COLLECTION NAME:
Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
Record
Identifier:
exwa_wmup_u-10026
Filename:
exwa_wmup_u-10026.tif
Title:
Military exercises on the Athletic Field, East Campus, Western Michigan University
Date:
approximately 1943
Description:
Photograph of soldiers marching in formation on the Athletic Field on East Campus, Michigan College of Education. View is looking west. The Athletic Field was constructed on west side of the Michigan Central Railroad tracks and opened for baseball games in the Spring of 1914. It was later used as training field during World War 2 for the the V-12 program.
Building:
Western Michigan University. Athletic Field
Subject:
Navy V-12 Program (U.S.)--History
Subject:
World War, 1939-1945--Michigan--Kalamazoo--History--Pictorial works
Subject:
Western Michigan College of Education
Subject:
Military maneuvers--Michigan--Kalamazoo--Pictorial works
Location:
Kalamazoo (Mich.)
Time Period:
1940 - 1949
Source:
4.5 x 2.75 in., in., black-and-white print, WMU Photograph Collection, U-10026
Collection:
Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Digital Date:
2020
Rights Statement:
Rights Status:
In Copyright
Access Rights:
Digital reproduction published by Western Michigan University Library and made available for private study, scholarship or research use under applicable U.S. Law. Access to digital reproductions provided by Western Michigan University Archives and Regional History Collections, Zhang Legacy Collections Center.
Type:
Image
File Format:
image/tiff
Box Barcode:
Box 49, Barcode: 31141021784504
Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
