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- Interior of the show tent for the Redpath Chautauqua circuit, pitched at Davis & Cedar Streets in Kalmamazoo, MIchigan for a summer session during the World War I period. Photograph views from the back of the tent looking over the crowd to the stage. The Redpath Chautauqua circult was a traveling group who presenting music dramas, usually school sponsored. This was an adult education movement in rural America that brought entertainment and culture to the community with speakers, musicians and showman. Kalamzoo’s first Chautauqua was held in 1909 and later in 1909. Western State Normal School sponsored the Redpath Chautauqua to come over the next fourteen years until its last appearance in 1926.
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
- Notes:
- Crowd surrounding an automobile that crashed into a west bound freight train at the Michigan Central Railroad tracks on North Rose Street. Three boys sit in the open train car. Policeman stands with a man between the train car and the damaged automobile. Accident resulted in the death of Rose Mary Martin and Gladys Wilkins.
- Date Created:
- 1939-06-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- 11 total photos in event 116
- Notes:
- Crowd surrounding an automobile that crashed into west bound freight train at the Michigan Central Railroad tracks on North Rose Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. View from the top of the train car. Accident resulted in the deaths of Rose Mary Martin and Gladys Wilkins.
- Date Created:
- 1939-06-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- 11 total photos in event 116
