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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 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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(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

Celebrate Wayne State's 150th Birthday!

Wayne State University has a big birthday this year – 150 years! Wayne State University has been a critical artery in the heart of Detroit and been vital to the lives of so many in the city and around the world. Wayne State University ...

Blog entry - astankrauff - 01/29/2018 - 13:45 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(28773) Work stoppages over advancement of African Americans

This chart appears on page 8 of a pamphlet entitled What Caused the Detroit Riot? An Analysis produced by the NAACP and written by Walter White and Thurgood Marshall in July 1943. The chart from the Bureau of Labor Statistics details work stoppages ...

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(26471) Riots, Rebellions, Aerial Views, 12th Street, Linwood, 1967

A bird's-eye view as the block at 12th Street and Linwood is reduced to rubble by fires during the second day of the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-24 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 09:42 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26084) Riots, Rebellions, Arson, Linwood, Pingree, West Side, 1967

Neighbors help each other move possessions out of an apartment building near Linwood and Pingree on Detroit's West Side as fires lit by arsonists inch closer. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-23 Physdes ...

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(26864) Press Conference, Girardin, Cavanagh, 1967

Mayor Jerome Cavanagh and Detroit Police Commissioner Ray Girardin share a laugh during a press conference. Date:  1967-10-04 Physdesc:  Photograph (Cavanagh, Jerome P., Detroit (Mich.), Detroit (Mich.) Police ...

Image - eclemens - 02/07/2018 - 13:46 - 0 comments - 3 attachments