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(33617) Recruitment, Army, Induction, Detroit, 1941

Volunteers for the U.S. Army take the oath during an induction ceremony. The young men were part of a rush in enlistment in the days following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Date:  1941-12-08 Physdesc:  Photo negative ...

Image - eclemens - 11/04/2015 - 10:31 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30728) Streetscapes, Downtown Detroit

A view of the Union Guardian and Penobscot Buildings in downtown Detroit. Date:  1963-10 Physdesc:  Slide (Streetscapes and Storefronts: City Life in 1960s Detroit, Architecture, Detroit (Mich.), Urban Affairs ...

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

(32219) First World War, Veterans, Detroit, 1918

Convalescing veterans of the First World War learn how to weave baskets. Date:  1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit News, The Home Fron ...

Image - eclemens - 07/30/2014 - 11:17 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(vmc28912) Michigan Avenue, Near Trumbull, Detroit, 1977

Traffic passes through Corktown's Michigan Avenue near Trumbull after the street was widened. Old Tiger Stadium, Nemo's Bar, and Louie's Place stand on the north side of the street. Date:  1977-04-04 Physdesc:  Photo ...

Image - eclemens - 06/07/2021 - 14:11 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(12011) Demonstrations, Vietnam War, Detroit, 1970

Anti-war demonstrators march around the U.S. Federal Building on Fort Street to demand the end of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  May 8, 1970 Physdesc:  Photograph Photogra ...

Image - eclemens - 07/12/2010 - 10:45 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(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 ...

Image - eclemens - 07/25/2014 - 16:20 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(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 ...

Image - eclemens - 07/25/2014 - 15:49 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(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 ...

Image - eclemens - 08/05/2014 - 17:01 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(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: ...

Image - eclemens - 07/25/2014 - 16:21 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(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 ...

Image - eclemens - 08/05/2014 - 16:38 - 0 comments - 3 attachments