COLLECTION NAME:
Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
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Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
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Identifier:
exwa_wmup_u-10002
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exwa_wmup_u-10002
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Filename:
exwa_wmup_u-10002.tif
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exwa_wmup_u-10002.tif
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Title:
Interior of show tent, Redpath Chautaugua, East Campus, Western Michigan University
title
Interior of show tent, Redpath Chautaugua, East Campus, Western Michigan University
Title
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Date:
ca. 1920
date
ca. 1920
Date
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Description:
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.
description
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.
Description
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Subject:
Chautauquas--Michigan--Kalamazoo--Pictorial works
subject
Chautauquas--Michigan--Kalamazoo--Pictorial works
Subject
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Subject:
Chautauquas--History
subject
Chautauquas--History
Subject
false
Subject:
Tent shows--Michigan--Kalamazoo
subject
Tent shows--Michigan--Kalamazoo
Subject
false
Subject:
Crowds--Michigan--Kalamazoo--Pictorial works
subject
Crowds--Michigan--Kalamazoo--Pictorial works
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false
Location:
Kalamazoo (Mich.)
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Kalamazoo (Mich.)
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Time Period:
1920 - 1929
time_period_
1920 - 1929
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Source:
8 x 10 in., black-and-white print, WMU Photograph Collection, U-10002
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8 x 10 in., black-and-white print, WMU Photograph Collection, U-10002
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Collection:
Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
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Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
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Publisher:
Western Michigan University
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Western Michigan University
Publisher
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Digital Date:
2020
digitization_date
2020
Digital Date
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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:
Box 49, Barcode: 31141021784504
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Box 49, Barcode: 31141021784504
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