Digital Images Collections
Access more than 100,000 digital images from historical photographs of Western Michigan University to illustrations of mid-18th-century dress.
Collections
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African Beaded Necklace (video)
QuickTime video featuring 72 separate photographs of an African beaded necklace, giving you a view of the piece from almost every angle.
Original illustrations can be found in four books in our Special Collections at the Zhang Legacy Collections Center.
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Beer, Food & Home Comfort: Domestic Collections
Recipes and directions for brewing and cooking for the home from the 18th century through the early 20th century, mainly from Great Britain.
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Costume History Collection
Illustrations of various aspects of dress from the mid-18th century to the mid-19th century.
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Instructional Image Catalog
Art, architecture and other visual images for classroom use.
Restricted to WMU faculty, staff and students.
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Pages from the Past
Leaves or pages of examples of “The History of the Written Word," including a Babylonian cuneiform tablet, leaves of handwritten manuscript codices and leaves of incunabula.
Original items can be found in our Special Collections at the Zhang Legacy Collections Center.
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Regional History Photograph Collection
Photographs and other images depicting individuals and the social, institutional and business activities of Kalamazoo and the surrounding region from the 1860s to 1960s.
A selection of the thousands of original photos located at the Zhang Legacy Collections Center.
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Ward Morgan Photography Collection
Photographs reflecting the people, industries, built environment and commercial activities of the Kalamazoo area from 1939 to 1980.
A selection of the nearly 27,000 original black and white photographic negatives located at the Zhang Legacy Collections Center.
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WMU Archives Photograph Collection
Images from WMU’s history including faculty, staff, students and views of the campus from its origin to more recent times.
A selection of the thousands of original photos located at the Zhang Legacy Collections Center.
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WMU Libraries Portfolio Collection
Diverse items that demonstrate the digitization capabilities at University Libraries.
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World War I POW Camp Photos
Photographs, drawings, paintings, maps and other images from Austrian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, German and Turkish prison camps during World War I, compiled by Kenneth A. Steuer.
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