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(28596) Race Riots, Detroit, Violence, 1943

Street cars and automobiles barely escape damage as a fire ball erupts from a car that was tipped over by a mob during the 1943 race riots. Date:  1943-06-21 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  ...

Image - eclemens - 06/08/2012 - 14:40 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26593) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, "March to Freedom," Detroit, 1963

A bird's-eye view of Woodward Avenue and the estimated 125,000 civil rights demonstrators that participated in the "March to Freedom" in downtown Detroit. Date:  1963-06-23 Physdesc:  Photo negative Phot ...

Image - eclemens - 06/08/2011 - 08:27 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2942) Parades, Labor Day, Detroit, 1961

Marchers in the Labor Day Parade walk through Campus Martius carrying signs that denounce war and promote disarmament, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  September 4, 1961 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  ...

Image - eclemens - 08/25/2010 - 10:20 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2468) Buildings, Construction, Cobo Hall, Detroit, 1960

View of Jefferson Ave, looking north from Washington Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan. At right, Cobo Hall is under construction. Part of series. Date:  Circa 1960 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  ...

Image - eclemens - 12/14/2010 - 11:57 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2452) Buildings, Transportation, Trains, Grand Trunk Railroad Station, Detroit, 1973

A street level view of the entrance to the Grand Trunk Railroad Station, located at Atwater and Brush Streets, on the last day of service, Detroit, Michigan. Part of series. Date:  November 6, 1973 Physdesc:  Photo ...

Image - eclemens - 07/16/2010 - 16:34 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2663) Feature Stories, Evictions, Detroit, Michigan, 1954

A woman and her child attempt to hold back tears after they are evicted from their home, Detroit, Michigan. In the background their furniture and other belongings are piled on the sidewalk. Date:  1954 Physdesc:  Pho ...

Image - eclemens - 07/07/2010 - 09:17 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2845) Streetcars, Interiors, Detroit, Michigan, 1956

An interior view of a patron boarding the last Detroit Street Railway (DSR) streetcar., Detroit, Michigan. Date:  June 1956 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina (Tony Spina - Gene ...

Image - eclemens - 07/08/2009 - 16:35 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2909) Skyline, Detroit, Riverfront, Night Views, 1968

A nighttime view of the Detroit skyline, possibly taken from Windsor, Ontario. Date:  1968-09-28 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina (Tony Spina - General, Urban Affairs) ...

Image - eclemens - 08/28/2014 - 15:34 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(12009) Demonstrations, Vietnam War, Kennedy Square, Detroit, 1969

Thousands of demonstrators gather at Kennedy Square to join the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam, a worldwide demonstration that demanded an end of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, Detroit, Michigan. Some participants show their feeling for the ideas in ...

Image - eclemens - 07/12/2010 - 10:49 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32532) Justice for Janitors living wage rally, Local 79, Detroit MI, 1998

Local 79 J4J living wage rally versus Detroit Mayor Archer and Hart Plaza in 1998. SEIU demonstrators marching in front of the Detroit's Renaissance Center. Date:  1998-06-15 Physdesc:  Photograph Ph ...

Image - gstrassel - 05/28/2020 - 15:56 - 0 comments - 3 attachments