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(32120) Draft & Recruitment, Lines, Detroit, 1917-1918

Draftees wait in line to register for service. Date:  1917-1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit News, The Home Front: 1914-1919, Urban A ...

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(32127) Draft & Recruitment, Deployment, Detroit, 1918

1918. A group of African American draftees and recruits, some carrying suitcases or valises, walk through Navin Field as they prepare to leave for Camp Custer. A note on the negative reads "2nd draft." Date:  1918 Physdesc ...

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(33687) Celebrations, VJ Day, Detroit, 1945

Crowds fill the streets and rooftops of Campus Martius to celebrate the surrender of the Japanese. The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is at center. Date:  1945-08-14 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographe ...

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(32115) Draft & Recruitment, Deployment, Detroit, 1917

A soldier gives his little girl a kiss goodbye as he prepares to depart for Camp Custer. Date:  1917 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit New ...

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(32289) First World War, Return of Troops, 339th Infantry, Detroit, 1919

Friends and family members wait on the lawn of Michigan Central Station to greet members of the 339th Infantry, known as the Polar Bears, upon their arrival home from the Eastern Front. Note: The storefronts of Michigan Avenue are in view in the bac ...

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(32128) Draft & Recruitment, Deployment, Detroit 1917-1918

Recruits and draftees wave say goodbye from the windows of a railcar at Michigan Central Station (M.C.R.R.) as they make their way to Camp Custer. Date:  1917-1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer: ...

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(33669) Parades, "Visiting Heroes," Detroit, 1942

The Huson Motor Car Company Float makes its way down Woodward Avenue during a paade for "visiting heroes." Date:  1942-06-17 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detr ...

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(32221) First World War, Casualties, Funerals, Detroit, 1917-1918

The caskets of fallen soldiers, possibly from the 32nd Infantry Division, known as the Red Arrows, arrive at Michigan Central Station. Date:  1917-1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detr ...

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(32116) Draft & Recruitment, Deployment, Detroit, 1917-1918

Friends and family members walk beside recent recruits and draftees as the men embark for Camp Custer. Date:  1917-1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit ( ...

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(32122) Draft & Recruitment, Lines, Detroit, 1917-1918

Draftees hold on to each other as they wait in line to register for service. Date:  1917-1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit News, The ...

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