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Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
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Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
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Identifier:
exwa_wmup_u-10518
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exwa_wmup_u-10518
Identifier
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Filename:
exwa_wmup_u-10518.tif
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exwa_wmup_u-10518.tif
Filename
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Title:
McCracken Hall, side entrance, Western State Teachers College
title
McCracken Hall, side entrance, Western State Teachers College
Title
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Alternative Title:
Science Building
alternative_title
Science Building
Alternative Title
false
Date:
1949
date
1949
Date
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Description:
Exterior of William McCracken Hall at the time of construction in 1949. It was used as a chemistry facility. The first building on West Campus, McCracken Hall was named after well-known faculty member, William McCracken, head of the chemstry department from 1907-1939. A Paper Industries Laboratory was added to McCracken Hall in 1959 to support the nation's second Paper Technology program. One wing was torn down in 2017. The building was demolished in 2019.
description
Exterior of William McCracken Hall at the time of construction in 1949. It was used as a chemistry facility. The first building on West Campus, McCracken Hall was named after well-known faculty member, William McCracken, head of the chemstry department from 1907-1939. A Paper Industries Laboratory was added to McCracken Hall in 1959 to support the nation's second Paper Technology program. One wing was torn down in 2017. The building was demolished in 2019.
Description
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Building:
Western Michigan University. McCracken Hall
building
Western Michigan University. McCracken Hall
Building
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Subject:
Western Michigan University--Buildings
subject
Western Michigan University--Buildings
Subject
false
Subject:
Western Michigan College of Education--Buildings
subject
Western Michigan College of Education--Buildings
Subject
false
Subject:
McCracken, William, 1864-1940
subject
McCracken, William, 1864-1940
Subject
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Subject:
Historic buildings--Michigan--Kalamazoo
subject
Historic buildings--Michigan--Kalamazoo
Subject
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Subject:
Chemical laboratories
subject
Chemical laboratories
Subject
false
Location:
Kalamazoo (Mich.)
coverage_spatial
Kalamazoo (Mich.)
Location
false
Time Period:
1940 - 1949
time_period_
1940 - 1949
Time Period
false
Source:
9 x 7.17 in. black-and-white print, WMU Photograph Collection, U-10518
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9 x 7.17 in. black-and-white print, WMU Photograph Collection, U-10518
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Collection:
Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
collection
Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
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Publisher:
Western Michigan University
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Western Michigan University
Publisher
false
Digital Date:
2020
digitization_date
2020
Digital Date
false
Rights:
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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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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Type:
Image
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Image
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File Format:
image/tiff
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image/tiff
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Box Barcode:
31141021784553
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31141021784553
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