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(31959) Ethnic Communities, Lebanese, Demonstrations, 1982

Demonstrators occupy the Lebanese Consulate, located at 1300 Lafayette East in Detroit. Date:  1982-06-10 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Metro Detroit Ethnic Commun ...

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(31962) Ethnic Communities, Lithuanian, Demonstrations, 1990

Hundreds of Lithuanians from Metro Detroit and Windsor demonstrate in Kennedy Square against the U.S.S.R.'s refusal to grant Lithuania its independence. Date:  1990-03-26 Physdesc:  Photograph Photograph ...

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[Podcast] Hillbilly Highway: Charting White Migration from Appalachia to the Industrial Midwest

Dr. Max Fraser shares the often overlooked story of the “hillbilly highway,” the route nearly eight million poor, rural, white Americans took in the 20th century from economically depressed areas in the Southeastern and Southern United St ...

Podcasts - teller - 06/14/2024 - 13:19 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(26109) Riots, Rebellions, Snipers,1967

Detroit police officers take cover behind squad cars from the fire of snipers on the roof Sanders Elementary school. The school, located at the corner of Blaine and Byron on Detroit's West Side, was in close to proximity the Hermann Kiefer Command Post. ...

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(26018) Riots, Rebellions, National Guard, Snipers, 1967

A Detroit Police officer briefs National Guardsmen who have just arrived on the scene of a possible sniper attack during the civil unrest of 1967. In the background an armored vehicle is in view. Note: On verso the caption reads "He is up in that bu ...

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(DN_79592) Ethnic Communities, Welsh, Costumes, Singers, 1963

Detroit hostesses entertain guests with song at the Ford Auditorium during the 12th Annual Gymanfa Ganu (Assembly Sing). Left to right: Marilynn Baldwin, Shirley Williams, Betsy Baldwin, Eira Symons, Mrs. Alice Spencer. Note: Shirley Williams w ...

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(35774) Riots, Rebellions, 12th Street, 1967

Keeping their distance, police attempt to disperse crowds on 12th Street during the first day of the civil unrest. Image courtesy of the Tony Spina Photographs. Date:  1967-07-23 Physdesc:  Photo negative ...

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History of Grace Hospital

In the Winter 2013 semester, the Reuther Library worked with students in the Graduate Certificate in Archival Administration program at the Wayne State School of Library and Information Science to produce a series of student-writte ...

Blog entry - Public Relation... - 03/15/2017 - 15:48 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(79702) Ethnic Communities, Chinese, War Refugees, 1938

Chan Tong, owner of a laundry at 16267 Hamilton Avenue, checks gifts of clothing for Chinese war refugees. Every Chinese laundry in Detroit was a collection agency for old clothing. The bundles were later distributed by the Chinese Merchant's Associatio ...

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Poorly Described Folders and Human Hair: Processing Report with ALUA Archivist Shae Rafferty

Shae Rafferty, the Reuther Library’s Labor and Urban Affairs Archivist, explains what happens behind the scenes to get donated collections ready for researchers. She discusses how collections are prioritized for processing, or organizing an ...

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