This collection contains negatives and prints from the Rooks Studio. Included in the collection are negatives that predate the Rooks Studio and are from when Dale worked for the Muskegon Chronicle. One of the strengths of the collection is its negatives on furniture. There are primarily negatives on Western Michigan furniture makers and designers and the furniture markets where they would showcase their product. RobsJohns Gibbens is included, although the negatives seem to be editorial images with very few furniture shots. Widdicomb Furniture Company is also included in the collection (it is not clear as to if it is John Widdicomb Furniture Company or Widdicomb Furniture Company). Also included in the collection are negatives and prints of furniture taken for national magazines and newspapers. The collection features negatives and prints from Grand Rapids area businesses and negatives and prints of people from the area as well. Dale Rooks and his wife Sally photographed live animals for two children's books and those negatives are not included in the collection.

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