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(33685) Celebrations, VJ Day, Detroit, 1945

A carload of merrymakers joins in on a parade through downtown Detroit on VJ Day. Date:  1945-08-14 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit New ...

Image - eclemens - 11/11/2015 - 12:48 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30687) Streetscapes, Businesses, Downtown, Detroit, 1966

A view of the business district along Grand RIver between Woodward and Griswold in downtown Detroit. Date:  1966-07 Physdesc:  Slide (Streetscapes and Storefronts: City Life in 1960s Detroit, Architecture, De ...

Image - eclemens - 11/11/2013 - 14:49 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33690) Celebrations, VJ Day, Chinatown, Detroit, 1945

Detroit's Chinatown erupts into celebration as word spreads of the surrender of the Japanese. Date:  1945-08-14 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.), ...

Image - eclemens - 11/11/2015 - 13:02 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33684) Celebrations, VJ Day, Detroit, 1945

Young people crowd into downtown Detroit and celebrate through the night upon hearing the news of the Japanese surrender. Date:  1945-08-14 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Sta ...

Image - eclemens - 11/11/2015 - 12:44 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32104) Draft & Recruitment, Deployment, Detroit, 1917-1918

A sea of well wishers in downtown Detroit watch as soldiers and recent recruits make their way to to train station to depart for Camp Custer. In view, women, joined by a wounded soldier, carry flags from Allied countries. Date:  1917-1 ...

Image - eclemens - 07/25/2014 - 14:44 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32262) First World War, Army, 119th Field Artillery, Detroit, 1917-1919

Members of the U.S. Army's 119th Field Artillery march through the streets of Detroit, possibly outside of Michigan Central Station. It is unknown whether this parade is to send the men to war or to welcome them home from Europe. Date:  ...

Image - eclemens - 08/04/2014 - 23:32 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32211) First World War, Civilian Support, Liberty Loans Rally, Detroit, 1918

A view of the crowd at a Liberty Loan rally in downtown Detroit. In the background, a large replica of the Statue of Liberty stands with a plaque that reads: "They Died For Liberty." Date:  1918-10 Physdesc:  Photo n ...

Image - eclemens - 07/30/2014 - 10:27 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2738) Districts, Kennedy Square, Detroit, Michigan, 1967

An aerial, fish-eye view of the Kennedy Square construction site bounded by Michigan Ave., Woodward Ave., W. Fort, and Griswold, Detroit, Michigan. This perspective was achieved when the photographer dangled his camera off a pole on top of the Fir ...

Image - eclemens - 07/07/2010 - 16:04 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32186) Red Cross, Canteen, Michigan Central Station, Detroit, 1918

Members of the Detroit Chapter of the American Red Cross serve coffee at the canteen located within Michigan Central Railroad Station (M.C.R.R). Date:  1918-05 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:&nbs ...

Image - eclemens - 07/28/2014 - 15:35 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32192) Civilian Support, Soldiers, War Camp Community Services, Detroit, 1910s

A soldier exits the War Camp Community Service hut located in Campus Martius in downtown Detroit. Date:  1917-1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich. ...

Image - eclemens - 07/29/2014 - 10:59 - 0 comments - 3 attachments