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(28834) Presidents, Lyndon Johnson, Walter Reuther, Labor Day, 1964

President Lyndon Johnson celebrates Labor Day in downtown Detroit with local political and labor leaders. Left to right: U.S. Senator, Pat McNamara; U.S. Senator, Phil Hart; UAW president, Walter Reuther; U.S. President Lyndon Johnson. ...

Image - eclemens - 08/29/2012 - 08:40 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(25326) UAW Organizing, Battle of the Overpass, Dearborn, 1937

A Ford Service Department employee attempts to restrain a member of the UAW Local 174 Women’s Auxiliary during the “Battle of the Overpass.” Date:  1937-05-26 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:&n ...

Image - eclemens - 05/23/2011 - 08:55 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2858) Celebrations, River-Rama, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

A panoramic view of River-Rama celebration and the Detroit skyline from Windsor, Ontario. On the Detroit River a fireboat and the tugboat “Becker” can be seen. Date:  Undated Physdesc:  Photograph P ...

Image - eclemens - 07/08/2009 - 10:54 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(4030) Purple Gang, Arrests, Feldman, 1939

Mug shots of Junior Purple Gang member Irving Feldman. July 10, 1939. Detroit, MI. Date:  1939-07-10 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit Police Department staff (JCA, Prohibitio ...

Image - mbanes - 04/07/2020 - 16:57 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(181931) Ethnic Communities, Polish, War Relief, Hamtramck, 1939

People gather in an unidentified grocery store to give donations to the Polish War Relief effort during the Second World War, Hamtramck, Michigan. Date:  1939-09-14 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:&nb ...

Image - eclemens - 11/11/2015 - 12:15 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33630) War Industry, Women Workers, Velvac Company, 1942

A view of war workers at their stations at the Velvac Plant in Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1942-08-01 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Depressions--1929, The Home ...

Image - eclemens - 11/05/2015 - 11:30 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(4600) Purple Gang, Arrests, Isadore "Izzy" Burnstein

Mug shots of Purple Gang leader Isadore "Izzy" Burnstein, with accompanying info on back of photograph: "Issy Burnstein 4/26/1927 Build-Slim; Complex-Fair; Hair-Black; Eyes-Hazel; Age-21; Weight-130lbs.; Height-5’4 1/2" April 26, 1927. ...

Image - mbanes - 04/07/2022 - 08:20 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28204) Olga Madar, UAW Farah boycott, Hudson’s

Olga Madar, UAW Executive Board Member, supporting Farah boycott pickets around Hudson’s in Detroit. Date:  1973 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Fred Berk (J.L. Hudson Company, Labor ...

Image - drice - 03/19/2012 - 16:08 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(25372) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 1963

600 Civil rights activists and supporters march through the “Village” in Grosse Pointe, en-route to a rally at Grosse Pointe (South) High School during an demonstration against housing discrimination. Date:  1963-06-29 ...

Image - eclemens - 06/13/2011 - 12:06 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(22991) New Year's Eve Celebration, 1936

Partygoers celebrate New Year's Eve in Detroit. Date:  1936-12-31 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Public Relations and Social Media, Urban Affairs) ...

Image - eclemens - 12/22/2017 - 18:57 - 0 comments - 3 attachments