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(33672) Industrial Training, Schools, Chrysler, 1942

P. Yaroch & Violet Maeulski go over the basics of fuselage construction during a session at the Chrysler DeSoto training school. Date:  1942-09-01 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detro ...

Image - eclemens - 11/11/2015 - 11:51 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Bradley v Milliken Desegregation Collections

This fall we have processed two new collections that add to the history of desegregation efforts in Detroit schools. These collections highlight the disparate perspectives represented in archives, where pieces of evidence can be assessed together to gai ...

Blog entry - srafferty - 01/08/2018 - 11:20 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(26098) Riots, Rebellions, U.S. Army, Living Conditions, State Fairgrounds, 1967

Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division set up their tents while encamped at the State Fairgrounds during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-25 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 06/12/2023 - 10:27 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(79700) Ethnic Communities, Chinese, War Industry, 1944

Gertude Wong works the Curtiss Helldiver bomber wing line in a Hudson Motor Car Company plant in Detroit. Caption by photographer reads: "Gertude Wong, a 90-pound girl who is only 4 feet 9 inches tall, is among 135 Chinese workers employed in the Cu ...

Image - eclemens - 01/23/2013 - 11:41 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(12276) Ford Hunger March, Funeral Procession, Hearse, 1932

The first of four hearses that carry the men who were killed during the Ford Hunger March leads the vast funeral procession down Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1932-03-12 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 06/12/2023 - 07:30 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26121) Riots, Rebellions, Housing, National Guard, Boy Scouts, 1967

A view of tents set up for visiting National Guardsmen and Firemen during the civil unrest of 1967 by Boy Scout troop 1428. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-27 Physdesc:  Photograph P ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 09:43 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(35811) Riots, Rebellions, Natinal Guardsmen, 1967

Members of the military patrol downtown Detroit during the Civil Unrest. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photo negative (Detroit (Mich.) -- Riot, 1967, Detroit Free Press, Detroit's 1967 Civil Unrest, Detroit--econo ...

Image - eclemens - 05/08/2017 - 13:56 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(DN_79607) Ethnic Communities, Syrian, Churches, Customs, 1967

Proud parents Mr. and Mrs. Norman Naimy hold their son, Norman Michael, as Fr. Thomas Ruffin offers him a plate of couscous during a gathering at St. George Orthodox Church to celebrate the emergence of the baby's first tooth. Date:  1 ...

Image - eclemens - 03/31/2011 - 08:57 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(35793) Riots, Rebellions, 12th Street, Conyers, 1967

Rep. John Conyers stands on the roof of a car as he tries to convince community members to go home during the first day of the civil unrest. Image courtesy of the Tony Spina Photographs. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  ...

Image - eclemens - 05/10/2017 - 16:52 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Subject Focus: Women's History at the Reuther Library

The Reuther Library celebrates Women’s History Month with a look at some of the significant collections housed in the library that deal with the role of women in the urban landscape in Southeast Michigan. Edith L. Christenson held posit ...

Blog entry - wlefevre - 10/01/2013 - 11:35 - 0 comments - 0 attachments