Crowd watching military exercises on the Athletic field, East Campus, Western Michigan University

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Notes:

Photograph of a crowd watching military exercises on Western's Athletic field on the East Campus of Michigan College of Education. View looking NE toward campus. In the background is the Heating Plant, built in 1915, with its smoke stack. The Athletic Field was constructed on west side of Michigan Central Railroad tracks and opened for baseball games in the Spring of 1914. It was later used as training field during World War 2 for the the V-12 program.

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Collection:

Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection

Place:

Kalamazoo (Mich.)

Subject Topic:

Western Michigan University. Heating Plant, Western Michigan University. Athletic Field, Navy V-12 Program (U.S.)--History, World War, 1939-1945--Michigan--Kalamazoo--History--Pictorial works, Western Michigan University--Buildings, and Michigan College of Education--Buildings

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This material is protected by copyright. Copyright held by Western Michigan University, all rights reserved. For additional information, please contact the Western Michigan University Archives, Kalamazoo, MI 49008.

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https://luna.library.wmich.edu/luna/servlet/detail/wmich~3~3~599~161787