James Leach Photonegatives, 1938-1958 (majority within 1943-1957)

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James Leach Photonegatives, 1938-1958 (majority within 1943-1957)

227 folders (in 3 boxes)

Ann Arbor, Michigan photographer. Photonegatives of Ann Arbor area businesses, service and fraternal organizations, school and other youth groups.

The James Leach photographic collection consists entirely of celluloid negatives in three boxes. The first two boxes are composed of 4X5" prints, while the third is an oversize box containing the 5X7" negatives as noted in the contents list. The bulk of these materials are images depicting Ann Arbor business and educational institutions as well as athletic and community organizations. There is also a select number of Detroit-area photographs, as labeled. These materials are divided into four main series: Business and Commerce, Youth Activities and Educational Facilities, Community Organizations, Groups and Institutions, and Miscellaneous Photographs.

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Business and commerce

Business and Commerce, the first series, contains a number of both interior and exterior images of area businesses, and is divided into eight sub-series: Restaurants, Grocery and Drug Stores, Shoes and Apparel, Automotive Related, Industry, Construction and Demolition, Appliances and Electronics, and Other. Of particular interest are the differing types of period commercial architecture and interior design, as well as the large amount of window and shop advertisement displays featured throughout the various types of retail sub-series.