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(DN_36201_1) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Neighborhoods, Corktown, 1960

An exterior view of a Victorian-Era block Labrosse Street. At left is the shell of one of Corktown's fabled "Shotgun Victorian" homes. A notice from the City of Detroit is posted to its eaves proclaiming its forthcoming demolition and denouncing illega ...

Image - eclemens - 05/13/2013 - 11:23 - 0 comments - 3 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 ...

Image - pneirink - 05/06/2017 - 14:19 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Stanley J. Winkelman Papers

‹ previous 1530 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP001500 Extent:  49 linear feet (48 SB, 1 OS) Date:  1892-2002 Stanley Winkelman served as president and Chief Ex ...

Abstracts - abarker - 11/21/2017 - 16:31 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(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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[Podcast] Hillbilly Highway: Charting White Migration from Appalachia to the Industrial Midwest

Dr. Max Fraser shares the often overlooked story of the “hillbilly highway,” the route nearly eight million poor, rural, white Americans took in the 20th century from economically depressed areas in the Southeastern and Southern United St ...

Podcasts - teller - 06/14/2024 - 13:19 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

David Clements Papers

‹ previous 294 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP002249 Use restriction:  All boxes require an appointment with Audio-Visual personnel Extent:  6 linear feet (6 OS) ...

Abstracts - mwallace - 12/04/2013 - 11:36 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(26064) Riots, Rebellions, National Guard, Snipers, 1967

... guardsmen, and police in a 200-square block area of Detroit’s west side.” Courtesy Detroit News Collection. ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 10:07 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(35796) Riots, Rebellions, Food Shortages, Community Organizations, 1967

A pair of nuns distribute food to the needy at a food pantry during the Civil Unrest. Image courtesy of the Tony Spina Photographs. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Tony ...

Image - eclemens - 05/10/2017 - 16:57 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(35799) Riots, Rebellions, Arson, 1967

A man turns to face the photographer as he walks past a building destroyed by fire. Image courtesy of the Tony Spina Photographs. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Tony Sp ...

Image - eclemens - 05/10/2017 - 17:01 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Reading Room: New Hours of Operation

For the first time in over a generation, the Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs will change the normal business hours in its reading room. Long-time reference archivist William LeFevre confirmed the decision at a rec ...

Blog entry - pneirink - 05/07/2012 - 09:09 - 0 comments - 0 attachments