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(26037) Riots, Rebellions, Buildings, 1967

A view of the home at the corner of La Salle and La Mothe, windows broken and with damage to brick facade from gunfire and arson. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-27 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 14:20 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(31867) Organized Crime, Sugar House Gang, 1928

Police mug shot of alleged members of Detroit's Sugar House Gang. Identified by number: 32560: Jack Redfern 16151 Harry Fleisher 32564: Charles Leiter 10278: Henry Shorr 24687: Alfred Russell 4780: Ben Markus 29286: Isadore Kaminsky ...

Image - eclemens - 12/05/2017 - 09:49 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(DN_38582_4) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Sports, Gaelic Football, 1958

A player leaps to catch the football as two opposing players come in for a hit during a Gaelic Football match at an unidentified Detroit Park. Date:  1958-05-25 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  ...

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(DN_79588) Ethnic Communities, Yugoslavian, Dancers, Costumes, 1937

Members of a Yugoslavian dancing group pose for a portrait in the Detroit News studio. Left to Right: Radmila Muzljakovich, Barbara Vrevich, Olga Maizner, Julia Mikalancan Date:  1937-03-12 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 03/22/2011 - 10:39 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26110) Riots, Rebellions, Curfew, Arrests, 1967

An unidentified man is arrested for curfew violation at the Jefferson Ave. end of Belle Isle during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-28 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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(12279) Ford Hunger March, Funerals, Woodmere Cemetery, 1932

Mourners stand by memorial wreaths during the funerals of Joe York, George Bussell, Coleman Leny and Joe Blasio, four of the men killed during the Ford Hunger March, at Detroit's Woodmere Cemetery. Date:  1932-03-12 Physde ...

Image - eclemens - 03/29/2011 - 14:42 - 0 comments - 5 attachments

(2530) Buildings, City County Building, Coleman A Young Municipal Center, 1950

A city block’s worth of buildings are torn down to make way for the new City County Building, Detroit, Michigan. The street that runs through the foreground is Jefferson Avenue. Date:  February 12, 1950 Physdesc:  ...

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(DN_38582_3) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Sports, Gaelic Football, 1958

Players and spectators alike wait with bated breath to see if the goal is good during a Gaelic Football match at an unidentified Detroit Park. Date:  1958-05-25 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  ...

Image - eclemens - 03/11/2011 - 11:59 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(DN_50802) Ethnic Communities, Polish, Ceremonies, Pilsudski, 1935

An interior view of Sweetest Heart of Mary Catholic Church during the memorial mass for Polish General Joseph Pilsudski, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1935-05-18 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  De ...

Image - eclemens - 03/02/2011 - 08:47 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28944) Ethnic Communities, Greek, Politics, 1975

Members of Detroit's Greek community, dressed in traditional costume, attend a demonstration in Kennedy Square. Date:  1975-07-21 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff - Lawrence ...

Image - eclemens - 04/05/2013 - 10:07 - 0 comments - 3 attachments