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(27829) Prohibition, Smuggling, Detroit River, Detroit, 1929

A police officer inspects a cable that funneled alcohol underneath the Detroit River from Canada. Date:  1929-9-14 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit River ...

Image - eclemens - 01/12/2012 - 16:02 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(1740) Sports, Detroit Grand Prix, Races, Detroit, Michigan, 1988

Racer Ayrton Senna poses in his car after he won the 1988 Detroit Grand Prix, Detroit, Michigan. The Renaissance Center and three American flags are seen in the background. Date:  June 19, 1988 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 06/06/2022 - 09:13 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(34033) Mary Ellen Riordan, Detroit Federation of Teachers, Detroit, Michigan, 1960s

Detroit, Michigan. Mary Ellen Riordan, president of AFT local 231 Detroit Federation of Teachers, smiles and holds up two fingers, with a crowd of people standing behind her. Date:  circa 1965-1966 Physdesc:  Photog ...

Image - scaloia - 02/10/2016 - 17:54 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(27830) Prohibition, Smuggling, Detroit River, Detroit, 1929

A man models a makeshift scuba suit as he sits on a boat in a boathouse. The boathouse housed a cable that funneled alcohol underneath the Detroit River from Canada. Date:  1929-09-14 Physdesc:  Photo negative ...

Image - eclemens - 01/12/2012 - 16:02 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Detroit Federation of Teachers (DFT), collective barganing, Detroit, Michigan

The reaction of Detroit Federation of Teachers’ (DFT) members when they found out they won the collective bargaining election over the Detroit Education Association. Date:  May 11, 1964 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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(27826) Prohibition, Smuggling, Detroit River, Detroit, 1920s

A Detroit News photographer diagrams the process of landing alcohol from Canada in Detroit at the foot of Riopelle Street during Prohibition. Date:  1929-04-01 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:&nbs ...

Image - eclemens - 01/13/2012 - 11:08 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2456) Buildings, Museums, Detroit Science Center, Detroit, 1990

A hypnotic view of the “Futuristic Elevator”, located within the Detroit Science Center at 5020 John R Street, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1990 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina ...

Image - eclemens - 07/20/2010 - 11:20 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2457) Buildings, Detroit Opera House, Campus Martius, Sam's Cut-Rate, Detroit, 1966

The Old Opera House stands partially demolished as pedestrians pass by, unmoved, Detroit, Michigan. A version of the Opera House stood at Campus Martius from 1869 to 1963. The original structure, built in 1869 by Mortimer L. Smith, was destroyed by fi ...

Image - eclemens - 07/20/2010 - 11:33 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2890) Sports, Detroit Grand Prix, Races, Detroit, Michigan, 1993

The start of the Detroit Grand Prix race on Belle Isle. In the background the Detroit skyline can be seen, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1993 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina (Ton ...

Image - eclemens - 07/20/2009 - 13:45 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(1745) Sports, Baseball, Detroit, Tigers, Detroit, Michigan, 1946

Bloodworth of the Detroit Tigers slides into the plate as Grosetti of the New York Yankees tries to tag him out during a game at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  Circa 1940s Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 07/20/2009 - 16:03 - 0 comments - 3 attachments