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Classroom, Old Main, Detroit, Michigan

Women work on projects in a sewing class located in Old Main, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1935 Photographer:  Unknown (University Archives, Wayne State University — Places) ...

Image - pneirink - 11/05/2008 - 14:33 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(1725) Parks, Belle Isle, Polish-Americans, Detroit, 1940

Young Polish-American women in traditional costume gather around the band shell at Belle Isle during an undisclosed celebration, Detroit, Michigan. Members of the Dearborn Marching Band can be seen at the rear of the crowd. Date:  1940 ...

Image - eclemens - 04/29/2010 - 09:00 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Dr David Henry, Old Main, Detroit, Michigan

Dr. David Henry stands beneath the archway of a building on Warren Ave, directly across from Old Main, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  undated Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Unknown (Univer ...

Image - astankrauff - 11/04/2008 - 16:34 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(3884) Cartoon, Golden Goose, Sit Down Strike, Detroit, Michigan

“Don’t kill the goose that laid the golden egg!”. An anti-strike illustration painted on the window of the Hamilton Avenue Restaurant, Detroit, Michigan. Artist: Unknown. Date:  1937 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 11/04/2008 - 12:28 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Mackenzie Hall, crowded conditions, Detroit, Michigan

Students crowd together in a study area of Mackenzie Hall during the post-war enrollment boom, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  circa 1950s Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Unknown (University ...

Image - pneirink - 11/05/2008 - 12:16 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26144) Purple Gang, Collingwood Massacre, Detroit, 1931

A view of the escape route that the perpetrators of the Collingwood Massacre took after they murdered four men. Caption reads: “Scene showing the alley between Collingwood Avenue and Lawrence Avenue, City of Detroit. Taken Sept. 20 1931 between 1 ...

Image - eclemens - 07/19/2012 - 13:49 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(3903) Wyndham Mortimer, Governor Frank Murphy, Detroit, Michigan

UAW official Wyndham Mortimer and Michigan Governor Frank Murphy shake hands after the signing of the contract to end the Flint Sit Down Strike, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  February 11, 1937 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 12/17/2010 - 15:07 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2780) Municipal/State/Federal Employees, Detroit Police Department, Domestic Assault, 1940s

Detroit Police Officer Tinly is attacked by a woman as he responds to a domestic dispute call, Detroit, Michigan. The woman, who was the common-law wife of the man on the ground, attempted to gouge out Officer Tinly’s eyes after he tried to arrest her ...

Image - eclemens - 06/01/2010 - 17:04 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28872) Presidents, Harry Truman, G. Mennen Williams, Detroit, 1950s

Photo collage of President Truman during a visit to Detroit. Photographer's note: “President Harry S. Truman on a visit to Detroit, left the city hall with Gov. Williams minus his hat. As he gets into the limo he realizes he misplaced his hat. He ...

Image - eclemens - 08/30/2012 - 09:17 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(3046) Portraits, Businessmen, Walker Cisler, Detroit Days, 1960s

Former Chairman of Detroit Edison, Walker Cisler, rides a bike through the city during Downtown Detroit Days. Oopsy the Clown is in view in the background. Date:  1960s Physdesc:  Photograph Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 06/26/2012 - 21:51 - 0 comments - 3 attachments