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Soldier and administrator looking at a diagram
TitleSoldier and administrator looking at a diagram
Date1945-01-02
SubjectMilitary education
DescriptionPeople Working. Administrator and soldier, rank and service undesignated, looking at poster, ""What...
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Man working in laboratory
TitleMan working in laboratory
Date1939-03-06
SubjectPharmaceutical industry - Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionPeople Working. A man seated and working with scales at the Upjohn Company. Client: Kewaunee Mgt. Co...
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Baker placing pastry on a tray
TitleBaker placing pastry on a tray
Date1954-11
SubjectBaked products industry -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionPeople Working. Baker placing Danish on a tray at Quality Bakery, 808 S. Westnedge Avenue, Kalamazoo...
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Kalamazoo Pant Company conference
TitleKalamazoo Pant Company conference
Date1964-05
SubjectDisplays of merchandise
DescriptionPeople Working. Boys and young men modeling pants during a conference. Client: Kalamazoo Pant Compan...
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Businessmen with Allied Van Lines truck driver posing in front of truck
TitleBusinessmen with Allied Van Lines truck driver posing in front of truck
Date1957-05
SubjectTruck and trailor combinations
DescriptionPeople Working. Business Scenes. Three men standing by Allied Van Lines semi-truck in front of the N...
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Men working with cable
TitleMen working with cable
Date1957-10
SubjectSchools -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionPeople Working. Cable installation during construction of Hillside Elementary and Junior High School...
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People in computer room
TitlePeople in computer room
Date1969-06-25
SubjectComputers
DescriptionPeople Working. Computer room at Aeromotive Manufacturing includes female operator seated at key pun...
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Preparing food for WMU student center
TitlePreparing food for WMU student center
Date1958-10
SubjectFood service employees
DescriptionPeople Working. Cooks preparing food at Bernhard Center, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI....
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Nurse and administrator
TitleNurse and administrator
Date1969-06
SubjectNursing homes - Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionPeople Working. Earl Nelson, Administrator, and Dorothea Rosser, Director of Nursing, Harold & Grace...
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Workers outside DeNooyers Chevrolet
TitleWorkers outside DeNooyers Chevrolet
Date1944-11-01
SubjectAutomobile dealers -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionPeople Working. Employees in new uniforms standing in front of DeNooyer Brothers, Inc., 206-208 Port...
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Five women working on factory production line
TitleFive women working on factory production line
Date1949-04-06
SubjectPharmaceutical industry - Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionPeople Working. Five women in uniforms working on pharmacuetical bottling line. One is operating a p...
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Men working on railroad
TitleMen working on railroad
Date1944-08-01
SubjectRailroad equipment industry -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionPeople Working. Four men carrying railroad tie on railroad tracks demonstrating use of industrial to...
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Drugstore sales counter
TitleDrugstore sales counter
Date1939-11-14
SubjectDrugstores.
DescriptionPeople Working. Four saleswomen standing behind cosmetic counter at Van Avery's Drug Store, unidenti...
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Industrial testing, blueprints
TitleIndustrial testing, blueprints
Date1944-08-21
SubjectBlueprints
DescriptionPeople Working. Industrial Scenes. Man checking industrial part to drawing specifications. Client: B...
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Man working a drill press
TitleMan working a drill press
Date1944-08-21
SubjectIndustrial equipment industry -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionPeople Working. Industrial Scenes. Man in apron operating an industrial, hand-powered drill press in...
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Woman working a drill press
TitleWoman working a drill press
Date1944-08-21
SubjectManufacturing industry
DescriptionPeople Working. Industrial Scenes. Woman in uniform operating an industrial drill press. Client: Bal...
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Man behind counter at hardware store
TitleMan behind counter at hardware store
Date1963-10-20
SubjectMale employees
DescriptionPeople Working. Jim Ippel behind counter at Hoekstra Sales Company, 617 Portage Street, includes kni...
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Women boarding buses
TitleWomen boarding buses
Date1950-10-07
SubjectWomen employees
DescriptionPeople Working. Librarians walking from 2 busses in front of Borgess Hospital during field trip for ...
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Shaking hands with a returning veteran
TitleShaking hands with a returning veteran
Date1945-07-02
SubjectPaper products industry -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionPeople Working. Louis W. Sutherland, Chairman of the Board and President of Sutherland Paper Company...
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Male clerk at drugstore helping male customer
TitleMale clerk at drugstore helping male customer
Date1939-08-10
SubjectPharmaceutical industry -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionPeople Working. Male clerk, wearing smock with ""Drug Shop"" embroidered on front, helping male cust...
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Male worker at loading dock of Klose Electric Company
TitleMale worker at loading dock of Klose Electric Company
Date1951-01
SubjectWarehouses
DescriptionPeople Working. Male employee at loading dock, loading boxes from a hand dolly into the back of a Ho...
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Man working at paper board machine
TitleMan working at paper board machine
Datec. 1957
SubjectMichigan Bakeries -- Grand Rapids (Mich.)
DescriptionPeople Working. Man at paper board machine. Client: Michigan Bakeries, Grand Rapids, Michigan (Photo...
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Worker laying down slabs of material
TitleWorker laying down slabs of material
Date1949-02-10
SubjectInsulation (Heat) - employees
DescriptionPeople Working. Man in overalls laying down slabs of 'Parham Insulation,' Inidentified location. Cli...
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Man with Upjohn Company delivery truck
TitleMan with Upjohn Company delivery truck
Date1939-08-10
SubjectPharmaceutical industry -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionPeople Working. Man in overalls leaning on front door of Mack delivery truck with ""The Upjohn Compa...
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Man working a ditto machine
TitleMan working a ditto machine
Date1939-08-10
SubjectOffice equipment and supplies
DescriptionPeople Working. Man in shirt sleeves operating a ""Ditto"" brand copy machine. Other office equipmen...
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