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(2922) Skyline, Detroit, Riverfront, Downriver View, 1951

An aerial view of downtown Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1950 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina (Tony Spina - General, Urban Affairs) ...

Image - eclemens - 07/21/2009 - 16:35 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Community Arts, sculpture garden, Detroit, Michigan

A statute of a nymph riding on a dolphin stands over a reflecting pool in the McGregor Memorial Sculpture Garden, Detroit, Michigan. The Community Arts Building is seen in the background. Date:  undated Physdesc:  Ph ...

Image - astankrauff - 11/05/2008 - 10:09 - 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

(27843) Prohibition, Raids, Stills, Agents, Detroit, 1920s

Federal Prohibition agents admire stills captured in a raid on the home of a bootlegger. Date:  Circa 1920s Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Prohibition in Southe ...

Image - eclemens - 01/13/2012 - 12:09 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(366) UAW FEPC, staff, Detroit, Michgian

The first staff of the Fair Employment Practices Commission Department, Detroit Michigan. Left to right: Joe Tuna, Lilian Hatcher, Mildred Jeffrey, Bill Oliver Date:  Undated Physdesc:  Photograph Photog ...

Image - eclemens - 06/01/2011 - 14:31 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

[Podcast] Race and Rebellion: Reexamining the Unlearned Lessons of the Kerner Report a Half Century Later

... to help students better understand the root causes of Detroit’s 1967 uprising and why that unrest continues today. ...

Podcasts - teller - 06/18/2020 - 14:52 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(27015) Civic Tree Lighting, Detroit, 1963

Mayor Jerome Cavanagh helps a child light the city Christmas Tree. Date:  1963-12-09 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Unknown (Cavanagh, Jerome P., Detroit (Mich.), Detroit--politics and ...

Image - eclemens - 03/02/2018 - 17:08 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2936) Parks, Belle Isle, Aqua Follies, Detroit, 1955

The Aqua Follies perform a synchronized swimming routine at one of the lagoons on Belle Isle, possibly during the Riverama celebration, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  August 24, 1955 Physdesc:  Photograph Pho ...

Image - eclemens - 04/29/2010 - 08:48 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Viola Liuzzo Sculpture Dedicated In Detroit

Civil rights activist Viola Gregg Liuzzo was remembered and honored on July 23, 2019, when a new sculpture, by local artist Austen Brantley, was dedicated at the Detroit park named after her. Liuzzo, born in 1925 and a mother of five li ...

Blog entry - aergas - 08/06/2019 - 09:51 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(1744) Dancers, Jitterbug, Detroit, Michigan, Circa 1950s

Jitterbuggers dance the latest craze, the Spanish Koko, Detroit, Michigan. Photographer’s note: Taken at 1/200 of a second on Superpan Press, 4x5 Speed Graphic Camera. Date:  Circa 1950s Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 07/10/2009 - 12:33 - 0 comments - 3 attachments