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(33619) Nursery Schools, Public Housing, Parkside Homes, 1943

Children at the Parkside nursery school line up to receive their lunches. The program was one of dozens of nurseries in the city, sponsored by the Works Projects Administration (W.P.A.), that provided childcare assistance to mothers working in the war i ...

Image - eclemens - 11/04/2015 - 15:53 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(1674) Medical, Cardiology, Michigan, Undated

An intimate view of a team of surgeons performing open heart surgery, Michigan. Photo used as part of a series for the Detroit Free Press . Date:  Undated Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  To ...

Image - eclemens - 07/02/2010 - 10:27 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(25240) UAW Organizing, Battle of the Overpass, Dearborn, 1937

UAW organizers, members of the UAW Local 174 Women's Auxiliary and their supporters are forced back from the Ford Rouge Plant and into the Detroit Street Railway waiting area by Ford Service Department employees during the Battle of the Overpass. ...

Image - eclemens - 05/20/2011 - 15:10 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

North Cass Community Union Records

‹ previous 898 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UR002715 Extent:  2.25 Linear Feet (1 MB, 1 SB, 1 OS), .95 Megabytes (3 Files) Date:  1978-2003 The North Cass Comm ...

Abstracts - kschmeling - 03/13/2019 - 16:08 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(27863) Prohibition, Demonstrations, "Beer Parade," 1932

Women dressed in sailor suits march through the streets of downtown Detroit in support of the repeal of Prohibition during the city's "Beer Parade." Their banner reads: "Bring Back Beer and we will give the Depression the ---." Date:&nb ...

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(35801) Tony Spina Photographs; Civil Disturbance; 1967

Detroit Police Officers patrol the streets in an armored vehicle, rifles drawn, during the Civil Unrest. Detroit, Michigan. July 1967. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Tony ...

Image - eclemens - 05/18/2022 - 11:44 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32140) Army, Training Camp, Rifle Range, 1918

Soldiers take aim at the rifle range while an officer chats on a field telephone. Date:  1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit News, The ...

Image - eclemens - 07/28/2014 - 09:26 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

St. Anthony Community Council Records

‹ previous 1125 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UR001570 Extent:  1 linear foot (1 SB) Date:  1961-1971 The St. Anthony Community Council was established in the s ...

Abstracts - srafferty - 04/12/2018 - 11:19 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

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

(33658) U.S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve, Enlistment, 1943

A young woman, identified as "the first woman marine in Michigan," looks over recruitment materials with other enlistees. Date:  1945-02-15 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Sta ...

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