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(32288) First World War, Return of Troops, 339th Infantry, Belle Isle, Detroit, 1919

Festivities on Belle Isle mark the return of the 339th Infantry, known as the POlar Bears, to Detroit from service on the Eastern Front. Date:  1919-07-04 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  D ...

Image - eclemens - 08/05/2014 - 16:37 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33664) Propaganda, Leaflet Bombing, Downtown Detroit, 1942

Pedestrians look toward the sky as propaganda leaflets fall over downtown Detroit. Date:  1942-03-10 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit New ...

Image - eclemens - 11/11/2015 - 10:52 - 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 ...

Image - eclemens - 11/09/2015 - 11:02 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30660) Urban Renewal, Black Bottom, Paradise Valley, Detroit, 1960s

View of fire escapes with laundry hanging between and sleeping porches on an unidentified apartment building. Photograph taken as part of series on the historically Black neighborhoods that were dismantled during the Detroit Medical Center construct ...

Image - eclemens - 11/13/2013 - 11:47 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30668) Churches, Ebenezer A.M.E. Church, Detroit, 1960s

A view of the partially demolished Ebenezer A.M.E. Church reveals a large mural, still intact. The building, located on Willis and Brush, was destroyed by a fire on August 6, 1960. The building was the third home for the congregation, which is the sixth ...

Image - eclemens - 11/13/2013 - 15:27 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33649) Wartime Housing Conditions, Detroit, 1942

Eleven members of the Mogles family live in 2 rooms during the war-time housing shortage in Detroit. Date:  1942-10-08 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (M ...

Image - eclemens - 11/10/2015 - 12:18 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32258) First World War, 339th Division, Polar Bears, Detroit, 1917-1919

A soldier of the 339th Infantry Division, known as the Polar Bears, embraces a woman. It is unknown whether they are saying goodbye or greeting each other upon his return to Detroit at the end of the First World War. Date:  1917-1919 ...

Image - eclemens - 08/04/2014 - 23:21 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32290) First World War, Return of Troops, 339th Infantry, Detroit, 1919

Volunteers with the Detroit Branch of the American Red Cross greet the infantrymen of the 339th, known as the Polar Bears, upon their return home from the First World War. Date:  1919-07-04 Physdesc:  Photo negative ...

Image - eclemens - 08/05/2014 - 16:38 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30654) Urban Renewal, Black Bottom, Paradise Valley, Detroit, 1960s

Exterior of an unidentified barber shop 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:  1960s ...

Image - eclemens - 11/13/2013 - 11:42 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30689) Urban Renewal, Detroit Medical Center, Housing, 1960s

... constructed Medical Center Courts housing development on Detroit’s lower east side. Date:  1960s ...

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