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Title
Entrance from Oakland Drive, East Campus, Western Michigan University
Description
Photograph of the tree lined drive from Oakland Drive, East Campus, Western Michigan University. Caption on photograph reads: Entrance from Oakland Drive. In the background is the Training School. The Training School was one of two additions made to the Administration Building in 1909.
Title
Students boarding bus in front of Oakland Gym, East Campus, Western Michigan University
Date
1953
Time Period
1950 - 1959
Description
Photograph of female students in long coats lined up in front of a bus parked on Oakland Drive, East Campus, Western Michigan University. In the background is the front of the Men’s Gymnasium.
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
Students walking up from Main Entrance of East Campus in winter, Western Michigan University
Description
Photograph of students walking up from the snow covered main entrance of East Campus from Oakland Drive. View looking Southwest toward Oakland Drive. Cars are parked along the street.
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
Students on "Bridge of Sighs", Western Michigan University
Date
1915
Description
Photograph of six female students posing on the Bridge of Sighs on East Campus of Western State Normal School. Pictured: Agnes Cagney Maat with 1915 classmates. The “Bridge of Sighs” (later the Training School Annex) was a connector between the Training School and Administration Building. The image was featured in the Western Michigan College News Magazine Vol. 5 No. 4 (1947).
Title
Science Building recently finished, East Campus, Western Michigan University
Date
1915
Time Period
1910 - 1919
Description
Photograph of the recently finished Science Building on East Campus of Western State Normal School. In the background is the Heating Plant smokestack. Designed by architect E. W. Arnold, the Science Building (later renamed West Hall) was finished in the Spring of 1915. For more than 30 years it housed all the natural and physical sciences.
Title
Electronics Building, exterior view, East Campus, Western Michigan University
Date
approximately 1956
Time Period
1950 - 1959
Description
Photograph of the front entrance to the Electronics Building (also Electronics Shop) on East Campus of Western Michigan College of Education. Garage doors have been replaced with brick. Located behind the Science Building, the Electronic Building was known by several names including the Heating Plant (1915), Garage, Power Plant, Physical Plant Annex, Upholstery Shop, and Industrial Design Shop. Photograph appeared in the April 1956 Western Michigan College Newsletter.
Title
Library and Science Building, East Campus, Western Michigan University
Date
approximately 1933?
Time Period
1930 - 1939
Description
Photograph of the Library and Science Building on Prospect Hill, East Campus, Western Michigan University. In the foreground is the Barracks along Michigan Avenue. On the right is the front of the Men’s Gym (later Vandercook Hall). The Library (later named North Hall) was built in 1924. The Science Building opened in 1915 and later was renamed West Hall. Later, East Campus was known as Historic East Campus.
Title
Two students in Electronics lab, East Campus, Western Michigan University
Date
approximately 1956
Time Period
1950 - 1959
Description
Photograph of two students in the electronics lab working with equipment and schematics on East Campus of Western Michigan College of Education. Located behind the Science Building, the Electronic Building was known by several names including the Garage, Power Plant, Physical Plant Annex, Upholstery Shop, and Industrial Design Shop.
Title
Garage, exterior, with cars & buses parked in front, East Campus, Western Michigan University
Date
approximately 1940?
Time Period
1940 - 1949
Description
Photograph of the cars and buses parked in front of the Garage on East Campus of Western State Teachers College. Located behind the Science Building, the Electronic Building was known by several names including the Garage, Power Plant, Physical Plant Annex, Upholstery Shop, and Industrial Design Shop.
Title
Administration Building and Gymnasium addition, dedicated 1908, Western State Normal School
Date
approximately 1908
Time Period
1900 - 1910
Description
Administration Building and the Gymnasium addition, dedicated in 1908 on East Campus of Western State Normal School. View features the stairway up Normal Hill (later Prospect Hill) from Davis Street, and the building’s portico, columns and ballustrate. The Administration Building was WMU's first building, opening in 1905 and the renovated core is known today as Heritage Hall. It was also known as the Education Building and by 1967 as East Hall.
Title
Training School, Western Michigan University
Description
The Training School and High School Classroom on East Campus of Western Michigan University. View looking North. The Training School was built in 1909. The building was also known as the University School until 1969. Together with the Administration Building and Gym addition, they were known as the Education Building and by 1967 as East Hall. The Training School was later demolished in 2014.
Title
Administration Building and Training School, East Campus, Western Michigan University
Description
Front of Administration Building and Training School featuring porticoes and freestanding iconic columns. View looking South. Designed by Ernest W. Arnold, the Administration Building was completed in 1905. Later the Training School, one of two wings, was added in 1909. Together with the Administration Building and Gym addition, they were known as the Education Building and by 1967 as East Hall.
Title
Administration Building and Training School, Western State Normal School
Date
approximately 1916
Time Period
1910 - 1920
Description
Front of Administration Building with Gymnasium addition and the Training School featuring porticoes and freestanding iconic columns. View looking South. Designed by Ernest W. Arnold, the Administration Building was WMU's first building, opening in 1905. Together with the additions, it was also known as the Education Building and by 1967 as East Hall. In July 2015, it was renamed again as Heritage Hall, the home of the WMU Alumni Center.
Title
East Hall porticoes through trees, Western Michigan University
Date
approximately 1969
Time Period
1950 - 1960
Description
Portico of Administration Building on East Campus of Western Michigan University through trees. View is looking west featuring columns and cornices. Stairs lead down to Davis Street.
Title
Davis street neighborhood from top of the Training School, Western Michigan University
Date
approximately 1910
Time Period
1910 - 1920
Description
View of Davis Street neighborhood and Kalamazoo from the top of the Training School on Normal Hill (earlier Prospect Hill). View looking Northeast. Photograph appeared in the 1911 and 1920 Brown & Gold yearbooks.
Title
Administration Building with Gymnasium addition, Western State Normal School
Date
approximately 1908
Time Period
1900 - 1910
Description
View of the Administration Building with the Gymnasium addition on the top of Prospect Hill. Stairway leads from Davis Street to the front of the Administration Building. The Administration Building was completed in 1905. The Gymnasium was the first of two wings added to the Administration building starting in 1908.
Title
Administration Building and Gymnasium porticos, Western Michigan University
Description
View across the portico of the Administration Building to the front of the Women’s Gymnasium. Photograph features Gothic Revival style lights, and Georgian Revival style portico and columns.
Title
East Hall portico detail from below, Western Michigan University
Description
East Hall columns, pediment and block cornice from below, East Campus, Western Michigan University.
Title
East Hall and Training School in winter, Western Michigan University
Description
Front of Administration Building and Training School featuring porticoes and freestanding iconic columns. View looking South. Designed by Ernest W. Arnold, the Administration Building was WMU's first building, opening in 1905. It was also known as the Education Building and by 1967 as East Hall. In July 2015, it was renamed again as Heritage Hall, the home of the WMU Alumni Center.
Title
Garden plot south of Training School, Westerm State Normal School
Date
approximately 1909
Time Period
1900 - 1910
Description
Fallow garden plot located in front of Hadley House, with view of south side of Training School, East Campus, Western State Normal School. The Training School was built in 1909. The building was also known as the University School and High School until 1969.
Title
Western Michigan College, main entrance, exterior
Date
approximately 1955
Time Period
1950 - 1959
Description
Exterior view of Administration Building of Western Michigan College facing Davis Street and featuring portico, columns, and balustrade in Georgian Revival style. Designed by Battle Creek architect, Ernest W. Arnold, the Administration Building was WMU's first building (erected as Western State Normal School) and used until the 1950s.
Title
Group portrait of 1921-1922 faculty in front of the Administration Building, Western State Normal School
Date
approximately 1921-1922
Time Period
1920 - 1930
Description
Group portrait of faculty from the early 1920s posing in front of the Administration Building of Western State Normal School. President Dwight B. Waldo is pictured in the back.
Title
Administration Building main entrance, exterior, Western Michigan University
Description
Façade of Administration building facing Davis Street featuring porticoes, columns, and ballustrate in Georgian Revival style. View includes peony beds.
Title
Construction site, Western State Normal School
Date
approximately 1915
Time Period
1910 - 1920
Description
Construction site west of the Administration Building clearing an area for increased parking possibly at the time the Science Building was erected. View features a crane and dump truck.
Title
South side of Training School in winter, Western Michigan University
Date
approximately 1939
Time Period
1930 - 1940
Description
South side of the Training School in winter on the East Campus of Western Michigan University. View looking North. Prominantly featured are the porticoes.
Title
Administration Building and Training school porticoes in winter, Western Michigan University
Description
Porticoes of the Administration Building and the Training School in winter on East Campus of Western Michigan University. View looking south.
Title
Electronic instruction by Don Black, Western Michigan University
Date
approximately 1959
Time Period
1950 - 1960
Description
Dr. Donald Black instructing a student in radio class in the Electronic Shop, East Campus, Western Michigan University. Donald Black was the faculty in radio and TV in the 1950s.
Title
Administration Building with additions in winter, East Hall, Western Michigan University
Date
approximately 1915
Time Period
1910 - 1920
Description
Photograph featuring the Administration Building with the Gymnasium and Training School additions on the top of Prospect Hill. In the foreground are the tennis courts. Photograph taken from Davis Street. To the far right is the Trolley, a two-track cable car built in 1908. Designed by Battle Creek architect, Ernest W. Arnold, the Administration Building was completed and occupied in 1905. The Gymnasium was added in 1908 and the Training School in 1909. They were later known as East Hall. The Trolley (or Normal Railroad) remained in use until 1949.
Title
Electronics Building Classroom, Western Michigan College
Date
1956
Time Period
1950 - 1960
Description
Male faculty and students setting up lights and electrical equipment in the Electronics lab located in the basement of the Garage (previously the Heating Plant) on East Campus of Western Michigan College. Photograph appeared in the April 1956 Western Michigan College Newsletter.
Title
Administration Building dedication group portrait, Western State Normal School
Date
1905
Time Period
1900 - 1909
Description
Group portrait of those present for the dedication of Administration Building, East Campus of Western State Normal School. Pictured: Ernest Burnham (3rd from left), Gove Ferris? (6th from left), Dwight Waldo (2nd from right), Thomas Johnson (6th from right). Thomas Johnson was the Superintendent for Public Instruction.
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 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
Natural Science Building, side view with greenhouse, Western State Teachers College
Time Period
[1930 - 1939, 1940 - 1949]
Description
Photograph of the south side of Natural Science Building and greenhouse on East Campus of Western State Teachers College. View of Natural Science Building, particially obscurred by trees, and sidewalk to Oakland Drive.
Title
West Hall, northeast facade, on the East Campus of Western State Teachers College
Date
approximately 1940
Time Period
1940 - 1949
Description
Northeast facade of West Hall, formerly known as the Natural Science Building and Science Hall. The Science Building, designed by E. W. Arnold, was later named West Hall. Located on East Campus, it was the second building to open at Western State Normal School in 1915. West Hall was used as the physical and natural sciences for over 30 years. 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.
Title
Cars in front of the Industrial Arts Building, Western Michigan University
Date
1965-03
Time Period
1960 - 1969
Description
Cars parked in front of the Annex and Industrial Arts Building (also known as the Manual Arts Building). Both buildings are in disrepair. The closest car is a 4-door Cadillac station wagon. Originally built in 1918 as the Barracks for Student Army Training Corps, the Annex was later converted for program use.
Title
Manual Arts Building, front, Western Michigan University
Time Period
[1940 - 1949, 1950 - 1959]
Description
Entrance of Manual Arts Building. In the foreground is a gravel drive.
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
Manual Arts Building with cars, Western Michigan University
Date
approximately 1950
Time Period
1950 - 1959
Description
Cars parked behind the Manual Arts Building. Photograph includes part of the Annex on the right and the corner of the Industrial Arts Building on the left. A student walks from between the two buildings.
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
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, '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
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
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
Manual Arts Building at Western State Normal School, exterior
Date
approximately 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
Manual Arts Building, back, Western Michigan University
Date
approximately 1950
Time Period
1950 - 1959
Description
South side of the Manual Arts Building. Photograph includes part of the Annex on the right.
Title
Display case of tools, Manual Arts Building, Western Michigan University
Time Period
[1940 - 1949, 1950 - 1959]
Description
Various tools organized in a display toolbox inside the Manual Arts Building. Tools include wrenches, pliers, and scissors.
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 Training Division, view from Vine Street, Kalamazoo Public Schools
Date
approximately 1900
Time Period
1900 - 1909
Description
Manual Training Division of the Kalamazoo Public Schools viewed through the trees from Vine Street. This building was used by Western State Normal School for manual arts during its early years. A man stands in front of the building.
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