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(27840) Prohibition, Detroit, 1919

Men line up outside of a liquor store to purchase alcohol in the days prior to the start of Prohibition. Sign reads: "The Last Call - The time is getting shorter and so is our stock. Buy now or you'll be without it. Bye Bye. We carry the most comple ...

Image - eclemens - 01/13/2012 - 11:32 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2846) Streetcars, Gratiot Ave, Broadway Ave, Detroit, Michigan 1956

A view of the streetcar boarding saftey zone at Gratiot Ave. and Broadway Ave, Detroit, Michigan. In the background are the J.L. Hudson’s department store, Kern’s department store, and the Tobin Building. Date:  1956 ...

Image - eclemens - 07/08/2009 - 16:33 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2644) Buildings, Automobile Factories, Packard Plant, Detroit, 1954

Workers file through the gates of the Packard Plant during a shift change, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  July 1954 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina (Architecture, Automotive indus ...

Image - eclemens - 07/21/2010 - 15:44 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(11446) Richard Frankensteen, Murray Body Strike, Detroit, Michigan, 1937

Richard Frankensteen addresses the workers of Murray Body Co. during their 1937 sit-down strike Detroit, Michigan. Date:  March 1937 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Unknown (Frankenstee ...

Image - eclemens - 08/01/2013 - 09:06 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32004) Viola Liuzzo, Funeral, Family, Detroit, 1965

The family of Viola Liuzzo, slain civil rights activist, attend her funeral service at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Date:  1965-03-30 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit N ...

Image - eclemens - 03/11/2015 - 16:36 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28533) Robert Kennedy, G. Mennen Williams, Detroit, 1968

Candid view of U.S. Senator Robert Kennedy and Michigan Governor G. Mennen Williams. Date:  1968 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina (Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968, Tony Spina - ...

Image - eclemens - 11/12/2013 - 12:57 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(11438) Picket Line, Plymouth Plant, Chrysler Strike, Detroit, Michigan, 1937

Auto workers at the Plymouth Plant warm their hands above a “salamander” during the 1937 Chrysler Sit-Down Strike, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  March 9, 1937 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  U ...

Image - eclemens - 10/02/2009 - 08:45 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30850) SWE University of Detroit Student Section Charter, 1979

Barbara Bubeja (left) accepts the Society of Women Engineers University of Detroit Student Section charter from Irene Sharpe of the SWE Detroit Section, March 25, 1979. Date:  1979-03-25 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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(2938) Parks, Grand Circus, Downtown, Detroit, 1956

A panoramic view as work crews excavate for an underground parking structure at Grand Circus Park on Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. St. John Episcopalian Church and the Fox Theatre are in view at center. Date:  October 9, 1956 ...

Image - eclemens - 05/11/2011 - 14:30 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2841) Freeways, Lodge, Construction, Detroit, Michigan, 1952

An aerial view of Downtown Detroit, looking south. The light path through the center is the Lodge Freeway under construction. Date:  1952-05-01 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina ...

Image - eclemens - 06/07/2011 - 14:33 - 0 comments - 3 attachments