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
TitleSnack bar vending machines Date1957-07 SubjectVending machines DescriptionAdvertising. Kalamazoo Catering and Vending, Inc. Vending Machines at St. Regis Paper Company, inclu... View Details
TitleKalamazoo Laundry Diaper Service truck Date1940-01-10 SubjectTrucks -- Kalamazoo (Mich.) DescriptionAdvertising. Kalamazoo Laundry Company Diaper Service truck, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Client: Kalamazoo ... 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
TitleGlass Glaze auto polish Date1964-07-23 SubjectAutomobiles -- Cleaning DescriptionAdvertising. Model using Glass Glaze auto polish, product of Volz Enterprise, Ypsilanti, Michigan. C... 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
TitleMan in suit standing by car Date1957-11 SubjectOldsmobile automobile DescriptionAdvertising. People - Daily Life. Mr. Black with his new car in front of a cornfield. 1958 Oldsmobil... 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
TitleNeil's Automotive Service display Date1940-08-06 SubjectBanks and banking - Kalamazoo (Mich.) DescriptionAdvertising. Display for Neil's Automotive Service, distributor of Bendix Products, and ""School's O... View Details
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