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(35786) Tony Spina Photographs; Civil Disturbance; 1967

Residents gather to watch while police block off access as buildings burn in the distance on 12th Street. Detroit, Michigan. 1967-07. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Tony S ...

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(35793) Tony Spina Photographs; Civil Disturbance; 1967

Michigan Rep. John Conyers stands on the roof of a car as he tries to convince community members to go home during the first day of the civil unrest. Detroit, Michigan. 1967-07. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photo negati ...

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(35864) QUOTA $1,510,260, EMPLOYEES $1,771,580, PLEDGE % of QUOTA 117.3%, UF PER CAP. $24.35; Report Meeting, 1958.

Benson Ford (center) stands with boy scouts holding five signs depicting Ford automobiles and a tractor announcing current Ford pledge numbers for the United Fund. campaign. Date:  1958 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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(27967) Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPPSD), Police, Confrontation, 1970

Acting mayor, Mel Ravitz (at center), addresses the crowd gathered during the confrontation between Detroit Police and members of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPPSD). The confrontation began when two police officers attempted to issue o ...

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(WSAV002727_054) Poletown, Neighborhood Views, Relocation, 1981

Three Yemani men move mattresses from a home near Grandy and Piquette. Date:  1981-03-29 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Bruce Harkness (Architecture, Bruce Harkness Poletown Photograph ...

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(28635) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, State Police, 1942

Michigan State Police march in formation throughout the Sojourner Truth Housing Project on "moving day." Over 1,400 State and Detroit police and 1,000 Michigan State Troops were brought in to protect the 200 African American families set to move into th ...

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(28633) Sojourner Truth Housing Project, Rally, Cadillac Square, 1942

Two women place a wreath of flowers during a mass meeting in Cadillac Square in support of housing for African American war workers. Date:  1942-04-12 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detro ...

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(49542) Portrait, Dr. Henry O. Walker, Harper Hospital

Portrait of Dr. Henry O. Walker with a child. Verso reads: "Dr. Walker. Chief of Staff, Harper Hospital. Friend of Fred's--Helped Tom in Detroit while attending medical school." Date:  circa 1904 Physdesc:  Photo ...

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(38426) Dr. Cornelius Golightly

Portrait of Dr. Cornelius Golightly, Wayne State faculty member Date:  c 1970s Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  unknown (Detroit Public Schools, Detroit--politics and government, Educati ...

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(79687) Ethnic Communities, Chinese, Costume,1972

Mrs. Liz King readies Golandi Wang and Peter and Plato Chen for a fashion show held at the Dearborn home of Dr. Paul Tai. Date:  1972-07-01 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff ...

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