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(DN_44_1) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Corktown, Churches, Most Holy Trinity, 1930

An exterior view of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Detroit, Michigan. Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church serves one of Detroit's oldest parishes and is located at the corner of Porter and Sixth Streets in the Corktown neighborhood. The orange bri ...

Image - eclemens - 05/13/2013 - 11:25 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(35787) Riots, Rebellions, Arson, Media, 1967

A television camera crew, escorted by a member of the military, leave the scene of a massive fire during the 1967 civil unrest. Image courtesy of the Tony Spina Photographs. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photo negati ...

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William Beckham Jr. Papers

‹ previous 190 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP001756 Extent:  1.25 (1 SB, 1 MB) Date:  1974-2000, bulk 1980-2000 William J. Beckham (1940-2000) was originally ...

Abstracts - drice - 07/14/2014 - 13:44 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Focus: HOPE Records

‹ previous 502 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UR001737 Extent:  18 linear feet (18 SB) Date:  1970-1990 Focus: HOPE emerged in March of 1968 from the ashes of th ...

Abstracts - drice - 04/04/2013 - 11:30 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(35782) Riots, Rebellions, Military Patrols, 1967

Members of the military walk down the center of a street during the 1967 Civil Unrest. Photo courtesy the Tony Spina Photographs. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Tony Sp ...

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Subject Focus: NAACP

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ( NAACP ) was formed in early 1909. It held its first convention in May of that year. This May, 102 years later, we showcase collections related to the history of this vital ...

Blog entry - jruss - 10/01/2013 - 11:11 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(31967) Ethnic Communities, Mexican, Celebrations, 1939

Lenora de la Fuente poses for a photograph during a Mexican Fiesta, location unknown. Date:  1939-12-31 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Metro Detroit Ethnic Communit ...

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Julie Sabit Papers

... in 1958. Sabit initially began work in the City of Detroit’s Planning Department as a student technical assistant in 1957. Upon ... from 1975 to 1985. In 1990, she retired from the City of Detroit’s Planning Department. During her retirement, Sabit received a ...

Abstracts - aorchard - 01/12/2015 - 14:43 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(28273) Ethnic Communities, Latin American, Demonstrations, 1971

A scene from an unidentified demonstration in downtown Detroit. Members of the Brown Berets display the flags of Mexico, the United Farm Workers Union and a banner with an image of Che Guevara on it. Date:  1971-04-30 Phys ...

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Collection Spotlight: Dale Rich Collection

In honor of Black History Month, we highlight the Dale Rich Collection. Over fifteen years ago, Mr. Dale Rich, professional photographer, longtime newspaperman, and historian, came to the Reuther Library to research African Americans and ...

Blog entry - cdavis - 10/01/2013 - 11:36 - 0 comments - 0 attachments