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(32132) Draft & Recruitment, Deployment, Detroit, 1917-1918

Recent recruits and draftees are paraded through Navin Field as they prepare to deploy to Camp Custer. They march behind a sign that reads: "Local Board #25." Date:  1917-1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative P ...

Image - eclemens - 07/25/2014 - 16:30 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32217) First World War, Civilian Support, War Gardens, Detroit, 1917-1918

A group of young Victory Gardeners pose for a photographer before getting to work. Date:  1917-1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit News ...

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

(1683) Poverty Scenes, Michigan Ave., Detroit, 1950s

... Detroit, Michigan. NOTE: Part of an expose series on Detroit’s “Skid Row” along Michigan Ave. between Washington Blvd. and ...

Image - eclemens - 07/01/2010 - 09:01 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33688) V-J Day Celebrations, Detroit, 1945

Civilians and enlisted men celebrate the end of World War II in the streets of downtown Detroit. Date:  1945-08-14 Physdesc:  Photo negative (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit News, The Home Front: 1939-1945, Urban Aff ...

Image - eclemens - 03/30/2017 - 15:19 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2925) Skyline, Detroit, Riverfront, Upriver, 1977

Skyline and riverfront view taken from upriver that shows the newly completed Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1977 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina (Renaissance ...

Image - eclemens - 12/14/2010 - 12:16 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(27865) Prohibition, Demonstrations, "Beer Parade," Detroit, 1932

Men and women ride in car decorated with crepe paper and the slogan "We Want Beer - Hamtramck" through the streets of downtown Detroit in support of the repeal of Prohibition during the city's "Beer Parade." Date:  1932-05-14 ...

Image - eclemens - 01/17/2012 - 11:09 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2473) Buildings, Construction, Cobo Hall, Detroit, 1957

An aerial view of the development site as construction begins on the new convention hall (Cobo Hall), Detroit, Michigan. Date:  March 1, 1957 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina ...

Image - eclemens - 12/14/2010 - 11:54 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28599) Race Riots, Detroit, Violence, 1943

Burning fuel spills from a car destroyed during the 1943 race riots. The location is identified as the corner of Woodward and Stimpson. Date:  1943-06-21 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  De ...

Image - eclemens - 07/15/2024 - 13:07 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33813) Portraits, Children, Black Bottom, Detroit

... Part of a series of photographs taken of children in Detroit’s Near East Side. The area includes the Brush Park, Paradise Valley, ...

Image - eclemens - 08/19/2021 - 10:54 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(27072) Civil Unrest, Riots, Rebellions, Detroit, 1967

Mayor Jerome Cavanagh delivers a report on the 1967 Civil Unrest to members of Detroit's City Council. Date:  1967-08-02 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Unknown (Cavanagh, Jerome P., De ...

Image - eclemens - 04/25/2018 - 13:59 - 0 comments - 3 attachments