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Interior of show tent, Redpath Chautaugua, East Campus, Western Michigan University
Date
ca. 1920
Time Period
1920 - 1929
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.
Title
Redpath Chautauqua on East side of East Hall, Western Michigan University
Date
ca. 1920
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Description
Show tent for the Redpath Chautauqua circuit, pitched at Davis & Cedar Streets in Kalamazoo, Michigan for a summer session during the World War I period. Photograph view looking down East Campus hill. 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. Kalamazoo’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. The image appeared in the book Kalamazoo Lost and Found by Kalamazoo Historian Lynn Houghton.
Title
Western State Normal School on Normal Hill, Kalamazoo
Date
ca. 1929
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Description
View of Western State Normal School on the top of Prospect Hill in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The view includes the Training School, the Administration Building with attached gymnasium and annex, and the Library building. The photograph appeared in the 1929 Brown and Gold yearbook.
Title
Western State Normal School at night, East Campus, Western Michigan University
Date
ca. 1923
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Description
View of Western State Normal School on the top of Prospect Hill in the winter at night. The view features lights from the Training School, Administration Building, and the Library Building. The photograph first appeared in the Brown & Gold 1923 yearbook.
Title
Main entrance door of the Administration Building, East Campus, Western Michigan University
Date
ca. 1925
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Description
Color photograph of the main entrance door of the Administration Building on East Campus of Western Michigan University. The view features Georgian style entry with a half-round window. The photograph appeared in the 1925 Brown and Gold yearbook.
Title
Ivy climbing front of Gymnasium attachment, Administration Building, East Campus, Western Michigan University
Date
ca. 1925
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Description
Photograph of ivy growing on the front of the Gymasium attachment of the Administration Building at Western State Normal School. The photograph first appeared in the Brown and Gold 1925 yearbook. The two wings to the Administration Building, The Training School and the Gymnasium, were added in 1909.
Title
Snow-covered path behind Administration Building, Western State Normal School
Date
ca. 1925
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Description
A snow covered path behind the Administration Building at Western State Normal School. The photograph first appeared in the Brown and Gold 1925 and 1941 yearbooks.
Title
Main entrance of the gymnasium, East Campus, Western Michigan University
Date
ca. 1925
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Description
Color photograph of the front portico of the gymnasium attachment on the north side of the Administration Building. The photograph first appeared in the Brown and Gold 1925 yearbook. The Gymnasium, one of two wings to the Administration Building, was added in 1909. Together with the Administration Building, the building was later renamed East Hall and remained in use until 1950s.
Title
Tree-line drive leading to Western State Normal School, East Campus, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Date
ca. 1922
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Description
The tree-line drive behind the Training School of Western State Normal School. The photograph first appeared in the Brown and Gold 1922 yearbook. The tree-line drive was main entrance to campus from Oakland Drive, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Title
East Campus from across Oakland Drive, Western Michigan University
Date
ca. 1925?
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Description
Photograph showing the Library and Science Hall, from the north, on the East Campus of Western Michigan University. In the background is the back of the cupola on the Administration Building. In the foreground is the Barracks along Michigan Avenue built in 1918. To the far right of the photo is a part of the Men’s Gymnasium (later Oakland Gym) built in 1925.
Title
Students on East Campus, Western Michigan University
Date
ca. 1920-1924
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Description
Photograph of four students on the Northwest side of East Campus, Western Michigan University. In the background is the Library, Science Building, the cupola of the Administration Building, and the Heating Plant smoke stack.
Title
Campus bus delivering teachers-in-training to Portage Consolidated School, Western Michigan University
Date
1924
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Description
Photograph of the Western State Normal school bus delivering teachers-in-training (Rural Education curriculum) to Portage Consolidated School on South Westnedge.
Title
Hadley Gardens, East campus, Western Michigan University
Date
1924
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Description
Photograph featuring a rabbit in Hadley Gardens on East Campus of Western State Normal School. A fallow garden plot on East Campus was located in front of Hadley House and south of the Training School. The garden was named after Theodosia Hadley, faculty for biology and science.
Title
Front of Library just after completion, East Campus, Western Michigan University
Date
1924
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Description
Photograph of the Library front just after completion on East Campus of Michigan College of Education. Some landscaping is installed, but the walks and drives are not yet paved. The Library (later named North Hall) was built in 1924, and would be the main library until Waldo Library was built in the 1950s. During that time it was used by the College of Business until 1990 when the College of Business moved out. It has since been used to house archival material and it was home to the Department of Industrial Design for a few years during the last decade. The building, except for the front, was razed in 2014.
Title
Rose Netzorg Kerr on stairs of East Hall
Date
ca. 1921
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Description
Photograph of Rose Netzorg on the stairs of East Hall. She was the head of the Art Department at Western State Normal School from 1912-1922.
Title
Column details of East Hall, Western Michigan University
Time Period
[1910 - 1919, 1920 - 1929]
Description
Column details of the Administration Building with Training School and Woman’s Gymnasium additions (East Hall). View looking north from the front of the Training School. View includes a tall fence between Training School and Administration Building. The Administration Building was completed in 1905. The additions were completed in 1908 and 1909 respectively.
Title
East Hall from southeast, Western State Normal School
Time Period
[1910 - 1919, 1920 - 1929]
Description
Western State Normal School on the top of Normal Hill (earlier Prospect Hill). View from the southeast featuring the Administration Building with Training School and Gymnasium additions (East Hall). In the foreground, students stand on sidewalk.
Title
Cupola detail, Administration Building, Western State Teachers College
Time Period
[1910 - 1919, 1920 - 1929]
Description
Detail of cupola located on top of the Administration Building (East Hall), Western Michigan University. The Administration Building with its cupola was completed in 1905.
Title
East Hall porticoes, Western Michigan University
Time Period
[1920 - 1929, 1930 - 1939]
Description
Porticoes of the Administration Building with the Training School and Woman’s Gym additions (East Hall). View looking south. The Administration Building was completed in 1905. The additions were completed by 1909.
Title
Party group in gym, Administration Building, Western State Normal School
Date
ca. 1920
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Description
Formally dressed party group at event in the Gym of Western State Normal School. In the center, a band sits under a pavilion. A flag on left reads “WSNS.” Banner to the right reads: "Manual Training - now watch us grow". “Spaeth” is hand written in white ink on the lower left of photograph.
Title
Administration Building lounge, Western State Teachers College
Time Period
[1920 - 1929, 1930 - 1939]
Description
East Hall lounge at Western Michigan State Teachers College. The lounge was formerly the library.
Title
Manual Arts Building at Western State Normal School, exterior
Date
ca. 1925
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Description
Exterior of the Manual Arts Building with car parked in front of the building. It was later renamed the Brink Building in 1921.
Title
Industrial Arts training, Manual Arts Building, Western State Normal School
Date
ca. 1925
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Description
Photograph of Industrial Arts students working in a lab. The class is possibly for cement or brick production. Handwritten names on the back of the photograph include: Justin Marks, Paul L. Green, Emerson Brown(?), Keith Morrison.
Title
Industrial Arts classroom with students, Manual Arts Building, Western State Normal School
Date
ca. 1925
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Description
Photograph of Industrial Arts classroom in the Manual Arts Building. View features male students working with tools.
Title
Woodshop 101, Manual Arts Building, Western State Normal School
Date
ca. 1925
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Description
Side b. Photograph of Woodshop 101 class in Manual Arts Building. View of the classroom features male students with woodworking tools. Handwritting on the lower edge reads: “Western State Normal, Kalamazoo, Mich. Department of Manual Arts. Woodshop 101.”
Title
Machine Woodworking Shop 103, Manual Arts Building, Western State Normal School
Date
ca. 1924
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Description
Side a. Photograph of the Machine Woodworking 103 class in the Manual Arts Building. View of the classroom features male students working at machines and with woodworking tools. Handwritting on the lower edge reads: “Western State Normal, Kalamazoo, Mi., Dept. of Manual Arts. Machine Woodworking 103.”
Title
Shop 106, Manual Training Building, Western State Normal School
Time Period
[1920 - 1929, 1930 - 1939]
Description
Photograph of Shop 106 in the Manual Arts Building. View of the classroom features male students working at machines, possibly for woodworking. Handwritting on the lower edge reads: “W. S. N.S. Shop 106.”
Title
8th grade woodwork projects, Manual Arts Building, Western State Normal School
Time Period
[1920 - 1929, 1930 - 1939]
Description
Front image of a postcard to M. Sherwood featuring 8th grade woodwork projects in a classroom in the Manual Arts Building. Handwritting on the lower edge of the photo reads: “8th grade - Rock Island, Ill.” The woodwork projects include shelves, a lecturn, side tables, and bins.
Title
Machinery inside the Manual Arts Building, Western State Normal School
Time Period
[1920 - 1929, 1930 - 1939]
Description
Photograph of the interior of the Manual Arts Building lab. The view features machinery.
Title
Exterior entrance of Manual Arts Building, Western State Normal School
Time Period
[1920 - 1929, 1930 - 1939]
Description
The northeast façade of the Manual Arts Building. In the foreground are sidewalks and a low rope fence.
Title
Small cabinets displayed in Manual Arts Building, Western State Normal School
Time Period
[1920 - 1929, 1930 - 1939]
Description
Student projects on display in classroom in Manual Arts Building. The projects, small cabinets, are arranged on tiered stands. The student projects were a part of a woodworking class taught by M. Sherwood.
Title
Two men working with machinery, Manual Arts Building, Western Michigan University
Time Period
[1920 - 1929, 1930 - 1939]
Description
Two unidentified men, possibly students, working with machinery in the Manual Arts building.
Title
Woodworking projects, Manual Arts classroom, Western State Normal School
Time Period
[1920 - 1929, 1930 - 1939]
Description
Woodworking projects displayed in cabinet in Manual Arts classroom.
Title
Student workworking projects display, Manual Arts classroom, Western State Normal School
Time Period
[1920 - 1929, 1930 - 1939]
Description
Student work on display in a woodworking lab at the Manual Arts Building. Several pieces are labled possibly with names including Finch, Stewart, Adams, Hen. Jr.?, Bloom?. In the background, wood working equipment hangs from the wall. The student projects were a part of M. Sherwood’s woodworking class, part of the Manual Training curriculum.
Title
Manual Arts, 'oil guns' display
Time Period
[1920 - 1929, 1930 - 1939]
Description
A man, possibly a student, posing beside a three-piece set of equipment on wheels in the Manual Arts Building. The equipment is possibly related to motor lubrication. The first machine on the left is labeled “gear lub” and includes tools labeled water pump, wheel bearing, universal joint, steering gear, and oil gun. The middle container is labeled “drain oil.” The container on the far right is labeled “spring lub.”
Title
Classroom, Manual Arts Building, Western State Normal School
Time Period
[1920 - 1929, 1930 - 1939]
Description
Workshop in a classroom of the Manual Arts Building. Students work at various machinery.
Title
Manual Arts Building front entrance, Western State Normal School
Time Period
[1920 - 1929, 1930 - 1939]
Description
Northeast entrance of the Manual Arts Building of Western State Normal School. In the foreground are sidewalks.
Title
Manual Arts Building, from side, in disrepair, Western State Teachers College
Time Period
[1920 - 1929, 1930 - 1939]
Description
The northwest side of the Manual Arts Building in disrepair.
Title
Manual Arts Building in winter, Western State Normal School
Date
1921
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Description
The front of the Manual Arts Building in winter through the trees.
Title
Group photo of unidentified students in classroom, Western State Normal School
Time Period
[1910 - 1919, 1920 - 1929]
Description
Group photo of unidentified men posing in a classroom, possibly the Science or Manual Arts lab.
Title
Manual Arts course brochure w/degree requirements, Western State Normal School
Date
1924
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Description
4-page brochure featuring the Manual Arts Building of Western State Normal School. The brochure outlines the newly formed two-year and four-year course in Manual Arts, and lists the required courses offered each semester. Also featured are pictures of students and graduates.
Title
Front of the Natural Science Building, Western State Teachers College
Time Period
[1920 - 1929, 1930 - 1939]
Description
Facade of the Natural Science Building (West Hall). View includes the grounds and sidewalks in front of the building. A student walks in front of the building.
Title
West Hall through trees, Western State Teachers College
Date
1927
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Description
Photograph of West Hall on East Campus of Western State Teachers College partically obscured by trees. West Hall was orginally built as the Science Building. Handwritten label on lower edge reads “Science Bldg. W.S.T.C.”
Title
West Hall, Science Building as seen from below.
Date
1924
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Description
Photograph of West Hall on East Campus of Western State Normal School seen from below. View looking northeast.
Title
West Hall, west façade, Western Michigan University
Time Period
[1920 - 1929, 1930 - 1939]
Description
West façade of West Hall on East Campus of Western Michigan University. View from below.
Title
Booklet, Catalogue of Pictures in Western State Normal School Library
Date
1925
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Description
Booklet titled the “Catalogue of Pictures in the Western State Normal School Library” loaned from the collection of Albert M. Todd, 1925. The booklet is 31 pages including cover. The booklet contains a foreward by Librarian Anna L. French, black-and-white illustration of select artworks, and a description of each artwork including bibliography of the original artist and provenance. Booklet contains some French.
Title
Library interior, stacks, Western State Teachers College
Time Period
[1920 - 1929, 1930 - 1939]
Description
General stacks in the Library Building (North Hall) at Western State Teachers College.
Title
Library Building, lower lobby, Western State Teachers College
Time Period
[1920 - 1929, 1930 - 1939]
Description
Lower Lobby in the Library Building (North Hall) at Western State Teachers College. View facing west and features a New Books cart display, a display board, and spiral staircase. The Reading Room was designed by Henry H. Turner and Victor E. Thebaud Architects in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Title
Manual Arts classroom with students, Western State Normal School
Date
ca. 1925
Time Period
1920 - 1929
Description
Photograph of a classroom or workshop in the Manual Arts Building. View features studentds working at tables with woodworking tools.
Title
Library Reading Room, Western State Teachers College
Date
ca. 1925
Time Period
[1920 - 1929, 1930-1939]
Description
Two-story Reading Room in Library Building (North Hall) at Western State Teachers College. View looking northeast features features seating for 300 students, marble fireplace, paintings donated by the local art collector A.M. Todd including the notable “Yosemite Valley” by Thomas Hill, and recessed wall shelving. The Reading Room was designed by Henry H. Turner and Victor E. Thebaud Architects in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The image appeared in the book Kalamazoo Lost and Found by Kalamazoo Historian Lynn Houghton.
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