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(30670) Urban Renewal, Detroit Medical Center, 1960s

St. Josephat Catholic Church looms above the newly constructed Medial Center Courts housing complex. Photograph taken as part of series on the neighborhoods that were dismantled during the Detroit Medical Center construction clearances. ...

Image - eclemens - 11/08/2013 - 15:40 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32212) First World War, Civilian Support, Liberty Loans Rally, Detroit, 1918

The Navy Band plays as boy scouts raise the flag during a Liberty Loan rally in downtown Detroit. Date:  1918-06 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.), ...

Image - eclemens - 07/30/2014 - 10:30 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32291) First World War, Return of Troops, 339th Infantry, Detroit, 1919

Friends, neighbors and family members greet the infantrymen of the 339th, known as the Polar Bears, upon their return home from the First World War. Note: The banner reads: "Home at last! All Detroit Welcomes Her 339th Heroes!" Date:&nbs ...

Image - eclemens - 08/05/2014 - 16:45 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(23542) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, "March to Freedom," Detroit, 1963

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his “I Have a Dream” speech to a rapt audience at Cobo Hall during the “Walk to Freedom” civil rights demonstration. Date:  1963-06-23 Physdesc:  Photo negative ...

Image - eclemens - 05/22/2013 - 12:05 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32639) Kenneth Cockrel, Police, STRESS, Rallies, Detroit, 1972

Attorney Kenneth Cockrel addresses the audience at an Anti-STRESS (Stop the Robberies and Enjoy Safe Streets) event in Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1972-03-26 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  ...

Image - eclemens - 01/07/2015 - 11:30 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33635) World War II, Memorials, Beer Gardens, Detroit, 1942

The hats of neighborhood men enlisted in the armed services hand above the bar at the Kenwood Bar in Detroit. Date:  1942-09-30 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (D ...

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(DN_1127_1) NAACP, Pickets, Housing Discrimination, Detroit, 1963

Members and supporters of the NAACP picket outside of the Open Occupancy Hearing at Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1963-08-18 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff ...

Image - eclemens - 05/29/2012 - 14:06 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30655) Urban Renewal, Black Bottom, Detroit, 1960s

Exterior of Lee Brothers BBQ, located on Hastings Street. Photograph taken as part of series on the historically Black neighborhoods that were dismantled during the Detroit Medical Center construction clearances. Date:  1960s ...

Image - eclemens - 11/07/2013 - 17:52 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32188) Red Cross, Bandage Making, Detroit, 1917-1918

Members of the Detroit Branch of the American Red Cross make bandages to be used overseas during the First World War. Date:  1917-1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff ...

Image - eclemens - 07/28/2014 - 16:06 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32238) First World War, Armistice Day, Detroit, 1918

Merriment in the streets of downtown Detroit as word spreads of the German surrender. Date:  1917-11-11 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit ...

Image - eclemens - 08/01/2014 - 15:23 - 0 comments - 3 attachments