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(11968) Poverty Scenes, Salvation Army, Michigan Ave, Detroit, 1952

Homeless men bow their heads in prayer as the Salvation Army “Bowery Corps” play. Date:  September 1952 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit--econom ...

Image - eclemens - 07/06/2010 - 15:48 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(25341) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, "March to Freedom," Detroit, 1963

John B. Swainson addresses participants in the “March to Freedom” civil rights demonstration in Cobo Hall. Date:  1963-06-23 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff ( ...

Image - eclemens - 06/17/2011 - 09:38 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30732) Streetscapes, Downtown Detroit, 1966

A view of downtown Detroit taken from Grand River Avenue. Date:  1966 Physdesc:  Slide (Streetscapes and Storefronts: City Life in 1960s Detroit, Architecture, Detroit (Mich.), Urban Affairs) ...

Image - eclemens - 11/12/2013 - 11:23 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32230) First World War, Women, War Work, Transportation, Detroit, 1917-1918

Female streetcar conductors, brought into service after their male predecessors left for war, pose for a group photograph near the terminal. Date:  1917-1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  ...

Image - eclemens - 08/26/2014 - 09:55 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32201) First World War, Civilian Support, Detroit, 1918

A view of a Recreation Department sponsored parade in support of soldiers fighting in the World War I. Children carry farming tools and a banner that reads: "Food will win the war -- don't waste it!." Another pushes a wheelbarrow of potatoes and cabbage ...

Image - eclemens - 07/29/2014 - 12:08 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33614) Draft and Recruitment, Army, Detroit, 1942

Recent draftees and recruits march down to Fort Street towards the U.S. Army Induction Center. Date:  1942-06-03 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.), Det ...

Image - eclemens - 10/27/2015 - 16:20 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30733) Streetscapes, Downtown Detroit, 1969

A view from above of an alleyway in downtown Detroit. Date:  1969 Physdesc:  Slide (Streetscapes and Storefronts: City Life in 1960s Detroit, Architecture, Detroit (Mich.), Urban Affairs) ...

Image - eclemens - 11/13/2013 - 15:52 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32126) Draft & Recruitment, Deployment, Detroit, 1918

A group of draftees and recruits, some carrying suitcases or valises, walk through an unidentified building, possibly Michigan Central Station (M.C.R.R.) as they prepare to leave for Camp Custer. Date:  1918 Physdesc:&nbs ...

Image - eclemens - 07/25/2014 - 16:16 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28606) Race Riots, Violence, Arrests, Detroit, 1943

Robert Cattone (17), Anthony Saraceno (18), Armando Mastantuono (20) and Aldo Trani (16) wait in a Detroit Police Station. The youths were convicted in the murder of Moses Kisks, an African American man, during the 1943 race riot. Kisks was gunned ...

Image - eclemens - 06/11/2012 - 15:04 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(vmc10489) Michigan Avenue, Before widening, Detroit, 1930

A high angle view of Michigan Avenue before it was widened, looking east toward 8th Street from Church Street. Vernor Furniture Company, American Rescue Workers, Beresh Jewelers, and Peoples Wayne County Bank are in view. Date:  1930-1 ...

Image - eclemens - 06/09/2021 - 14:12 - 0 comments - 3 attachments