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(DN_79592) Ethnic Communities, Welsh, Costumes,1935

Five women pose in traditional Welsh costume in the Detroit News studio. Part of a series. Note: The woman on the far left wears an apron with an embroidered dragon on it. Known as "Y Ddraig Goch" (The Red Dragon), the symbol has been part of the We ...

Image - eclemens - 03/22/2011 - 10:38 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(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 ...

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(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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(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 ...

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(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

(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

(DN_36201_5) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Neighborhoods, Corktown, 1960

The diverse architectural styles of Corktown are featured in this photograph of a street slated for demolition, including workers' cottages, an apartment building, and a Victorian style home. Part of a series of photographs taken to document the ab ...

Image - eclemens - 06/03/2013 - 10:46 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26065) Riots, Rebellions, US Army, Snipers, 1967

Photographer's caption: “Army paratroopers move into Detroit from nearby Selfridge A.F.B. as the shooting, arson and looting in the two days of riots continued to a new peak. Snipers attacked 4 police stations and pinned down several fire battalions t ...

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(25986) Riots, Rebellions, Displaced Persons, Children, 1967

National Guardsmen at the Hernan Kiefer Command Post care for lost children caught in the sniper fire line. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-23 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:&nbs ...

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