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(11514) Chrysler Strike, Heath Insurance, Detroit, Michigan, 1950

Emil Mazey, UAW Secretary-Treasurer, presents a check to representatives from Blue Cross, Detroit, Michigan. The check, cut by the union, paid for the health insurance premiums of the workers while they were out on the 100-day Chrysler Strike. Left ...

Image - eclemens - 10/10/2014 - 11:28 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28672) Mayor Young, Downtown Detroit, Skyline, 1991

Mayor Coleman Young poses for a portrait with the Detroit skyline in view. Date:  1991 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina (Tony Spina - Portraits, Urban Affairs, Young, Coleman ...

Image - eclemens - 08/09/2012 - 11:52 - 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

(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

(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

(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

(7396) Local 79, picket, Detroit, 1963

Local 79 members picket in front of a Convalescent Home, Detroit. Date:  1963-07 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Unknown (Convalescent home--Employees, Demonstrating, Campaigning, and O ...

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(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

(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

(46507) Nelson Mandela, Tiger Stadium, Detroit, 1990

Pro Nelson Mandela supporters are seen cheering at an anti-apartheid rally that took place at Tiger Stadium located in Detroit, MI. Date:  1990-06-28 Physdesc:  Photograph (Africa, Anti-apartheid movements, Ma ...

Image - eclemens - 06/26/2023 - 15:10 - 0 comments - 3 attachments