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(31956) Ethnic Communities, Latin American, Traditions, 1993

Maria Noyola with pinatas that she made for an upcoming Mexicantown Fiesta. Date:  1993-06-09 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Metro Detroit Ethnic Communities, Detro ...

Image - eclemens - 06/03/2014 - 14:33 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26067) Riots, Rebellions, US Army, Southeastern High School, 1967

Infantrymen of the 82nd Airborne Division relax on the grounds of Southeastern High School at 3030 Fairview on Detroit's East Side. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-25 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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(11747) Riots, Rebellions, Arson, 1967

AFSCME Council 77 Administrator William Lucy (left) surveys a building ravaged during the 1967 Detroit riots. Other members of the Council’s disaster committee also look on at the damage. From left: Fred Roberts, Local 26 President Al Cobb, James Cart ...

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(33623) War Industry, Women Workers, Cadillac Motor Car Company, 1942

Ida Laktos operates a milling machine at the Cadillac Motor Car Company Plant as David Byers looks on. Date:  1942-09-01 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit ...

Image - eclemens - 11/12/2015 - 09:58 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Collection Spotlight: Gay Liberator

... they were fighting for the same cause. Groups like Detroit’s Black Caucus began to assert their ideas without fear, emboldened ...

Blog entry - Public Relation... - 06/28/2017 - 08:19 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(26090) Riots, Rebellions, Buildings, Arson, 1967

The remains of a building destroyed by the fires of the civil unrest of 1967. Affixed to the ruin is a notice that the building, presumably before the fire, was for sale. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07 ...

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(26009) Riots, Rebellions, Looting, 1967

Looters carry merchandise out of an unidentified liquor store during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  UPI Telephot ...

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(26004) Riots, Rebellions, Looting, East Side, 1967

Eugene Sarasky and his 14-year old son, Michael, stand outside the remains of their family-owned business on Detroit's East Side. The liquor store, located at 3412 Brush Street, was looted during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Colle ...

Image - eclemens - 06/07/2017 - 12:28 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(DN_79588) Ethnic Communities, Yugoslavian, Dancers, Costumes, 1937

Members of a Yugoslavian dancing group pose for a portrait in the Detroit News studio. Left to Right: Radmila Muzljakovich, Barbara Vrevich, Olga Maizner, Julia Mikalancan Date:  1937-03-12 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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(46777) The Great March To Freedom, LP cover

Front album cover from "The Great March to Freedom: Rev. Martin Luther King Speaks," Motown Record's first spoken-word pressing. The recording captured the first iteration of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered at Detroit's Cobo Hall at the c ...

Image - eclemens - 06/26/2023 - 08:48 - 0 comments - 3 attachments