior of AAA Insurance building, 420 W. Kalamazoo Avenue, Kalamazoo, Michigan. C... View Details
TitleHarding's Friendly Market exterior Date1958-08 SubjectGrocery trade -- Kalamazoo (Mich.) DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Exterior of Harding's Friendly Market, 3128 Portage Road, includes cars in parking ... View Details
TitleBryant Street Fire Station Date1957-10 SubjectFire stations -- Kalamazoo (Mich.) DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Exterior of Kalamazoo Fire Department Station Number 2, 1201-1205 Bryant Street. C... View Details
TitleMiller Davis Company offices, exterior Date1957-08 SubjectLights Tree Company -- Richland (Mich.) DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Exterior of Miller Davis Company, 1029 Portage Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Client:... View Details
TitleGreenhouse with cars in parking lot Date1963-12-13 SubjectFlorists DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Exterior of VanBochove & Bro., Inc., Wholesale and Retail Florists, 2301 Flower Str... View Details
TitleBill Knapp's restaurant, exterior Date1957-10 SubjectRestaurants -- Kalamazoo (Mich.) DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Exterior view of Bill Knapp's Restaurant, 234 Balch, intersection of Balch and Sout... View Details
TitleKalamazoo Water Softening Company, exterior Datec. 1957 SubjectBusiness enterprises -- Kalamazoo (Mich.) DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Exterior view of Kalamazoo Water Softening Company, 549 Washington Street, Kalamazo... View Details
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