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(35788) Tony Spina Photographs; Civil Disturbance; 1967

A Detroit Police Officer tasked with keeping residents away from danger warily keeps an eye on events in the distance. Detroit, Michigan. 1967-07. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:&n ...

Image - eclemens - 04/13/2022 - 15:39 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26038) Riots, Rebellions, Casualties, West Side, 1967

Wild's Cleaners, at the corner of Grand River and Edmonton, the location of a shooting during the civil unrest of 1967. Date:  1967-08-07 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Batten - Detroit New ...

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(35789) Tony Spina Photographs; Civil Disturbance; 1967

Firefighters put down flames as Detroit Policemen look out for snipers. Detroit, Michigan. 1967-07. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Tony Spina (Detroit (Mich.) -- Ri ...

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(DN_17101) UAW Public Review Board, Reuther, Adler, McRae, Oxnam, 1957

Walter Reuther meets with the newly established UAW Public Review Board. Shown: Bishop Oxnam, Msgr. Higgens, Judge McRae, Rabbi Adler, and Dr. White and Walter Reuther. Date:  1957-03-24 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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(28316) Ethnic Communities, Hungarian, Social Clubs and Organizations, 1940

Margaret Williams, Joe Martin, Marjorie Yaku and Frank Baldizar pose for a photo in tradtional costume during the Vero Hay Society picnic on Belle Isle. Date:  1940-07-04 Physdesc:  Photograph Photograph ...

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Metro Times cover, 13th anniversary issue, October 1993.

Date:  1993-10 (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit (Mich.)—Cultural affairs, Public Relations and Social Media, Publications, Urban Affairs) ...

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(8787) 1941 Ford Strike, NAACP, sound car, Dearborn, Michigan

Men walking the picket line outside of the Ford Rouge plant and police officers on horseback pause to listen to the broadcast from the NAACP Detroit Youth Council sound car during the 1941 Ford Strike, Dearborn, Michigan. Horace Sheffield may be driving ...

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(DN_76441) Ford Hunger March, Marchers en route, 1932

Demonstrators fill the streets en route to the Ford Motor Company River Rouge Plant during the Ford Hunger March. Date:  1932-03-07 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff ...

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(32163) Army, Maneuvers, "Battle of Vimy Ridge," 1917

Troops engage in hand-to-hand combat as an airplane flies overhead during the "Battle of Vimy Ridge." Note: Though the negative identifies this event as the Battle of Vimy Ridge, it is likely that it is part of training maneuvers based on the battle ...

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(28042) Demonstrations, NAACP, Funeral, "N-Word," 2007

Thousands of people march towards Hart Plaza for the symbolic funeral of “the N-word.” The celebration included a pine casket with the word inside that was carriage pulled through the streets of Detroit in a horse-drawn carriage. Speakers included ...

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