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Western Michigan University Collections
Southwest Michigan Images from 1939-1980. A collection of commercial photographs showing mid-20th century culture in the Kalamazoo, Michigan, area. These photographs reflect the people, industries, built environment, and commercial activities of the Kalamazoo area. This represents a selection of the 27,000 item negative collection, and is a unique individual's view of a "typical" mid-western community.
Ward C. Morgan was born in 1907 and died in 1997 in Kalamazoo Michigan. He owned and operated Ward C. Morgan Studio, with his wife Helen for 50 years.