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Ruth Tenney Papers

‹ previous 1159 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP000628 Extent:  7 linear feet (14 MB, 1 OS) Date:  1964-1974 Ruth Tenney was active in various citizens groups ...

Abstracts - abarker - 06/26/2013 - 10:54 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(26106) Riots, Rebellions, Arrests, 1967

Men arrested during the civil unrest of 1967. Left to right: James Chism, Sr., Hobert M. Rakes, Jr. and Mark Edward Olson. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-31 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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(31969) Ethnic Communities, Mexican, Celebrations, 1940

La Conga Dancers perform during the Mexican Independence Day celebration at Cass Tech High School. Left to right: Teresa Alvizer, Peter Acala, Alfred Gabaldon, Soledad Muro Date:  1940-09-19 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 07/22/2016 - 13:08 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26063) Riots, Rebellions, 1967

Three men sit in a car and talk to four unidentified men on the street as a police officer, presumably their driver, makes his way back to the car. Photographers notation "Vance. With Anthony Jr."? Courtesy Detroit News Collection. ...

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

(DN7826) World War II, Ethnic Communities, Chinese, 1941

Miss Lucille Lee models a button that reads "I am an American Chinese." The buttons were worn by members of Detroit's Chinese Community to differentiate themselves from Japanese residents after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Date:  1941-1 ...

Image - eclemens - 05/19/2017 - 09:46 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2528) Buildings, City County Building, Coleman A Young Municipal Center, 1950s

Construction workers prepare the caissons to be lowered into the foundation of the new City County Building, Detroit, Michigan. Photographer’s Note: “Each caisson goes down 125 feet and then filled with cement.” Date:  Circ ...

Image - eclemens - 07/20/2010 - 16:05 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32621) New Voice rally

New Voice rally with Sweeney and Teamsters at Detroit Free Press strike, 1995. Filmmaker Michael Moore at newspaper strike demonstration. Date:  1995 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Daymon ...

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Marc Stepp Papers

‹ previous 1133 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  LP001440 Extent:  2 linear feet, (2 SB) Date:  1940-2000, bulk 1970-1988 Stepp worked for nineteen years at the Ch ...

Abstracts - drice - 06/29/2016 - 16:40 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Gallery Announcement: Stills from the World at War - The Home Front (1939-1945)

In honor of Veteran's Day, the Walter P. Reuther Library is pleased to share a new image gallery: Stills from the World at War: The Home Front (1939-1945) . The new gallery serves as a celebration of the extraordinary service of individual ...

Blog entry - eclemens - 12/06/2015 - 13:05 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(DN_8387) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Sports, Hurling, 1931

Members of the Detroit Hurling Club try for the sliotar (game ball) as a young boy watches, amused, during a demonstration game in the yard of an undisclosed factory. The event was shot by Detroit News photographers, but never published. It was pr ...

Image - eclemens - 03/11/2011 - 12:03 - 0 comments - 3 attachments