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3191. Western Michigan Flying Service, four mechanics working on plane inside hangar

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Mechanics from Western Michigan Flying Service training school fixing a Piper J-3 airplane within a hangar. Roger Linders is at the wheel, and Herb Ellinger leans into the cockpit. Other men are unknown.
Date Created:
1943-10-12T00:00:00Z
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2 photos in event - 1375

3192. Grant, 1427 October 1, for the Transfer of Land in Barwell

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Leaf includes plica; folded approximately three times., Enlarged first initial "S" in first line., A chirograph dated 1 October, 1427, for the transfer of land in Barwell (near Hinkley, Leicestershire), by Sir William Babington (Babyngton) to John Howes and his wife Matilda. Bottom half folded with four seal tags attached, the last appears to be from a fragment of an early Middle English text, which must predate 1427, and with the words “men to persue your laws with other w…” still visible. A red wax seal is attached to the last tag., 1 column of 15 lines, ruled in dry point in early Middle English text documentary script. The text fading at folds., and England, the date 1 October 1427 appears at the end of the text. Sir William Babington (c.1370–1454), justice, Order of the Bath, was born into an ancient Northumberland family and pursued a highly successful legal career that allowed him to greatly extend his family’s landholdings, which included estates in Leicestershire on the border of Nottinghamshire (Payling). Purchased by Special Collections, Waldo Library, from the Mackus Company, Springfield, Illinois (D6309).
Date Created:
1427-01-01T00:00:00Z
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3193. Aufruf!

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Election campaign leaflet in support of the DKP during the July 31, 1932 Reichstag elections. Like most other communist materials it appeals to the working class and especially to the working class of Berlin. It tells them that they fight for their freedom. It calls the previous leaders, Hindenburg and Papen and opposing parties, fascists.
Date Created:
1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries
Collection:
World War II Propaganda Collections

3194. Stadt Mühlhausen i, Thür, Fünf Mark [side two]

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Back of 5 Marks German note. Purple stamp: "Privatbank zu Gotha Filiale Mühlhausen," otherwise blank back. Because money was printed so fast, there was no time to print the back; often blank backs were later used to print propaganda messages.
Date Created:
1918-12-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries
Collection:
World War II Propaganda Collections

3195. Stadt Frankfurt am Main, 25 Pfennig [side two]

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Back of 25 Pfennig monochrome German note. Brown and white colors; an image of the city and river are in the center.
Date Created:
1919-11-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries
Collection:
World War II Propaganda Collections

3196. Gardez

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I-42 P, First Edition, Afghanistan 1:253,440, Series (Standard map series designation system) ; AMS U511, and GSGS (Series) ; 3919
Date Created:
1942-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries
Collection:
South Asia Maps

3197. Tumkur

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ND 43-12, Edition 1, India and Pakistan 1:250,000, and Series (Standard map series designation system) ; AMS U502
Date Created:
1961-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries
Collection:
South Asia Maps

3198. Multan

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NH 42-8, Edition 1; Inset of Multan on verso, India and Pakistan 1:250,000, and Series (Standard map series designation system) ; AMS U502
Date Created:
1959-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries
Collection:
South Asia Maps

3199. Lucille Sanders, faculty, portrait

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Portrait of Lucille Sanders. Same photograph as 1929 Brown & Gold yearbook. Sanders graduated from Western Normal High School in 1917 and received an A.B. in 1931. After teaching in Athens, Michigan, and South Haven, Michigan, she worked as a clerk in the Rural Education Department for 35 years until her retirement in 1957.
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Collection:
Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection

3200. Walt Disney waving while exiting the airplane in Kalamazoo, Michigan

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Photograph of Walt Disney waving while leaving his airplane at the Kalamazoo Municipal Airport upon his arrival to West Michigan.
Date Created:
1964-09-17T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries