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(30743) Merrill-Palmer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, Circa 1920s

Children and teacher dining at the Merrill-Palmer Institute, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  Circa 1920s Physdesc:  Slide Photographer:  Unknown (Child care, Child development, Detroit (Mich.), Ed ...

Image - drice - 10/29/2013 - 13:33 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(1702) Military, Navy Bond Drive, Detroit, Michigan, 1942

Three unidentified sailors stand on deck as a crowd looks on during a U.S. Navy Bond Drive at Campus Martius, Detroit, Michigan. NOTE: Official U.S. Navy Photograph Date:  1942 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 06/29/2010 - 07:46 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(27828) Prohibition, Smuggling, Automobiles, Detroit, 1920s

A man peeks out of a secret compartment in a truck that was used to smuggle alcohol throughout Detroit. Date:  Circa 1920s Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  D (Prohibition in Southeas ...

Image - eclemens - 01/13/2012 - 11:08 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2347) Buildings, Union Depot Railroad Station, Transportation, Trains, Detroit, 1971

A workman stops the clock at the Union Depot Railroad Station on the building’s final day of operation, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  May 1, 1971 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina ...

Image - eclemens - 07/15/2010 - 14:45 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2508) Buildings, City Hall, Demolition, Detroit, 1961

Demolition workers attempt dig out the time capsule placed inside the cornerstone of the Old City Hall Building 90 years prior. The building, a Renaissance Revival landmark created by architect James Anderson, took nearly 10 years to complete and w ...

Image - eclemens - 07/20/2010 - 14:37 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28046) Landmarks, Ossian Sweet House, Detroit, 2001

... home of Dr. Ossian Sweet at Charlevoix and Garland on Detroit’s east side. Date:  2001 ...

Image - eclemens - 02/15/2012 - 17:25 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32348) Events, Firestone, Detroit Area Nuclear Weapons Freeze Committee, 1985

Bernie Firestone speaks to members and supporters of the Detroit Area Nuclear Weapons Freeze Committee at their “Hiroshima-Nagasaki Anniversary Event.” Date:  1985-08-08 Physdesc:  Photograph Photogr ...

Image - eclemens - 09/04/2014 - 14:57 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33785) Children Playing, Detroit

... Part of a series of photographs taken of children in Detroit’s Black Bottom neighborhood. Date:  1930s-1940s ...

Image - eclemens - 02/04/2016 - 12:57 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2964) Actress, Katherine Hepburn, Detroit, 1958

Actress Katherine Hepburn poses for a candid portrait. Date:  1958 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina (Tony Spina - Portraits, Urban Affairs) ...

Image - eclemens - 07/24/2012 - 11:33 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(5903) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, "March to Freedom," Detroit, 1963

Thousands rally against racial discrimination in downtown Detroit during the “Walk to Freedom” civil rights demonstration. Demonstrators carry signs that read "Integrate Before it is too Late," "Life, Liberty, Happiness Thru Work -- Give Us Job ...

Image - eclemens - 06/08/2011 - 10:10 - 0 comments - 3 attachments