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(DN_36201_2) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Neighborhoods, Corktown, 1960

A view of businesses and residences at Sixth Street and Abbott in Detroit's Corktown Neighborhood. In the background the Book Cadillac Hotel, J.L. Hudson Department Store, and the Broderick Tower are all in view. Part of a series of photographs take ...

Image - eclemens - 05/13/2013 - 11:23 - 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

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

(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

(26097) Riots, Rebellions, U.S. Army, Living Conditions, State Fairgrounds, 1967

Members of the 101st Airborne Division wait in line to use a pay phone while encamped at the State Fairgrounds during the civil unrest of 1967, Detroit, Michigan. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-25 Phy ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 09:56 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(DN_36201) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Neighborhoods, Corktown, 1960

An exterior view of a Victorian-Era duplex on 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 il ...

Image - eclemens - 05/13/2013 - 11:21 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28645) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, Arrests, 1942

Harold Dillard, 14, is arrested by police during the riot at the Sojourner Truth Housing Project as his sister holds onto him in protest. Date:  1942-02-28 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  ...

Image - eclemens - 06/15/2012 - 07:10 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26086) Riots, Rebellions, Arson, Hazelwood, West Side, 1967

Family members, with the assistance of neighbors and friends, attempt to save their possessions as their homes on Hazelwood on Detroit's West Side burn during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967 ...

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(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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(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:  ...

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