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(26891) Cavanagh, Johnson, District of Columbia, 1960s

Mayor Jerome Cavanagh shakes hands with President Lyndon Johnson during a visit to the White House. Cavanagh worked with Johnson in a number of different capacities, including on the Special Advisory Commission to President Johnson on Manpower Prob ...

Image - eclemens - 02/07/2018 - 15:37 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26085) Riots, Rebellions, Arson, Linwood, Taylor, West Side, 1967

The roof collapses as flames engulf the Regal Bar at the corner of Taylor and Linwood on Detroit's West Side. Date:  1967-07-23 Physdesc:  Photograph (Detroit (Mich.) -- Riot, 1967, Detroit's 1967 Civil Unrest ...

Image - eclemens - 12/11/2017 - 17:39 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(12277) Ford Hunger March, Funeral Procession, Police, 1932

Mourners confront Detroit Police officers during the demonstration and funeral procession for four of the men killed during the Ford Hunger March. Several people hold signs aloft, the most prominent proclaims “Negro and White Unite!.” Da ...

Image - eclemens - 03/18/2011 - 15:35 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(12278) Ford Hunger March, Funerals, Communist Party Headquarters, 1932

The coffins that hold Joe York, George Bussell, Coleman Leny and Joe Blasio, four of the men killed during the Ford Hunger March, are given a public viewing at Detroit's Communist Party Headquarters prior to their internment at Woodmere Cemetery. N ...

Image - eclemens - 03/18/2011 - 15:36 - 0 comments - 5 attachments

(2532) Buildings, City County Building, Coleman A Young Municipal Center, 1950s

Construction workers prepare a caisson to be lowered into the foundation of the new City County Building, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  Circa 1950s Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina ...

Image - eclemens - 07/20/2010 - 16:02 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30703) Urban Renewal, Lafayette Park, Events, 1969

People gather during an unidentified celebration in Detroit’s Lafayette Park. Designed by Mies Van Der Rohe, Lafayette Park, located in Detroit’s lower east side just north of downtown, was the first urban renewal ...

Image - eclemens - 11/11/2013 - 17:19 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

[Podcast] "You Do It and You Teach It": 90 Years of Dance at Wayne State

Eva Powers, recently retired associate professor and former chair of the Maggie Allesee Department of Dance, shares the fascinating history and bright future of the modern dance program at Wayne State University. One of the longest-running da ...

Podcasts - teller - 10/01/2019 - 14:00 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(26020) Riots, Rebellions, National Guard, Encampments, 1967

National Guardsmen set up a base camp on the lawn of Central Hight School during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-24 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 14:00 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(31867) Organized Crime, Sugar House Gang, 1928

Police mug shot of alleged members of Detroit's Sugar House Gang. Identified by number: 32560: Jack Redfern 16151 Harry Fleisher 32564: Charles Leiter 10278: Henry Shorr 24687: Alfred Russell 4780: Ben Markus 29286: Isadore Kaminsky ...

Image - eclemens - 12/05/2017 - 09:49 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Wayne State University Commencement Programs

‹ previous 1607 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  WSR002148 Extent:  4.5 linear feet (7 MB, 1 SB) Date:  1892-2019 This collection contains programs of the commence ...

Abstracts - astankrauff - 06/21/2019 - 10:17 - 0 comments - 1 attachment