COLLECTION NAME:
WMU Regional History Photograph Collection
Record
Identifier:
exwa_wmup_p-0008554
Title:
Front of the Probasco's Quality Fabric store, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Creator:
Robinson, Chester B., 1915-1972
Date:
approximately 1950
Description:
Color photograph of the front of Probasco's Quality Fabric Store located at 328 S. Burdick Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan. View includes the the front entrance and front display windows of red and plaid fabrics. Text on the window advertises Simplicity and McCall patterns. A sign in the display reads: "Sew for school." Photograph taken at night by Chester B. Robinson.
Building:
Probasco's Quality Fabrics (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
Subject:
Fabric shops--Michigan--Kalamazoo
Subject:
Storefronts
Subject:
Business enterprises
Subject:
Show windows
Subject:
Neon signs
Keywords:
Black & white photographs; Textiles; Plaid; Clothing industry; night scene
Location:
Kalamazoo (Mich.)
Time Period:
1950 - 1959
Language:
eng
Source:
9 x 7 in. color photograph, WMU Photograph Collection, P-0008554
Collection:
WMU Regional History Photograph Collection
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Digital Date:
2023
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 the Western Michigan University Archives and Regional History Collections, Zhang Legacy Collections Center.
Type:
image
Box Barcode:
Box 87, Barcode: 31141024385499
Format Creation:
image/tiff
WMU Regional History Photograph Collection
