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(79804) Ethnic Communities, Arab, Businesses, 1990

Portrait of Sid Shaheen, owner of Sid Office Supply in Westland, Michigan. Photographer's note: "Shaheen recalled working up to 20-hour shifts when he ran a party store on Detroit's west side." The photograph ran to illustrate an article on how ...

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(26937) Polish Community, Cavanagh, Statues, 1966

Mayor Jerome Cavanagh poses with representatives of the Polish community in front of the statue of General Casimir Pulaski. Date:  1966 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Unknown (Cavanagh ...

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(32764) Ethnic Communities, Belgian, Sports, Cycling, 1928

Bicyce race outside of the "Belgian Church," possibly St. Charles Borromeo or Our Lady of Sorrows in Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1928-03 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff ...

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(24869) NAACP, Fundraising, 1960s

Crowds gather to donate money during an unidentified NAACP fundraising drive, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  Circa 1960s (African Americans, Civil rights, Detroit (Mich.), NAACP, NAACP ― Gallery, National Association for the Advanc ...

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(79678) Ethnic Communities, Czechoslovakian, Festivals, 1933

Czechoslovakian dancers Stella Mae Chytel of Monroe and Blanche Cevore of Detroit pose for a photo during the Festival of Nations at the State Fairgrounds. Date:  1933-10-04 Physdesc:  Photograph Photogr ...

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(DN_79561) Ethnic Communities, Polish, Celebrations, Belle Isle, 1940

A crowd gathers to celebrate Polish Independence Day on Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan. At back, left, the Belle Isle Conservatory can be seen. Date:  1940-05-22 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  ...

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(27981) Republic of New Afrika (RNA), Milton Henry (Gaidi Abiodun Obadele), 1963

Portrait of Pontiac lawyer Milton R. Henry (later Gaidi Abiodun Obadele). Date:  1963-08-05 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (African Americans, Black nationalism- ...

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(26911) Meet the Press, 1967

Mayor Jerome Cavanagh with Ed Newman on Meet the Press. Date:  1967 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Unknown (Cavanagh, Jerome P., Detroit (Mich.), Detroit--politics and government, Imag ...

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(79822) Ethnic Communities, Austrian, Celebrations, 1955

Heinrich Von Wimmersperg poses for a photo with his wife at an unidentified formal event, possibly the Detroit Austrian Society's annual gala. Date:  1955-02-13 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  ...

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(79671) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Boycotts, 1981

A boycott of British Airlines is announced by members of Irish American Organizations outside of Detroit's Gaelic League. The boycott was called in response to the death of Bobby Sands, the leader of the 1981 Hunger Strikes by Irish Republican Army pris ...

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