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(33608) Recruitment, Navy, Volunteers,1942

New Naval recruits are sworn in during a ceremony in from of the Telenews Theater in downtown Detroit. Date:  1942-02-13 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit ...

Image - eclemens - 10/27/2015 - 11:03 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26473) Riots, Rebellions, Arson, 12th Street, 1967

Buildings along 12th Street are consumed by fire during the first day of the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-23 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detr ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 10:10 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

William Hanna Photographs

‹ previous 570 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UAV002562 Use restriction:  Researchers must make an appointment with an archivist in the Audiovisual Department to view this collection. ...

Abstracts - drice - 01/23/2015 - 15:14 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Carl Almblad Papers

‹ previous 104 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP001602 Extent:  24 linear feet (24 SB) Date:  1913-1988 An urban planner, Carl Almblad worked with the Chicago ...

Abstracts - abarker - 01/25/2011 - 13:57 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(DN_79592) Ethnic Communities, Welsh, Costumes,1935

Five women pose in traditional Welsh costume in the Detroit News studio. Part of a series. Note: The woman on the far left wears an apron with an embroidered dragon on it. Known as "Y Ddraig Goch" (The Red Dragon), the symbol has been part of the We ...

Image - eclemens - 03/22/2011 - 10:38 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

DP's Arriving in Detroit...Detroit Times November 1, 1948

Date:  1948-01-11 (Metro Detroit Ethnic Communities, Collection spotlight, Community organizations, Detroit (Mich.), Immigrants--United States--History, Urban Affairs) ...

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Beulah Groehn Croxford Papers

... block’s homes. Additionally, she succeeded in creating Detroit’s first historic district in 1970, and the West Canfield Historic ...

Abstracts - aergas - 08/18/2020 - 09:59 - 0 comments - 2 attachments

Collection Spotlight: Wayne State University Yearbooks

The first college yearbook produced by Wayne State University -- or, to be precise, by the Detroit College of Medicine (DCM) -- appeared in 1900: the Souvenir Annual, prepared by that year's junior class. The last, or latest, Wayne yearbo ...

Blog entry - cwesterman - 02/11/2020 - 16:58 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(31973) Ethnic Communities, Norwegian, Dancers, 1939

William Gordan, Mary Gordan, Osborn Holm, Asta Bjergseth, Peter Iversen, Esther Myrold and Ingwalk Orheim demonstrate the Faeroysteg, a folk dance from the Faeroe Islands. Date:  1939-07-13 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 06/05/2023 - 12:47 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26043) Riots, Rebellions, Snipers, West Side, 1967

Officers stationed at the corner of Byron and Lee Place, outside of the Kiefer command post, prepare to search a man who holds a bag and recently walked from an area of sniper fire. Nothing was found on suspect. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 14:18 - 0 comments - 3 attachments