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(28568) Sports, Baseball, Detroit Tigers, Jack Morris, 1987

Jack Morris sends the ball toward home plate on opening day at Tiger Stadium. Photographer's note: "Morris became baseball’s highest-paid player in 1987 on strength of his 141 wins in the 1980s, more than any other major league pitcher." ...

Image - eclemens - 07/30/2012 - 10:56 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(1732) Skyline, Detroit, Riverfront, Downriver View, 1950

An aerial view of downtown skyline, the riverfront and boats moored in the Detroit River, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1950 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina (Tony Spina - General ...

Image - eclemens - 07/22/2009 - 09:38 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(11715) Portrait, Albert E. Cobo, City Hall, Detroit, 1980

Albert Cobo walking with a crowd of people in front of City Hall building, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  Circa 1950 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina (Cobo, Albert E. (Albert Eugen ...

Image - eclemens - 12/14/2010 - 11:59 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2932) International Salt Mines, Detroit, 1971

300 feet below street level, a worker supervises the conveyor belt as it carries chunks of rock salt towards the surface from the International Salt Mine, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1971-01-14 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 01/05/2011 - 11:42 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(35887) You are the heart of Detroit.. GIVE ONCE FOR ALL, 1955 TORCH DRIVE, OCT. 18-NOV. 10; Promotion buses; Miss Torchy, 1955.

Publicity still of four people hanging out the windows of a Torch Drive campaign bus parked on a city street. Date:  1955 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Benyas-Kaufman (Charity organiz ...

Image - drice - 10/05/2018 - 15:46 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Teachers strike, pickets, Detroit, Michigan

A photograph from the that Over 9,000 teachers and labor supporters demonstrate at Detroit Schools Center Building during the Detroit Federation of Teachers 1973 Strike. The strike lasted forty-three days. Date:  1973 ...

Image - dgolodner - 11/04/2008 - 13:01 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2778) Municipal/State/Federal Employees, Detroit Police Department, Search and Rescue

Assisted by police, the harbormaster searches for the body of a young boy who has drown in the Rouge River. The victim’s clothes lie on the bank of the river alongside his dog, who awaits his return. Along the opposite bank a group of over 50 people w ...

Image - eclemens - 06/01/2010 - 17:11 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(27824) Prohibition, Confiscation, Detroit, 1929

A man uses a firemen's axe to destroy alcohol confiscated during prohibitions raids throughout Detroit. Date:  1929-12-19 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Prohibi ...

Image - eclemens - 01/13/2012 - 11:07 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30751) Merrill-Palmer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, Circa 1920s

Two girls wash dishes. Nursery school activities. Merrill-Palmer Institute, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  Circa 1920s Physdesc:  Slide Photographer:  Unknown (Child care, Child development, Educ ...

Image - drice - 11/04/2013 - 22:28 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Campus, aerial view, Detroit, Michigan

An aerial view of the Wayne State University campus, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1974 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Unknown (University Archives, Wayne State University — Places) ...

Image - astankrauff - 11/05/2008 - 00:43 - 0 comments - 3 attachments