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(30651) Urban Renewal, Black Bottom, Paradise Valley, Detroit, 1960

Exterior of a shoe-shine parlor 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:  1960-02 ...

Image - eclemens - 11/13/2013 - 15:44 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33612) Recruitment, Navy, Campus Martius, Detroit, 1942

Naval recruits make their way through downtown Detroit. The Soldier's and Sailor's monument and City Hall are in view in the background. Date:  1942-09-23 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  D ...

Image - eclemens - 10/27/2015 - 15:24 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33645) Air Raid Drills, Detroit, 1942

Air raid wardens practice spotting and extinguishing fires during a drill held on the roof of the Crowley Milner Department Store in downtown Detroit. Date:  1942-03-11 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photogra ...

Image - eclemens - 11/09/2015 - 15:20 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30659) Urban Renewal, Black Bottom, Paradise Valley, Detroit, 1960s

A man enters an unidentified building in an alleyway off of Hastings Street. Photograph taken as part of series on the historically Black neighborhoods that were dismantled during the Detroit Medical Center construction clearances. Dat ...

Image - eclemens - 11/13/2013 - 17:46 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33642) Red Cross, Blood Drive, Detroit, 1941

Volunteers line up at an American Red Cross receiving station during a blood drive. The drive, sponsored by the Committee for National Defense, took place the day after the United States entered into the Second World War. Date:  1941-1 ...

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(30672) Streetscapes, Neighborhoods, Greektown, Detroit, 1966

A view of Greektown, along Monroe Ave, in downtown Detroit. Stemma Confectionary, Athens Books and Music, Open Kitchen Red Hots, Grecian Gardens, St. Mary’s Catholic Church and the Athens Bar are all in view. Date:  1966-09 (S ...

Image - eclemens - 11/08/2013 - 15:46 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33668) Transportation, Street Railway, Detroit, 1942

Portrait of Mrs. Marguerite Watson, the first wartime "conductorette" for the Detroit Street Railways System, at work. "Conductorettes" were trained and hired to replace workers drafted into military service. Date:  1942-11-20 ...

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(30683) Streetscapes, Gratiot, Detroit, 1966

A view of downtown Detroit, taken from the corner of Gratiot and Broadway. Date:  1966-09 Physdesc:  Slide (Streetscapes and Storefronts: City Life in 1960s Detroit, Architecture, Detroit (Mich.), Urban Affai ...

Image - eclemens - 02/20/2014 - 15:23 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33667) Defense Work, Women, Second World War, Detroit, 1942

Defense worker Mona Morawski carefully solders wires at Detroit's Chrysler DeSoto Plant. Date:  1942-09-01 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff - Nagel (Chrysler Corpo ...

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(33653) Baseball, Wartime Events, Detroit, 1941

Baseball players from the Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees stand at attention during the singing of the Star Spangled Banner prior to the start of a wartime event at Navin Field. Date:  1941-0 ...

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