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(35774) Tony Spina Photographs; Civil Disturbance; 1967

Keeping their distance, police attempt to disperse crowds on 12th Street during the first day of civil unrest. Detroit, Michigan. July 23, 1967. Date:  1967-07-23 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer: ...

Image - eclemens - 06/12/2023 - 10:32 - 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

(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

(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 ...

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

(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 ...

Image - eclemens - 11/10/2015 - 12:19 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(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

(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 ...

Image - eclemens - 11/05/2015 - 13:16 - 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

(DN_79607) Ethnic Communities, Syrian, Churches, Customs, 1967

Proud parents Mr. and Mrs. Norman Naimy hold their son, Norman Michael, as Fr. Thomas Ruffin offers him a plate of couscous during a gathering at St. George Orthodox Church to celebrate the emergence of the baby's first tooth. Date:  1 ...

Image - eclemens - 03/31/2011 - 08:57 - 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 ...

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