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(28303) Ethnic Communities, Indian, Customs, 1971

Nagina Khan poses with a traditional Indian dish. Photograph was shot for use in the "Food Section" of the Detroit News. Date:  1971-07-05 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff ...

Image - eclemens - 06/15/2012 - 09:30 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(6694) Classrooms, Interiors, Old Main, 1935

Two men and two women sit in a classroom in Wayne University's Old Main, Detroit, Michigan. In the center, a woman in a lab coat operates a machine, possibly a kymograph (respiration/ blood pressure monitor) or polygraph. A man nearby is hooked up to ...

Image - eclemens - 02/18/2011 - 09:01 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(25243) UAW Organizing, Battle of the Overpass, Dearborn, 1937

An unidentified man is beaten by Ford Service Department employees as UAW organizers, members of the UAW Local 174 Women's Auxiliary and their supporters are forced back from the Ford Rouge Plant and into the Detroit Street Railway waiting area during t ...

Image - eclemens - 05/20/2011 - 14:59 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32171) Army, Training Camps, Camp Custer, Receiving Station,1917-1918

The Receiving Station at Camp Custer is prepared to welcome new recruits and draftees. In view is area #16 which processes local boards from Detroit. Date:  1917-1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photograph ...

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(24857) NAACP, Awards Night, Sam Cook, 1960

Entertainer Sam Cook sings for guests at the Latin Quarter during the NAACP’s Awards Night Program, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1960-06-03 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  J. Edward Bailey III ...

Image - eclemens - 01/03/2012 - 10:15 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(6717) Campus Scenes, Cass Avenue, Second Avenue, 1935

“Area north of Wayne University between Cass and Second, Warren and Merrick.” Looking west from the roof of the Detroit Public Library, large homes line the west side of Cass Avenue and snow blankets the lawn areas. Old Main and Webster Hall are v ...

Image - eclemens - 09/23/2013 - 15:42 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Leggett Papers Survey

An image from one of John Leggett's research surveys related to Leggett's book Class, Race, and Labor: Working Class Consciousness in Detroit. Date:  1950s Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Jar ...

Image - mcourtney - 06/26/2023 - 12:51 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(79711) Ethnic Communities, Chinese, Family Life, 1956

Fay Lee, Ming Lee and Gary Lee (2 1/2) play in their home at 910 Gladstone. Date:  1956-02-26 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Metro Detroit Ethnic Communities, Emigr ...

Image - eclemens - 01/18/2013 - 12:49 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(24868) NAACP, Holiday Seals Drive, Lena Horne, 1960

Publicity photograph of Lena Horne used in a public service announcement on the NAACP’s 34th annual Holiday Seals Campaign. On verso: “Lena Horne says, “Don’t forget the NAACP’s 34th annual Holiday Seals campaign, now in progress. Th ...

Image - eclemens - 05/11/2011 - 13:42 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(WSAV002727_162) Salvage, Kanter Street at Moran Street

Two men salvage parts of an abandoned car, Kanter Street at Moran Street. Date:  1981-06-24 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Bruce Harkness (African Americans--Michigan--Detroit--History ...

Image - eclemens - 11/09/2023 - 15:17 - 0 comments - 3 attachments