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(35785) Riots, Rebellions, 12th Street, 1967

Residents gather to watch while police block off access as buildings burn in the distance on 12th Street. Image courtesy of the Tony Spina Photographs. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photo ...

Image - eclemens - 05/10/2017 - 16:36 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

WWJ / WDIV Film, Video, and Teleprompter Script Collection Now Open

... which also owned the Detroit News newspaper and Detroit’s WWJ Radio. WWJ Radio was originally part of the National ... comprehensive local programming with annual coverage of Detroit’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Freedom Festival Fireworks. ...

Blog entry - mwallace - 11/22/2021 - 10:08 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(26108) Riots, Rebellions, Arrests, 1967

Police officers with a curfew violator on Jefferson near Belle Isle Bridge. A knife was found on one of the two men arrested. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-27 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 06/12/2023 - 10:26 - 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 ...

Image - eclemens - 05/10/2017 - 16:39 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Collection Spotlight: Minoru Yamasaki's Campus Buildings

On April 15, 2015, the National Park Service designated Wayne State University's McGregor Memorial Conference Center as a national historic landmark. The 1958 building is one of four on the Wayne State campus designed by the architect Min ...

Blog entry - cwesterman - 10/02/2024 - 14:18 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(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

(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 ...

Image - eclemens - 03/30/2012 - 08:56 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Landmarks of Labor

In 1955, The Laborer magazine commissioned a series of paintings titled "Landmarks in Labor", including them in their publications throughout that year. Each painting depicts and describes vital accomplishments of the American labor movem ...

Blog entry - gstrassel - 10/23/2017 - 14:24 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Flora Hommel Papers

‹ previous 608 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP002090 Extent:  25 linear feet (24 SB, 1 MB, 1 OS), 13 films Date:  1950-2005, bulk 1950s-1980s Flora Suhd Hommel ...

Abstracts - drice - 12/14/2018 - 14:38 - 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 ...

Image - eclemens - 05/10/2017 - 16:18 - 0 comments - 3 attachments