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(26020) Riots, Rebellions, National Guard, Encampments, 1967

National Guardsmen set up a base camp on the lawn of Central Hight School during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-24 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  ...

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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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 ...

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(30702) Urban Renewal, Lafayette Park, Events, 1971

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 ...

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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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(28929) Ethnic Communities, Greek, Customs, 1939

A man pours coffee in a local cafe. Part of a series on Detroit's Greek Community. Caption reads: "Here is the "bar." Coffee is the popular beverage but one also rents water pipes or hookahs, some for individual smokers, some for as many as six. The ...

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