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(64320) Halloween, Children, Games, Ghosts, 1920s

Children bob for apples during a Halloween party. A ghost sneaks up behind them. Date:  1920s Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.), Public Relations a ...

Image - eclemens - 10/29/2018 - 15:38 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Norman Smith Papers

‹ previous 1109 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  LP000574 Extent:  .5 linear feet (1 MB) Date:  1935-1964, bulk 1935-1946 Norman Smith was an organizer for the Con ...

Abstracts - drice - 04/01/2011 - 13:13 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(79707) Ethnic Communities, Chinese, Customs, Ding Fan, 1954

Loyce Lim and Sgt. Gilbert Charles Chin celebrate their Ding Fan (engagement party) amongst nearly 600 guests. Above, Matchmaker Mrs. Jesse P. Wolcott ties a red thread around the forefingers of the couple to seal the arrangement between the families an ...

Image - eclemens - 01/18/2013 - 11:24 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(24849) NAACP, Demonstrations, State Capitol, Lansing

An unidentified speaker addresses demonstrators on the steps of the state capitol as they celebrate the landmark Supreme Court decision of “Brown v Board of Education,” Lansing, Michigan. The event took place during the Michigan State Conference of ...

Image - eclemens - 05/11/2011 - 10:14 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26469) Riots, Rebellions, Arson, Aerial Views, 1967

A bird's-eye view of a neighborhood destroyed by fire during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-27 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staf ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 14:01 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26902) Cavanagh, Last Day in Office, 1970

Jerome Cavanagh packs up his desk on his last day in office as Detroit's mayor. Date:  1970-01-05 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Unknown (Cavanagh, Jerome P., Detroit (Mich.), Detroit- ...

Image - eclemens - 02/12/2018 - 12:01 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(WSAV002727_103) Neighborhood views, Grandy Street

A view of Grandy Street, near Craig Street. Murray's Market is at rear right. Date:  1981-05-20 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Bruce Harkness (African Americans--Michigan--Detroit--Hi ...

Image - eclemens - 12/07/2023 - 09:23 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26892) 1968 Olympic Bid, Kennedy, Cavanagh, 1963

A view of the signing ceremony for the Joint Resolution in support of Detroit's bid to host the 1968 Olympic Games. President John F. Kennedy is seated. Date:  1963-09-16 Physdesc:  Photograph Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 02/07/2018 - 15:45 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(DN_79586) Ethnic Communities, Yugoslavian, Costumes, 1931

A group of young women and men pose in traditional Yugoslavian costume for a portrait session in the Detroit News studio. Part of a series. Date:  1931-06-06 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  De ...

Image - eclemens - 06/05/2023 - 10:29 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Sidney Rosen Papers

‹ previous 1001 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP001793 Extent:  1 linear foot (1 SB) Date:  1921-1980 Sidney Rosen organized the first insurance union in the Un ...

Abstracts - abarker - 09/04/2014 - 11:57 - 0 comments - 1 attachment