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(30703) Urban Renewal, Lafayette Park, Events, 1969

People gather during an unidentified celebration in Detroit’s Lafayette Park. Designed by Mies Van Der Rohe, Lafayette Park, located in Detroit’s lower east side just north of downtown, was the first urban renewal ...

Image - eclemens - 11/11/2013 - 17:19 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26054) Riots, Rebellions, National Guard, 1967

PFC Clark Apark sits on sidewalk amongst the wreckage of a block destroyed during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-24 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:&nbs ...

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(79700) Ethnic Communities, Chinese, War Industry, 1944

Gertude Wong works the Curtiss Helldiver bomber wing line in a Hudson Motor Car Company plant in Detroit. Caption by photographer reads: "Gertude Wong, a 90-pound girl who is only 4 feet 9 inches tall, is among 135 Chinese workers employed in the Cu ...

Image - eclemens - 01/23/2013 - 11:41 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26123) Riots, Rebellions, Arson, 12th Street, 1967

City of Detroit crews clear away the remains of buildings along 12th street destroyed during the civil unrest of 1967. At left, a ruptured gas line burns through a pile of rubble. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-27 ...

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(26023) Riots, Rebellions, National Guard, Curfew, West Side, 1967

National Guardsmen clear Linwood Street of curfew violators during the civil unrest of 1967. In the background a group of Detroit Police officers are in view. Date:  1967-07-23 Physdesc:  Photograph (Detroit ( ...

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(26025) Riots, Rebellions, National Guard, West Side, 1967

National Guardsmen patrol the area around Linwood and Stanley on Detroit's West Side during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-24 Physdesc:  Photograph (Detroit (Mi ...

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(28313) Ethnic Communities, Russian, Festivals, 1936

Sonya Rudinski (at left) and Sonya Shewchuk pose in traditional costume for a Detroit News photographer during the International Center's Spring Fiesta. Date:  1936-05-14 Physdesc:  Photograph Photograph ...

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(26003) Riots, Rebellion, Algiers Motel, 1987

A view of the site where the Algiers Motel stood, twenty years after the murder of three young men during the 1967 civil unrest. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1987-07-31 Physdesc:  Photograph (D ...

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(31976) Ethnic Communities, Romanian, Traditions, Weddings, 1930s

The bride and groom lead a procession down an unidentified street, possibly on Detroit's east side, after their wedding ceremony. Date:  1930s Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staf ...

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(DN_36201_6) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Neighborhoods, Corktown, 1960

A view of a vacant Victorian era duplex from the interior of a neighboring home. Part of a series of photographs taken to document the abandoned buildings around Trumbell, Porter, Abbott and nearby streets. According to a Detroit News article from A ...

Image - eclemens - 06/03/2013 - 10:49 - 0 comments - 3 attachments