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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 ...

Image - eclemens - 07/31/2014 - 16:28 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

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

(DN_76441) Ford Hunger March, Marchers en route, 1932

Demonstrators fill the streets en route to the Ford Motor Company River Rouge Plant during the Ford Hunger March. Date:  1932-03-07 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff ...

Image - eclemens - 06/12/2023 - 07:31 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(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 ...

Image - eclemens - 08/05/2014 - 16:53 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(DN_79569) Ethnic Communities, Polish, Neighborhoods Scenes, 1928

Two women share the news of the day outside of an unidentified beauty shop in a Polish neighborhood, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1928-xx-xx Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Unknown (Metro ...

Image - eclemens - 03/01/2011 - 15:54 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Collection Spotlight: African-American Labor Oral Histories

In late 1967 Herbert Hill, labor director for the NAACP, traveled to the campus of Wayne State University in Detroit to conduct a series of oral histories with African American men and women that centered around their experiences in the labor ...

Blog entry - wlefevre - 03/05/2014 - 16:02 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Congratulations to the Recipients of the 2024 Sam Fishman Travel Grant!

The Walter P. Reuther Library is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Sam Fishman Travel Grant . These annual grants provide up to $1,000 to support travel to the Reuther Library to access archival records related to the American labor mo ...

Blog entry - ageraci - 09/09/2024 - 08:53 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Sonny Eliot Papers

‹ previous 1117 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP002542 Extent:  11.25 linear feet (10 SB, 1 OS, 1 MB) Date:  1939-2012, bulk 1955-1980 Sonny Eliot, husband of A ...

Abstracts - kschmeling - 02/25/2020 - 12:09 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Fred Hansen Papers

‹ previous 515 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP002682 Extent:  .25 linear feet, (1 MB) Date:  1959-1963 Fred Hansen (1914-1964) was a construction superintenden ...

Abstracts - kschmeling - 04/24/2016 - 18:53 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(DN_79567) Ethnic Communities, Polish, Celebrations, Customs, Weddings, 1941

A group of young women remove the bride's kokasznik, or head piece, during a demonstration of a Polish wedding. Standing, Left to Right: Cecelia Burek, Delores Lorenc, Eugenia Zasada. Seated: Florence Zientarski Date:  1941-11- ...

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