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(12276) Ford Hunger March, Funeral Procession, Hearse, 1932

The first of four hearses that carry the men who were killed during the Ford Hunger March leads the vast funeral procession down Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1932-03-12 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 06/12/2023 - 07:30 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26930) Demonstrations, Police Brutality, Cavanagh, 1968

Mayor Jerome Cavanagh meets with pickets protesting police brutality. Note: The group includes a number of members of the clergy. Date:  1968-03 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Unknown ...

Image - eclemens - 02/12/2018 - 18:43 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(DN_79589) Ethnic Communities, Yugoslavian, Demonstrations, 1987

Demonstrators hold signs and banners in front of the General Motors Building that protest GM's "partnership with the oppressive Yugoslavian regime," Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1987-03-30 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 06/05/2023 - 10:27 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(25997) Riots, Rebellions, Casualties, Algiers Motel, 1967

An unidentified body is removed from the Algiers Manor Annex and into an awaiting ambulance. The victim was one of the three young African American men killed during what became known as the Algiers Motel Incident. Photographer’s note on back: “ ...

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(26471) Riots, Rebellions, Aerial Views, 12th Street, Linwood, 1967

A bird's-eye view as the block at 12th Street and Linwood is reduced to rubble by fires during the second day of the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-24 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 09:42 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28938) Ethnic Communities, Greek, Businesses, 1941

A young pressman checks over the latest edition of "The Detroit Athens." Part of a feature that examined Detroit's Greek Community. Caption reads: "Even the printers of Detroit's Greek newspapers find thrills as their editions roll off news of Greek ...

Image - eclemens - 07/06/2012 - 21:00 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33672) Industrial Training, Schools, Chrysler, 1942

P. Yaroch & Violet Maeulski go over the basics of fuselage construction during a session at the Chrysler DeSoto training school. Date:  1942-09-01 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detro ...

Image - eclemens - 11/11/2015 - 11:51 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26084) Riots, Rebellions, Arson, Linwood, Pingree, West Side, 1967

Neighbors help each other move possessions out of an apartment building near Linwood and Pingree on Detroit's West Side as fires lit by arsonists inch closer. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-23 Physdes ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 10:08 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26048) Riots, Rebellions, Arson, West Side, 1967

Buildings stand in ruins on the corner of Dexter and Davison on Detroit's West Side after being destroyed during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-24 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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(DN_2176_2) Ethnic Communities, Polish, Neighborhoods, c. 1910s

Two women and a three young children stand beside a fence in one of Detroit's Polish neighborhoods. Date:  Circa 1910s Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Metro Detroit ...

Image - eclemens - 03/02/2011 - 09:21 - 0 comments - 3 attachments