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(30381) Plans for Proposed Incinerator, Detroit, 1960s

Architectural rendering of a proposed garbage incinerator to be located at 7501 West Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. Source: Mel Ravitz Collection Date:  Circa 1968 (Air quality, City planning, Detroit (Mich.). City Cou ...

Image - eclemens - 04/05/2013 - 10:56 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30816) Architecture, Detail, Detroit, 1965

Detail of decorative architectural features on an unidentified building. Date:  1965-12 Physdesc:  Slide (Streetscapes and Storefronts: City Life in 1960s Detroit, Architecture, Detroit (Mich.)) ...

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(33615) Recruitment, Army, Detroit, 1941

Captain Jack Morgan gives physical examinations to Army volunteers. The young men were part of a rush in enlistment in the days following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Date:  1941-12-11 Physdesc:  Photograph (D ...

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(30716) Streetscapes, Cadillac Square, Downtown Detroit, 1965

A view of the Wayne County Building in Cadillac Square. Date:  1965-11 Physdesc:  Slide (Streetscapes and Storefronts: City Life in 1960s Detroit, Architecture, Detroit (Mich.), Urban Affairs) ...

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(11997) 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--econo ...

Image - eclemens - 07/06/2010 - 15:51 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(1341) Buildings, McNamara Federal Building, Detroit, 1976

Heavy machinery carves out the foundation of the Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building at Cass and Michigan Avenues, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1976 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina ...

Image - eclemens - 07/16/2010 - 11:39 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33616) Recruitment, Army, Detroit, 1942

Relatives speak through the grates to recent Army enlistees inside the Fort Street induction center. Date:  1941-12-11 Physdesc:  Photograph (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit News, The Home Front: 1939-1945, Urban Aff ...

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(11884) Demonstration, Civil Rights, Poor People's Campaign, Detroit, 1968

Protesters and activists march down Woodward Ave. during a Poor People’s Campaign demonstration, Detroit, Michigan. At center is Michigan Governor G. Mennen Williams and Congressman Charles Diggs. Date:  May 13, 1968 Phy ...

Image - eclemens - 05/17/2011 - 09:10 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26953) Poor People's March, Detroit, 1968

Mayor Jerome Cavanagh talks with participants in the Poor People’s March. Date:  1968 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Unknown (Cavanagh, Jerome P., Detroit (Mich.), Detroit--politics ...

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(32114) Draft & Recruitment, Deployment, Detroit, 1917

Friends and family members weep as recent recruits and draftees embark for Camp Custer. Date:  32114 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  1917 (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit News, The Home Fr ...

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