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- Manual Training Division of the Kalamazoo Public Schools viewed through the trees from Vine Street. This building was used by Western State Normal School for manual arts during its early years. A man stands in front of the building.
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
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- Kalamazoo State Hospital nurses, in uniform and caps, gathered outside. Names included on the back of the photograph include (order uncertain): Marie Marr, Margaret Madden, Wadeen Reddinger, Alma Allen, Mrs. Daalder, Bessie Van Trease, Krueger, Lucy Clark, Mrs. Hathaway, Mrs. Murphy, Viola McKinnon, Bertha Gay, Muriel Lawrence, La Monk, Ruth Stuart. Kalamazoo State Hospital, founded as the Michigan Asylum for the Insane, was renamed in 1911 and later became known for pioneering improved medical treatment of mentally ill patients. The hospital also was a pioneer in the creation of nursing and occupational therapy programs.
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Studio portrait of a Kalamazoo fireman taken in the photography studio of W. S. White at 166 Main Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan. The fireman is wearing a shirt with a scarf or cravat and short fitted trousers with stockings. The belt appears to have insignia or badge.
- Date Created:
- [1873 TO 1878]
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Photograph taken at Everyman's House located at 2026 S. Westnedge, Kalamazoo, Mich., winner of the Better Homes in America 1924 Model Home contest, designed by Caroline Bartlett Crane. Interior of kitchen, includes sink, countertop, telephone, gas stove/oven, toaster, canisters, cookware, stool and bucket underneath sink. (Photographic print)-
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Caroline Bartlett Crane Collection, 1843-1935, A-92 and Caroline Bartlett Crane Collection, Everyman's House
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- Russian prisoners compete in a game of soccer in an unidentified German prison camp in this YMCA photograph. The introduction of sports in prison camps provided the prisoners with healthy competition and a relief from the monotony of prison life.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- French prisoners construct the barbed-wire enclosure which will surround their prison camp. Two POW's hold the reel of barbed-wire while another holds the wire in place with a pair of pliers. A civilian and his assist will nail the barbed-wire to the post.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Russian prisoners, many suffering from wounds, march toward the railway station for transportation to German prison camps. There appears to be very few German guards for such a large number of Russian prisoners.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- British prisoners line up for an inspection at Arras, a POW collection center for Allied prisoners bound for Germany.
- Date Created:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- These Russian prisoners are heartily enjoying their meal of soup in the compound of a German prison camp. By the end of the war, most Russian prisoners were constantly hungry because they did not receive parcels from home to supplement their daily rations and were known to scavage garbage dumps for food scraps.
- Date Created:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- American POW's organize Red Cross supplies for distribution to U.S. prisoners under the supervision of a German non-commissioned officer. These parcels included food and bread sent by the Red Cross to augment the nutritional standards of American soldiers in the German prison camp. American POW's received a much higher daily caloric intake in relation to other war prisoners and even their German guards. The photograph was probably taken by Paul B. Anderson, an American YMCA WPA Secretary.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries