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Maryann Mahaffey Papers

‹ previous 760 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP001514 Extent:  76 linear feet (62 SB, 1 MB, 5 OS) Date:  1944-2006 Maryann Mahaffey was born on January 18, 19 ...

Abstracts - srafferty - 02/27/2019 - 11:50 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(31964) Ethnic Communities, Mexican, Murals,1980

Youths paint a mural on a wall along Vernor in Southwest Detroit. The murals represent Chicano and Black pride in Detroit and were sponsored by the Latino Outreach Community Service Center. Date:  1980-09 Physdesc:  ...

Image - eclemens - 06/03/2014 - 14:30 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(DN_36201_3) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Neighborhoods, Corktown, 1960

Architectural details are highlighted in this photograph of a Civil War era Corktown home. A notice from the Detroit Housing Commission posted on its porch proclaims its forthcoming demolition and denounces illegal occupancy. Part of a series of ph ...

Image - eclemens - 06/03/2013 - 10:56 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(35804) Riots, Rebellions, National Guard, Patrols, 1967

Detroit Police Officers and National Guardsmen prepare to patrol Linwood Avenue near Taylor Street during the Civil Unrest. Image courtesy the Tony Spina Photographs. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 05/11/2017 - 09:07 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

[Podcast] A "Most Conscientious and Considerate Method": Grosse Pointe’s Gross Post-War Housing Point System

Emma Maniere describes how homeowners associations in Grosse Pointe, an affluent suburb bordering Detroit, developed a point system following the Second World War to rank and exclude prospective homebuyers to maintain the community’s Anglo ...

Podcasts - teller - 10/13/2022 - 08:49 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(26021) Riots, Rebellions, National Guard, Snipers, Arson, 1967

National Guardsmen watch for snipers as members of the Detroit Fire Department battle a fire during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photograph (Detroit ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 09:54 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26056) Riots, Rebellions, Snipers, National Guard, West Side, 1967

National Guardsmen provide cover from snipers for firefighters as they battle a blaze at 12th Street and Clairmont on Detroit's West Side. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-28 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 14:04 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(79693) Ethnic Communities, Chinese, Language, 1958

Lee Shing, a groceryman at 1033 Third Avenue in Detroit's Chinatown writes the Chinese words for "good health" and "good luck" as they appear in Chinese ideographs. Beside them he writes "fat toy" and "ho toy" the same sounds and ideas as they appear wr ...

Image - eclemens - 01/23/2013 - 11:22 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26011) Riots, Rebellions, Looting, 1967

The Detroit Police Headquarters gymnasium is filled with recovered items that had been looted during the civil unrest of 1967. Police Lt. Alfred McGhee marks the tag on a TV set. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-27 ...

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Thomas Bernick Papers

‹ previous 1163 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  LP001838 Extent:  5 linear feet (5 SB) Date:  1995-2001 Thomas Bernick was a journalist and active protester of Th ...

Abstracts - aorchard - 02/16/2015 - 16:10 - 0 comments - 1 attachment