Detail View: WMU Regional History Photograph Collection: WMU Regional History Photograph Collection
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Identifier:
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exwa_wmup_p-0008249
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Title:
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Kalamazoo Gas Company display stand
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Alternative Title:
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"Iwantu" Gas Iron promotional stand, Kalamazoo, Michigan
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Creator:
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Siewert, Herman
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Date:
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approximately 1913
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Description:
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Promotional stand in an event hall for the “Iwantu” Gas Iron sponsored by the Kalamazoo Gas Company. A sign over the stand reads, "A Whole Weeks Ironing 4 cents with the Iwantu Gas Iron." A woman poses with the iron and a nearby trivet. Other signs posted on the display read "It saves dust & dirt," "It saves fuel & money," and "It Saves Time & Labor”. The "Iwantu" gas iron was made by Strause Gas Iron Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Kalamazoo Gas Company ran a promotion in 1913 offering the iron for 50 cents down payment and 75 cents a month for four months. Back of photo identifies woman as "My mother Nina Williams Worline".
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Person:
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Worline, Nina Claire Williams, 1889-1969
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Subject:
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Kalamazoo Gas Company (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
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Subject:
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Strause Gas Iron Company (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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Keywords:
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irons (tools); Black & white photographs
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Location:
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Kalamazoo (Mich.)
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Time Period:
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1910 - 1919
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Source:
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8.5 x 6.25 in. black-and-white print, WMU Photograph Collection, P-0008249
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Collection:
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WMU Regional History Photograph Collection
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Publisher:
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Western Michigan University
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Digital Date:
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2020
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Rights Statement:
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
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Rights Status:
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In Copyright
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Access Rights:
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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.
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Type:
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image
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Box Barcode:
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Box 82, Barcode: 31141024381209
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Format Creation:
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image/tiff
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