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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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Ball & Co. Dry Goods & Grocery Store
TitleBall & Co. Dry Goods & Grocery Store
Datec. 1900
SubjectBall and Co. Dry Goods and Grocery Store
DescriptionBlack and white photograph four women and three men standing outside of Ball & Co. Dry Goods & Groce...
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Big Store
TitleBig Store
Date1948
SubjectBig Store
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of a block of retail shops, including The Big Store, Ver Duin Sports Cent...
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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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Cook Mercantile Company
TitleCook Mercantile Company
Datec. 1890
SubjectCook Mercantile Company
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of a women and two men, along with a horse-drawn wagon, outside of Cook M...
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Part 14: Business community (RealPlayer version)
TitlePart 14: Business community (RealPlayer version)
Date1973
SubjectHamtramck (Mich.) -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
DescriptionMax Witkowski and his brother Vernon were clothiers whose store was a fixture on Joseph Campau. Und...
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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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Liberty Market storefront
TitleLiberty Market storefront
Date1939-12-22
SubjectStorefronts -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Storefront, Liberty Market, 321-325 N. Burdick, includes advertisements and prices ...
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Customers at jewelry store sale
TitleCustomers at jewelry store sale
Date1960-07
SubjectJewelry stores -- Kalamazoo (Mich.)
DescriptionBusiness Scenes. Two sales clerks stand behind counter facing shoppers inside Corson's Jewelry store...
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Retail shirt sale, close up 1
TitleRetail shirt sale, close up 1
Date1939-02-09
SubjectDepartment stores
DescriptionPeople - Daily Life. Business Scenes. Customers at shirt sale, J. R. Jones and Sons, Department Stor...
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Retail shirt sale, close up 2
TitleRetail shirt sale, close up 2
Date1939-02-09
SubjectDepartment stores
DescriptionPeople - Daily Life. Business Scenes. Customers at shirt sale, J. R. Jones and Sons, Department Stor...
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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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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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