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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

(31966) Ethnic Communities, Mexican, Celebrations, 1957

Marguerita de la Garza and Rosalenda Portillo await dinner at the home of Lupe Portillo at 1602 Labrosse. Date:  1957-08-06 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Metro Det ...

Image - eclemens - 06/03/2014 - 14:29 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2530) Buildings, City County Building, Coleman A Young Municipal Center, 1950

A city block’s worth of buildings are torn down to make way for the new City County Building, Detroit, Michigan. The street that runs through the foreground is Jefferson Avenue. Date:  February 12, 1950 Physdesc:  ...

Image - eclemens - 07/20/2010 - 15:59 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(31971) Ethnic Communities, Turkish, Traditions, Weddings, 1925

Mrs. Andrew Avanidon poses in her wedding dress. Date:  1925-05-25 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Metro Detroit Ethnic Communities, Detroit (Mich.), Detroit News, U ...

Image - eclemens - 06/03/2014 - 14:27 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Collection Spotlight: The Edward Stanton Photographs

... Edward Stanton (1914-2006), and includes images taken in Detroit’s Paradise Valley and Black Bottom neighborhoods in the years ... a rare glimpse into what it was like growing up in two of Detroit’s earliest Black neighborhoods, Black Bottom and Paradise Valley, ...

Blog entry - eclemens - 05/23/2016 - 09:54 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(26014) Riots, Rebellions, National Guard, Kiefer Command Post, 1967

A tank and a civilian car pass by the entrance to the Keifer Command Post on Detroit's West Side. Note: The street at center is Blaine. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-26 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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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

(26024) Riots, Rebellions, National Guardsmen, West Side, 1967

National Guardsmen clear Linwood Ave of curfew violators during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-23 Physdesc:  Photograph (Detroit (Mich.) -- Riot, 1967, Detroit's ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 14:02 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28938) Ethnic Communities, Greek, Businesses, 1941

A young pressman checks over the latest edition of "The Detroit Athens." Part of a feature that examined Detroit's Greek Community. Caption reads: "Even the printers of Detroit's Greek newspapers find thrills as their editions roll off news of Greek ...

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Celebrate Wayne State's 150th Birthday!

Wayne State University has a big birthday this year – 150 years! Wayne State University has been a critical artery in the heart of Detroit and been vital to the lives of so many in the city and around the world. Wayne State University ...

Blog entry - astankrauff - 01/29/2018 - 13:45 - 0 comments - 0 attachments