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(DN_2176_2) Ethnic Communities, Polish, Neighborhoods, c. 1910s

Two women and a three young children stand beside a fence in one of Detroit's Polish neighborhoods. Date:  Circa 1910s Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Metro Detroit ...

Image - eclemens - 03/02/2011 - 09:21 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28319) Ethnic Communities, Hungarian, Freedom Fighters, 1959

Press conference at the Clark Street YMCA with Hungarian Freedom Fighters. Left to right: Jeno Kutasi, Rev. John Paul Nagy, Antal S.Kosa, William Csato and Tibor Magyar. Date:  1959-01-06 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 07/07/2012 - 14:51 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(DN_36201_5) Ethnic Communities, Irish, Neighborhoods, Corktown, 1960

The diverse architectural styles of Corktown are featured in this photograph of a street slated for demolition, including workers' cottages, an apartment building, and a Victorian style home. Part of a series of photographs taken to document the ab ...

Image - eclemens - 06/03/2013 - 10:46 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Gallery Announcement: World War I Centennial

... World War, primarily that of the doctors and nurses from Detroit’s Harper Hospital working out of Base Hospital #17 in Dijon, ...

Blog entry - eclemens - 09/05/2014 - 16:49 - 0 comments - 0 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

(28042) Demonstrations, NAACP, Funeral, "N-Word," 2007

Thousands of people march towards Hart Plaza for the symbolic funeral of “the N-word.” The celebration included a pine casket with the word inside that was carriage pulled through the streets of Detroit in a horse-drawn carriage. Speakers included ...

Image - eclemens - 02/14/2012 - 14:02 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26065) Riots, Rebellions, US Army, Snipers, 1967

Photographer's caption: “Army paratroopers move into Detroit from nearby Selfridge A.F.B. as the shooting, arson and looting in the two days of riots continued to a new peak. Snipers attacked 4 police stations and pinned down several fire battalions t ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 10:03 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(8787) 1941 Ford Strike, NAACP, sound car, Dearborn, Michigan

Men walking the picket line outside of the Ford Rouge plant and police officers on horseback pause to listen to the broadcast from the NAACP Detroit Youth Council sound car during the 1941 Ford Strike, Dearborn, Michigan. Horace Sheffield may be driving ...

Image - eclemens - 08/17/2011 - 10:54 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(25986) Riots, Rebellions, Displaced Persons, Children, 1967

National Guardsmen at the Hernan Kiefer Command Post care for lost children caught in the sniper fire line. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-23 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:&nbs ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 10:08 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28316) Ethnic Communities, Hungarian, Social Clubs and Organizations, 1940

Margaret Williams, Joe Martin, Marjorie Yaku and Frank Baldizar pose for a photo in tradtional costume during the Vero Hay Society picnic on Belle Isle. Date:  1940-07-04 Physdesc:  Photograph Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 06/15/2012 - 12:44 - 0 comments - 3 attachments