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(32259) First World War, Return of Troops, 32nd Division, Parade, Detroit, 1919

Children holding American flags line up on curb to watch the return of the 32nd Division of the United States Army National Guard, known as the Red Arrows, from the First World War. Date:  1919-05-12 Physdesc:  Photo ...

Image - eclemens - 08/05/2014 - 08:57 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32111) Draft & Recruitment, Deployment, Detroit, 1917-1918

A mother sends her son to war. Date:  1917-1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit News, The Home Front: 1914-1919, Urban Affairs, World War, 191 ...

Image - eclemens - 07/25/2014 - 14:57 - 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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(32176) Women, War Workers, Munitions, Lincoln Motor Company, Detroit, 1918

A female munitions worker at Lincoln Motor Company poses with one of the shells she helped build. Date:  1918-05 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.) ...

Image - eclemens - 01/19/2018 - 17:18 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(35731) Rudveth (Rudy) Simons; Detroit; Exterior shots; 1967.

A garage is painted with slogans, including "Black Power," "Black Brother," and "Soul Brother." Tagging was used during the 1967 unrest to alert people to the fact that a structure was owned by an African American. July 1967. Detroit, Michigan. ...

Image - eclemens - 06/12/2023 - 10:24 - 0 comments - 3 attachments