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(4576) Purple Gang, Arrests, Joe "Little Joey" Burnstein

Mug shots of Purple Gang member Joe Burnstein. August 12, 1940. Detroit, MI. Date:  1940-08-12 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit Police Department staff (JCA, Prohibition in ...

Image - mbanes - 04/07/2022 - 08:18 - 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

(29750) Urban Renewal, Wayne State University, University City, 1964

A view of the neighborhood at the corner of W. Warren Avenue and Lincoln. The area was targeted for demolition to make way for Wayne State's "University City," an area of mixed residential and educational development west of the main campus. ...

Image - eclemens - 04/18/2013 - 10:31 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(1693) Military; United States; Packard Marine Engine School, 1941

Officers and servicemen listen to a lecture at the Packard Marine Engine School, Detroit, Michigan Date:  1941 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina (Tony Spina - General, World Wa ...

Image - eclemens - 06/30/2010 - 10:14 - 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

(5213) Matilda (Rabinowitz) Robbins, Arrest, 1910s

Candid view of I.W.W. organizer Matilda Robbins, likely taken after her arrest in Detroit, Michigan. Caption on the back of the photograph reads: "Rabinowitz on the way to the workhouse - Patrol Kindley (illeg.) by police department. Dat ...

Image - eclemens - 05/19/2015 - 12:24 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(25362) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, Oak Park, Michigan, 1963

Children lead the march against segregated housing in the Detroit suburb of Oak Park. The banner at the front of the line reads “WELCOME Oak Park Human Relations Committee.” Date:  1963-07-27 Physdesc:  Photograp ...

Image - eclemens - 06/13/2011 - 12:51 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(25363) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, Oak Park, Michigan, 1963

A view of civil rights demonstrators during the march against segregated housing in the Detroit suburb of Oak Park. At left, residents watch the procession through their neighborhood. Date:  1963-07-27 Physdesc:  Pho ...

Image - eclemens - 06/13/2011 - 12:50 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(3028) Portraits, Fr. William Cunningham, Focus: HOPE, 1970s

Portrait of Father William Cunningham, co-founder of Detroit’s Focus: HOPE. Date:  1970s ...

Image - eclemens - 04/08/2013 - 13:32 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(4308) Purple Gang, Purple Gang Trial, Axler with Lawyer, 1931

Purple Gang member Abe Axler, left, with his lawyer at the Purple Gang Trial. Circa 1931. Detroit, MI. Date:  circa 1931 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News staff (JCA, Pr ...

Image - mbanes - 04/07/2020 - 16:56 - 0 comments - 3 attachments