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(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 ...

Image - eclemens - 03/02/2018 - 11:01 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(25756) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, "March to Freedom," Detroit, 1963

“Freedom Marchers” pass through Campus Martius in downtown Detroit as they make their way towards Cobo Hall for the conclusion of the “March to Freedom” civil rights demonstration. Demonstrators, escorted by Detroit Police, carry signs th ...

Image - eclemens - 03/05/2012 - 10:14 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(1343) Buildings, Tiger Stadium, Navin Field, Baseball, Detroit, 1948

An aerial view of the first Detroit Tigers night game at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan Date:  1948 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina (Architecture, Detroit (Mich.), Tony Sp ...

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

(2503) Buildings, City Hall, Demolition, Detroit, 1953

An aerial view of Old City Hall., Detroit, Michigan. The building, a Renaissance Revival landmark created by architect James Anderson, took nearly 10 years to complete and was dedicated on July 4, 1871. Located on Campus Martius, it served as the ba ...

Image - eclemens - 07/20/2010 - 14:55 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28641) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, Detroit Police, 1942

Detroit Police attempt to disperse a crowd of white men, some of whom are armed with bats, from the area surrounding the Sojourner Truth Housing Projects. The men wanted to keep their neighborhood segregated from the African American families who were p ...

Image - eclemens - 06/15/2012 - 04:59 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(27055) Detroit Public Schools, Flag Day Celebration, 1967

Mayor Jerome Cavanagh speaks to students at White Elementary School during the Flag Day celebrations. Date:  1967-06-14 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Unknown (Cavanagh, Jerome P., Det ...

Image - eclemens - 04/25/2018 - 11:43 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(3825) Walter Speck, WPA / FAP, mural, Local 174, Detroit, Michigan

Original caption: “The first in a series of murals depicting the history of labor in general and the Auto Workers Union in particular has been completed at the West Side local of the United Auto Workers Union. This marks the first time a mural has bee ...

Image - eclemens - 01/04/2023 - 11:15 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(1748) Boats, "The Montrose", Accidents, Detroit River, Michigan, 1962

Capt. Ralph Eyre-Walker stands on the side of his wrecked British freighter, "The Montrose". The freighter collided with a cement barge and sank in the Detroit River just downstream of the Ambassador Bridge, Detroit, Michigan. Photographer's note: ...

Image - eclemens - 06/30/2011 - 11:01 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33820) 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 - 10:56 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2448) Buildings, Transportation, Trains, Grand Trunk Railroad Station, Detroit, 1973

An aerial view, with downtown in the background, of the deconstruction of Grand Trunk Railroad Station at Atwater and Brush Streets, Detroit, Michigan. Part of series. Date:  November 6, 1973 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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