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Title
Western State Normal School on Normal Hill
Description
Western State Normal School on Normal Hill (earlier Prospect Hill) in Kalamazoo, Michigan. View from Davis Street to the west features the Administration Building and the first of two additions, the Gymnasium. In the foreground are tennis courts. Photograph mounted on cardboard.
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.
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Office room 109, East Hall, Western College of Education
Description
Female employees working in office room 109 of East Hall. Photographed by Ward C. Morgan (Ward Morgan Studio #5224-5).
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Library Reading Room, Administration Building, Western State Normal School
Description
Library Reading room in the Administration Building (East Hall) of Western State Normal School. View looking north through an arched doorway. Photograph appeared in the Kalamazoo Normal Record Vol. 4 No. 9.
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General office interior, Administration Building, Western State Normal School
Description
Sepia print People working in a general office of the Administration Building of Western State Normal School.
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Double stairwell, Administration Building, Western State Normal School
Time Period
[1900 - 1909, 1910 - 1919]
Description
Double stairwell in Administration Building of Western State Normal School.
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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.
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Western State Normal School on Prospect Hill
Description
Light sepia photograph of the Administration Building on Prospect Hill. View also features stairs down to Davis Street.
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Western State Normal School on Prospect Hill
Description
Administration Building on Prospect Hill. View looking up the hill from Davis Street. Caption reads: State Normal School, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Construction for Administration Building started in 1904 and was completed in 1905.
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Library interior, Administration Building, Western State Normal School
Description
Interior of the original Library within the Administration Building, Western State Normal School. Students stand in the stacks and one is seated at desk.
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East Hall from below, Western Michigan University
Description
East Hall on Normal Hill (earlier Prospect Hill) on East Campus of Western Michigan University. View features the southside of the Training School.
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Training School portico in winter, Western Michigan University
Description
Training School portico in winter. View looking south and features a student on sidewalk. The Training Hall was an addition to the original Administration Building completed in 1909.
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Administration Building and Gym addition, Western Michigan University
Description
Photograph of Administration Building columns and Gymnasium addition portico. View from the front of the Administration Building looking Northeast toward the Gymnasium addition. The Administration Building was occupied in 1905. Later, the Gymnasium was one of two wing additions completed in 1909. Together, the buildings were later known as Education Building, East Hall, and Heritage Hall.
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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 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.
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Students on stairs of Administration Building, Western Michigan University
Description
Two students on stairs on west side of the Administration Building (East Hall).
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Western State Normal School on Normal Hill, exterior
Description
Exterior of the Western State Normal School with steps leading to Davis Street. View is looking west. Construction of the school’s first building began in 1904 on Prospect Hill. It housed administrative offices, classrooms, laboratories, and a library. The two-story structure clad in brick featured a portico with six Greek pillars, an arch window over the main entry, and a cupola designed by architect Ernest W. Arnold. The building held its first class of students in September 1905 and remained in use as a teaching facility until 1990.
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Western State Normal School and trolley car
Description
Western State Normal School on Normal Hill (earlier Prospect Hill) from the northeast. View features the Administration Building with the Gymnasium and Training School additions (East Hall) as well as the trolley car. In the foreground are tennis courts. The Administration Building was completed in 1905. Both additions were completed by 1909. The Western State Normal Railroad trolley systems was built in 1907 and operated until 1949.
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Spindler Hall, exterior, East Campus at Western Michigan University
Description
Exterior of Spindler Hall looking northwest. Built in 1940, Spindler Hall was originally a women's dormitory and later became an independent housing facility for doctoral, graduate, senior and non-traditional students. Spindler Hall was named after Lavina Spindler, who served at Western from 1907-1938 as director of the Campus School, Dean of Women, and Freshman Advisor. The building featured reliefs of female students and a female figure in a mentoring relationship.
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Mechanical Trades Building, facade, Western Michigan University
Description
Exterior of the Mechanical Trades Building which was constructed in 1940 for the purposes of vocational training. Cars are parked in the front of the building. Ornamentation in the façade featured airplane propellers and one of the early classes taught out of this building was aviation mechanics. North Hall and West Hall are visible in the background.
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McCracken Hall, front entrace, Western State Teachers College
Description
Front entrance of William McCracken Hall at the time of construction in 1949. It was used as a chemistry facility. The first building on West Campus, McCracken Hall was named after well-known faculty member, William McCracken, head of the chemstry department from 1907-1939. A Paper Industries Laboratory was added to McCracken Hall in 1959 to support the nation's second Paper Technology program. One wing was torn down in 2017. The building was demolished in 2019.
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McCracken Hall, side entrance, Western State Teachers College
Description
Exterior of William McCracken Hall at the time of construction in 1949. It was used as a chemistry facility. The first building on West Campus, McCracken Hall was named after well-known faculty member, William McCracken, head of the chemstry department from 1907-1939. A Paper Industries Laboratory was added to McCracken Hall in 1959 to support the nation's second Paper Technology program. One wing was torn down in 2017. The building was demolished in 2019.
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McCracken Hall with paper pilot plant addition and walkaway at Western Michigan University
Description
Exterior of McCracken Hall taken September 1970 includes the addition of the paper pilot plant and walkway. Cars are parked in the foreground. It was used as a chemistry facility. The first building on West Campus, McCracken Hall was named after well-known faculty member, William McCracken, head of the chemstry department from 1907-1939. A Paper Industries Laboratory was added to McCracken Hall in 1959 to support the nation's second Paper Technology program. One wing was torn down in 2017. The building was demolished in 2019.
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Aerial view of Western Michigan University
Description
Aerial photograph of West and East Campuses from directly above. View includes the surrounding neighborhood and the Kalamazoo State Hospital.
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Aerial view of West Campus with temporary barracks in the foreground, Western Michigan University
Description
Aerial photograph of West Campus featuring the temporary barracks in the foreground and neighborhoods view looking north northwest.
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Students standing in front of a Merry Christmas sign, Western Michigan University
Description
Three students looking up at a sign reading Merry Christmas on the south side of West Michigan Avenue. To the west, Read Fieldhouse is visible in the left side of the image.
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Aerial view of Western Michigan University
Description
Aerial photograph of East and West Campus from directly above. In the center of the photograph is the Student Center and the Administration Building.
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Aerial view of Elmwood Apartments, West Campus, Western Michigan University
Description
Aerial photograph of West Campus featuring Elmwood Apts. View toward center of campus, with Valley Dorms (center left). Text on lower right of image reads: John Todd Aerial Photos, Kalamazoo, MI.
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Aerial view of West Campus and neighborhood, Western Michigan University
Description
Aerial photograph of West Campus and surrounding neighborhood along West Michigan Avenue. Fieldhouse and Student Center construction visible (lower right).
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Aerial view of West Campus and Stadium Drive, Western Michigan University
Description
Aerial photograph of West Campus dormitories, a portion of Stadium Drive and the surrounding neighborhood. View features the Elmwood Apartments (lower edge and center) and Valley Apartments (upper center). Text on lower right of image reads: John Todd Aerial Photos, Kalamazoo, MI.
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Aerial view of West Campus and Stadium Drive from east, Western Michigan University
Description
Aerial photograph of West Campus dormitories from above the Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital. View from east looking past campus to neighborhoods to north-northwest. Text on lower right of image reads: John Todd Aerial Photos, Kalamazoo, MI.
Title
Archway at Western Michigan University wrecked by truck
Description
Kalamazoo Gazette photo showing a pile of debris from a short arch on Western Michigan University campus. The short arch was hit by a tall truck of the Saginaw Transfer Company making a delievery at the college. The arch spanned a driveway just north of the men’s physical education building on West Michigan Avenue. It was constructed of limestone towers and “I” beam overhead. The debris mostly consists of the “I” beam debris and west tower. The arch had been part of the WMU’s campus improvement program. The photograph was featured in the Kalamazoo Gazette, page 13, October 20, 1955.
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Draper-Siedschlag Dorms from Waldo Library, Western Michigan University
Time Period
[1950 - 1959, 1960 - 1969]
Description
Photograph of Draper-Siedschlag Dorms on West Campus of Western Michigan University. View from faculty studies on top floor of East Wing of Waldo Library. Buildings in downtown Kalamazoo in distance.
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Aerial view of West Campus, Western Michigan University
Description
Aerial photograph of West Campus featuring Elmood Apartments (lower center) to Valley Dorms (upper left). View includes surrounding neighborhood. Text on lower right of image reads: John Todd Aerial Photos, Kalamazoo, MI.
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Side of Old Eames Mill, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Description
Photograph of a side of the Old Eames Mill where Manual Arts classes and auto shop at Western State Normal School were held in 1920-21. Also known as the Western State Normal School Playhouse on Asylum Avenue (vicinity 410 Oakland Drive). Eames Mill was acquired by Western in 1917 and demolished in 1942.
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Old Eames Mill through the trees, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Description
Photograph of the Old Eames Mill through the trees. The Eames Mills was aquired by Western in 1917 and used for Manual Arts classes and auto shop by Western State Normal School in 1920-1921. The building was later demolished in 1942.
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Old Eames Mill through the trees, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Description
Photograph of the Old Eames Mill through the trees. The Eames Mills was aquired by Western in 1917 and used for Manual Arts classes and auto shop by Western State Normal School in 1920-1921. The building was later demolished in 1942.
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Western Michigan Players production of Murder in a Nunnery
Description
Photograph of Western Michigan Players on stage manipulating props. The view features a theater scene from Murder in a Nunnery, Players.
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Western Michigan Players on stage for a production of Murder in a Nunnery
Description
Photograph of Western Michigan Players performing on stage. The view features a theater scene from Murder in a Nunnery. One student is dressed as a nun.
Title
Williams Manufacturing, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Time Period
[1910 - 1919, 1920 - 1929]
Description
Photograph of the Williams Manufacturing Company building on Oakland Dr. in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The building was also known as the Eames Mill. Text on the back of the building reads "Williams Mfg. Co."
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Newly planted evergreens in the lawn in front of Health and Personnnel Buildings, East Campus, Western Michigan University
Description
Photograph newly planted evergreens in the lawn in front of the Health and Personnel Building. To the right is the cars parked along the drive in front of the Training School and Administration Building. View toward the Northeast. The Health and Personnel Building opened in 1939. It was later renamed Speech and Hearing Center.
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West Hall and Power Building at Michigan College of Education
Description
Natural Science Building with the power plan in the foreground. View is from Oakland Drive looking east. The Science Building, possibly designed by Louis Kamper, was later named West Hall. Located on East Campus, it was the second building to open at West Hall. For over 30 years, West Hall was used as the physical and natural sciences. The last use for the building was in 2006, when the Geology Department used it for a core lab. The building was demolished in 2013.
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Two students on sidewalk in front of Vandercook Hall, East Campus, Western Michigan University
Description
Photograph showing the two students walking down a sidewalk to the East campus tree line drive. In the background is Vandercook Hall. Vandercook Hall was named after the 'Father of Western', State Representative Henry B. Vandercook of Grand Rapids.
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Administration Building and Science Hall on Prospect Hill, East Campus, Western Michigan University
Description
Photograph featuring East Campus on Prospect Hill. View features the original Administration Building with the Women’s Gymnasium, the Training School, and the Science Building. Designed by Battle Creek architect, Ernest W. Arnold, the Administration Building was completed and occupied in 1905. By 1909 two wings were added: the Training School and the Gymnasium. The campus remained in use into the 1950s when classes transitioned to the West Campus (later Main Campus). The Science Building opened in 1915 and later was renamed West Hall. Later, East Campus was known as Historic East Campus.
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Campus drive and Health and Personnel Building, East Campus, Western Michigan University
Description
Photograph of students on the sidewalk along campus line drive. A student stands on the sidewalk in front of Health and Personnel Building. Cars are parked along the drive. The Health and Personnel building opened in 1939. It was later renamed the Speech and Hearing Center.
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Campus drive entrance, East Campus, Western Michigan University
Description
Photograph of the entrance to campus drive off of Oakland Drive, East Campus, Western Michigan University. In the background is the South sides of the Health and Personnel Building and, behind trees, the Training School. Students walk on the side walk and cars are parked along the drive.
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Snow covered stairs, East Campus, Western Michigan University
Description
Photograph of snow covered stairs leading to the top of Prospect Hill, East Campus, Western Michigan University.
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Interior of show tent, Redpath Chautaugua, East Campus, Western Michigan University
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.
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Redpath Chautauqua on East side of East Hall, Western Michigan University
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.
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Administration Building, looking Northwest, East Campus, Western Michigan University
Description
Exterior view of the Training School and Administration Buildings from the bottom of Prospect Hill facing Northwest. Photograph taken by Crescent Studios in Kalamazoo, Michigan. View features the portico, columns, and balustrade in Georgian Revival style.
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