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(31514) Myra Wolfgang, Frank Murphy, ca. 1930s

Frank Murphy (in profile) stands with Myra Wolfgang, location unknown, ca. 1930s. Wolfgang was the Recording Secretary of Detroit Waiters Local 705, which is now UNITE HERE Local 24. In the late 1930s, Governor Murphy appointed her manager for the dom ...

Image - mwallace - 02/20/2014 - 12:30 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(4585) Purple Gang, Arrests, Raymond Burnstein, 1926

Mug shots of Purple Gang leader Raymond Burnstein. October 10, 1926. Detroit, MI. Date:  1926-10-10 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit Police Department staff (JCA, Prohibition ...

Image - mbanes - 04/07/2020 - 16:54 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(6676) Libraries, Interiors, Old Main, circa 1935

Students study in the main library at Wayne University's Old Main, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  Circa 1935 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Wayne State University Staff (Architecture, Educa ...

Image - eclemens - 03/17/2011 - 15:33 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(11327) 1956 AFSCME Convention

International Vice Presidents share a toast at the 1956 AFSCME Convention in Detroit. From left: Alvin Ruthenberg, Margaret De Santis, Mary Hostettler, William Louscher, and Harold Kelly. Date:  1956 Physdesc:  Photo ...

Image - jruss - 03/25/2014 - 10:58 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(4314) Purple Gang, Arrests, Millman, 1958

Mug shots of Purple Gang member Sam Millman. May 18, 1958. Detroit, MI. Date:  1958-05-18 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit Police Department staff (JCA, Prohibition in Southe ...

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

(4043) Purple Gang, Arrests, Jacobs 1954

Mug shots of Junior Purple Gang member Louis Jacobs aka "Harry Stiner." November 18, 1954. Detroit, MI. Date:  1954-11-18 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit Police Department staff ...

Image - mbanes - 04/07/2020 - 16:58 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(9155) Red Square, Moscow, U.S.S.R., 1982

A view of Red Square that shows a long line of people alongside the Kremlin wall, waiting to visit Lenin’s tomb, Moscow, U.S.S.R. (Russia). Photographer’s Note: "Red square was roped off and no tourists were permitted while Russian people visi ...

Image - eclemens - 06/30/2009 - 15:11 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(11649) Purple Gang, Collingwood Massacre Trial, 1930s

Purple Gang member leaving the courthouse during the Collingwood Massacre trial. 1930s. Detroit, MI. Date:  circa 1930s Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News staff (JCA, Proh ...

Image - mbanes - 04/06/2020 - 11:39 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(6685) Classrooms, Interiors, Chemistry Lab, Old Main, c. 1935

An interior view of an unidentified, unoccupied laboratory in Wayne University's Old Main, Detroit, Michigan. Note: The wooden floor of the room is built in 3 levels with the highest platform on the right. A white cylindrical machine can be seen in ...

Image - eclemens - 03/17/2011 - 10:55 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(11368) UAW, Women's Auxiliary, GM Strike, 1945

Members of the UAW Women’s Auxiliary gather Christmas toys to distribute to the children of General Motors workers on strike, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  December 1945 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer: ...

Image - eclemens - 08/25/2009 - 10:21 - 0 comments - 3 attachments