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(33626) War Industry, Women Workers, Morley Knight Company, 1943

Portrait of Carla Kwik, munitions worker at Morley Knight Company in Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1943-03-11 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff - Burgert (Detroit (Mich ...

Image - eclemens - 11/05/2015 - 11:03 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32251) First World War, Casualties, Funerals, 1917-1918

Uniformed servicemen carry the coffin of a soldier killed in the First World War out of a church during a funeral in Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1917-1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Det ...

Image - eclemens - 08/04/2014 - 15:07 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(24849) NAACP, Demonstrations, State Capitol, Lansing

An unidentified speaker addresses demonstrators on the steps of the state capitol as they celebrate the landmark Supreme Court decision of “Brown v Board of Education,” Lansing, Michigan. The event took place during the Michigan State Conference of ...

Image - eclemens - 05/11/2011 - 10:14 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(12275) Ford Hunger March, Funeral Procession, 1932

Thousands fill the streets as they await the funeral procession for four of the men slain during the Ford Hunger March, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1932-03-12 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Un ...

Image - eclemens - 03/18/2011 - 15:44 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32252) First World War, Casualties, Funerals, 1917-1918

American flags and patriotic bunting are hung to welcome home the first group of fallen soldiers from Detroit in the First World War. Date:  1917-1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detro ...

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(33651) Recruitment, Polish Army, Windsor, Ontario, 1941

Detroit members of the Polish Legion stand outside of a building in Windsor, Ontario after enlisting into the Polish Army. The banner behing them reads: "Stacja Zborna W.P. Recruiting Station Of The Polish Army." Date:  1941-08-29 ...

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(33633) World War II, Rationing, Rubber, 1943

Thousands of tires collected in a scrap drive fill an unidentified building in Detroit. Date:  1943-01-04 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.), Detro ...

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(28930) Ethnic Communities, Greek, Customs, 1939

A group of men play dominoes in a local cafe. Part of a series on Detroit's Greek Community. Caption reads: "Domino games are almost as popular as backgammon. The bottles contain orange juice. Alcoholic drinks are not part of the coffee-house menu. ...

Image - eclemens - 07/06/2012 - 11:21 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32187) First World War, National League of Women's Service Motor Corps, 1918

A woman from the Detroit Branch of the National League of Women's Service Motor Corps works on an engine. Date:  1918-06 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit ...

Image - eclemens - 07/31/2014 - 16:28 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33628) War Industry, Women Workers, Morley Knight Company, 1943

War workers listen to music as they eat their lunches on the plant floor of the Morley Knight Company in Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1943-03-11 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News S ...

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