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(2868) Streets, Plum Street, Detroit, Michigan

People gather outside buildings at the corner of Plum Street and Fourth, Detroit, Michigan. In the far right Briggs Stadium can be seen. Date:  Mid 1960s Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony S ...

Image - eclemens - 07/14/2009 - 14:49 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Crowded conditions, State Hall, Detroit, Michigan

Students study in the hallways of State Hall, forced out of the common areas by overcrowding, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  circa 1950s Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Unknown (University A ...

Image - pneirink - 11/05/2008 - 12:22 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(11436) Kangaroo Court, Cadillac Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan, 1937

A Kangaroo Court, held twice daily during the 1937 Cadillac Motor Car Company strike in Detroit, Michigan, maintained order within the plant. The courts were run by a committee of union members and delivered sentences against offenders that included swe ...

Image - eclemens - 10/01/2009 - 14:41 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32002) Viola Liuzzo, Funeral, Mourners, Detroit, 1965

Mourners gather at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church for the funeral of slain civil rights activist Viola Liuzzo. Left to right: Reverend James Wadsworth; Roy Wilkins, executive director of the NAACP; Walter Reuther, president of the Unit ...

Image - eclemens - 03/11/2015 - 16:35 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28849) Political Campaigns, John Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, Detroit, 1960

Portrait of Presidential hopeful Senator John Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline. The photo was taken during the Democratic Midwest Conference held at Detroit's Sheraton Book-Cadillac Hotel which took place March 26-28, 1960. Date:  1960- ...

Image - eclemens - 08/26/2013 - 13:55 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(3050) Politics, Jerome Cavanagh, Detroit, 1965

Detroit Mayor Jerome Cavanagh at his desk. Date:  1965 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina (Cavanagh, Jerome P., Detroit--politics and government, Tony Spina - Portraits, Urban ...

Image - eclemens - 06/20/2012 - 08:32 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2894) Skyline, Detroit, Land View, Downtown, 1954

A view of Campus Martius and the landmark Detroit businesses Sam’s, Kern’s, and Hudson’s department stores from the intersection of Michigan Ave and Woodward Ave. Streetcars can be seen as they travel down Woodward Ave. Date:  1 ...

Image - eclemens - 07/22/2009 - 14:29 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2917) Skyline, Detroit, Riverfront, Downriver View

An aerial view of the riverfront, Detroit, Michigan. Ice floes are visible in the Detroit River. Date:  Undated Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina (Tony Spina - General, Urban ...

Image - eclemens - 07/22/2009 - 09:30 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(11909) Strikes, Demonstrations, Chrysler, Cadillac Square, Detroit, 1937

Auto workers and strike supporters gather in Cadillac Square to demonstrate against the eviction of sit-down strikers from Chrysler Plants, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1937 Physdesc:  Photograph Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 05/11/2010 - 08:56 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(11757) Portrait, Martha Jean "The Queen" Steinberg, Baptism, Detroit

Home of Love’s the Order of the Ministry of the Fishermen performing early morning baptism Sunday morning; Steinberg (center) standing knee deep in water with arms out to her sides; a line of unidentified participants are holding hands and circling ar ...

Image - eclemens - 04/27/2010 - 13:11 - 0 comments - 3 attachments