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(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

(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

(26066) Riots, Rebellions, US Army, Curfew Violations, East Side, 1967

U.S. Army Airborne Infantry stop cars in violation of the curfew at French Road and Shoemaker on Detroit's East Side. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-27 Physdesc:  Photograph Photogr ...

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(28930) Ethnic Communities, Greek, Customs, 1939

A group of men play dominoes in a local cafe. Part of a series on Detroit's Greek Community. Caption reads: "Domino games are almost as popular as backgammon. The bottles contain orange juice. Alcoholic drinks are not part of the coffee-house menu. ...

Image - eclemens - 07/06/2012 - 11:21 - 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

(26075) Riots, Rebellions, US Army, Selfridge Base, 1967

Upon their arrival at Selfridge Air Base during the civil unrest of 1967, troops of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions board Detroit Street Railway (DSR) buses bound for the staging area. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  ...

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(79699) Ethnic Communities, Chinese, War Industry, 1944

Quincy Linn works the Curtiss Helldiver bomber wing line in a Hudson Motor Car Company plant in Detroit. Caption by photographer reads: "The 135 Chinese employed on the Helldiver wing line in a Hudson Motor Plant in Detroit have proved to be apt pup ...

Image - eclemens - 01/18/2013 - 11:06 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Collection Focus: Wayne University Illustrated Map, 1939 - Part 3

This is the third in a series of four blog posts annotating Jerry Peacock's 1939 cartoon map of the Wayne University campus. This entry discusses the block between Warren Avenue and Merrick Avenue. View the entire map here or read Pa ...

Blog entry - cwesterman - 02/11/2020 - 18:16 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(26006) Riots, Rebellions, Looting, East Side, 1967

The owner of a liquor store on the corner of Shoemaker and Harding on Detroit's East Side guards his property against looting during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-27 Physdes ...

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(25997) Riots, Rebellions, Casualties, Algiers Motel, 1967

An unidentified body is removed from the Algiers Manor Annex and into an awaiting ambulance. The victim was one of the three young African American men killed during what became known as the Algiers Motel Incident. Photographer’s note on back: “ ...

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