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(28920) Ethnic Communities, German, Music, Detroit, 1910

A German band, whose instruments are wrapped against the cold, entertain passerby in an unidentified business district in Detroit. Date:  Circa 1910 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit New ...

Image - eclemens - 07/06/2012 - 08:03 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(27838) Prohibtion, Agents, Detroit, 1920s

Prohibition agents, in uniform and plainclothes, pose for a photograph. Date:  Circa 1920s Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Prohibition in Southeastern Michigan, ...

Image - eclemens - 01/13/2012 - 11:21 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33817) Street Scenes, Detroit

A man naps on the stoop of a convenience store, identity unknown. Date:  1930s-1940s Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Edward Stanton (Edward Stanton Photographs, African Americans--M ...

Image - eclemens - 08/19/2021 - 10:55 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Community Arts Building, Detroit, Michigan

The Community Arts Building, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1956 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Unknown (University Archives, Wayne State University — Places) ...

Image - astankrauff - 11/05/2008 - 10:16 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28608) Race Riots, Violence, Arrests, Detroit, 1943

Portrait of Leo Tipton, sitting in chair holding his hat. Mr. Tipton and Charles (Little Willie) Lyons were charged with inciting a riot after they told a black crowd at the Forest Social Club, 700 Forest, that whites had thrown a black woman and her ba ...

Image - eclemens - 06/11/2012 - 15:00 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(79753) Ethnic Communities, Chinese, Chinese Schoool of Detroit, 1963

Victor Lim demonstrates how to use an abacus, possibly at the Chinese School of Detroit. Left to right: (Foreground) Lynette Lee, Marion Lim, Katherine Lim, Betty Lim, Kimmy Lee, Victor Craig Lim, Elaine Chin. Left to right (Background) Mary Jean Li ...

Image - eclemens - 06/04/2013 - 09:20 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(79682) Ethnic Communities, Croatian, Detroit, 1958

Members of the Croatian Singing Society perform for a Detroit News reporter. Left to right: Nada Sertich, Rose Ann Marelich, Barbara Pavkovic. Seated at the piano is James Kalich. Date:  1958-11-02 Physdesc:  Pho ...

Image - eclemens - 01/14/2013 - 11:37 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28923) Ethnic Communities, German, Music, Detroit, 1941

The "Little Dutch Band" plays music for their colleagues during the Letter Carriers' Dance, held at Detroit's Rathskeller. Left to right: Howard Bentley, Otto Smith, Charles Apsel, A.H. Peterson, and Frank Odziana Date:  1941-05-23 ...

Image - eclemens - 07/06/2012 - 09:44 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28396) Tartars logo, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 1979

The logo of the Wayne State University Tartars. This image was retired in 1979 after student groups accused it of ethnic insensitivity. Date:  1979 Physdesc:  Photograph (University Archives, Wayne State Univ ...

Image - cwesterman - 04/09/2012 - 14:22 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28287) Ethnic Communities, Italian, Detroit, 1910s

An unidentified man poses for a portrait by a Detroit News photographer. Part of a series showcasing “Ethnic Types.” Date:  1910s Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff ...

Image - eclemens - 05/18/2012 - 15:43 - 0 comments - 3 attachments