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(3906) Strike ends, contract, Detroit, Michigan

Officials sign the contract and end the Flint Sit Down Strike, Detroit, Michgian. Front left: Wyndam Mortimer of the UAW. To his right is Michigan Governor Frank Murphy. Date:  February 11, 1937 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 12/17/2010 - 15:12 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28924) Ethnic Communities, German, Celebrations, Detroit, 1928

Celebrants at the Alt Heidelberg Festival, held at the Deutches Haus. Date:  1928-05-09 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Metro Detroit Ethnic Communities, Ethnic Grou ...

Image - eclemens - 07/06/2012 - 09:49 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28863) Presidents, Richard Nixon, George Romney, Economic Club of Detroit, 1960s

Governor George Romney and Richard Nixon take the stage at the Economic Club of Detroit. Date:  1960s Photographer:  Tony Spina (Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994, Romney, George, Tony Spina - Por ...

Image - eclemens - 08/29/2012 - 18:01 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28850) Political Campaigns, John Kennedy, G. Mennen Williams, Detroit, 1960

... Williams share a laugh at an unidentified event held in Detroit’s Book Cadillac Hotel. Date:  1960-10 ...

Image - eclemens - 08/29/2012 - 14:10 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26141) Purple Gang, Collingwood Massacre, Detroit, 1931

Crowds gather outside of 1720 Collingwood as police investigate the quadruple homicide in apartment 211. Caption reads: “Photograph of a DeSoto sedan, license plate # 283-757, taken in front of 1720 Collingwood Ave in the company of Inspector Navr ...

Image - eclemens - 07/19/2012 - 13:51 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(12014) Demonstrations, Vietnam War, Detroit, 1970

A panoramic view as anti-war demonstrators march around the U.S. Federal Building on Fort Street to demand the end of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. Date:  May 8, 1970 Physdesc:  Photograph Photogr ...

Image - eclemens - 07/12/2010 - 16:16 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2660) Celebrations, Fireworks, International Freedom Festival, Detroit

The Spirit of Detroit, located at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, is framed by a view of the fireworks during the International Freedom Festival. Date:  Circa 1980s Physdesc:  Photograph Photogra ...

Image - eclemens - 07/07/2010 - 09:11 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32533) 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. Date:  1998-06-15 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Jim West (Demonstrating, Campaigning, and Organizing ...

Image - gstrassel - 05/28/2020 - 15:16 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(11259) Rest Home for Enlisted Nurses, Detroit, 1910s

Exterior view of the former home of the sister of Cleveland Dodge, Detroit, Michigan. The home was loaned it to U. S. Army as rest house for enlisted nurses during the First World War. Date:  1910s Physdesc:  Photogr ...

Image - eclemens - 04/24/2015 - 13:08 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Crowded conditions, offices, Detroit, Michigan

Students and faculty meet in a formerly commercial space that was turned into an administrative office because of overcrowded conditions throughout campus. Date:  circa 1940s Physdesc:  Photograph Photog ...

Image - pneirink - 11/05/2008 - 11:35 - 0 comments - 3 attachments