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(1188) Flyer, Sojourner Truth Housing Project, 1942

A flyer, created by local whites, asks for assistance from people outside their neighborhood at Nevada and Fenkell in keeping African Americans from moving into the Sojourner Truth Housing Project. Courtesy of the Charles A. Hill Collection ...

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(11858) AFT Michigan

AFT Michigan, Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new building on Jefferson Avenue, Detroit. Front: Doris Miller, Catherine Johnson , Dennis Archer, Jow Croad, Elliot Dillion, Buck H. Lenne, Sheila James, Mary Jane, John Schlosser, Hugh Jarvis, Rollie Hop ...

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(26047) Riots, Rebellions, Red Cross, Blood Shortage, 1967

Donors line up at the Red Cross Blood Center in the suburb of Roseville, Michigan during the civil unrest of 1967. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-26 Physdesc:  Photograph (American Red Cr ...

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United Community Services Research Department Records

‹ previous 1375 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UR002465 Extent:  72 linear feet (72 SB) Date:  1917-1985, bulk 1947-1979 The United Community Services of Metropo ...

Abstracts - drice - 10/05/2018 - 16:59 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Voice of Local 306

‹ previous 991 of 1285 next › Processed. Inconsistent volume numbering. Creator:  United Automobile Workers (UAW), Local 306 Date:  1956-1958, 1962, 1964-1966, 1969-2006 Siz ...

Publications - kchinery - 06/28/2013 - 16:12 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(33633) World War II, Rationing, Rubber, 1943

Thousands of tires collected in a scrap drive fill an unidentified building in Detroit. Date:  1943-01-04 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.), Detro ...

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(32187) First World War, National League of Women's Service Motor Corps, 1918

A woman from the Detroit Branch of the National League of Women's Service Motor Corps works on an engine. Date:  1918-06 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit ...

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Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees Union Local 24 Records

... Local 24 now represents thousands of employees in Metro Detroit’s hospitality sector. The Hotel Employees & Restaurant ...

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(32110) First World War, Soldiers, Black Watch, 1917

Members of the Black Watch on parade. It is assumed that these are members of the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada and not the Royal Highland Regiment of Scotland. Date:  1917-10-12 Physdesc:  Photo ne ...

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(33628) War Industry, Women Workers, Morley Knight Company, 1943

War workers listen to music as they eat their lunches on the plant floor of the Morley Knight Company in Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1943-03-11 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News S ...

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