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(27976) John Watson, Ken Cockrel, South End, 1969

John Watson, editor of the South End student newspaper, speaks with Kenneth Cockrel. Date:  1969-02-14 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (African Americans, Black P ...

Image - eclemens - 09/04/2014 - 15:19 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

The Wayne State University Fencing Program

In the Winter 2013 semester, the Reuther Library worked with students in the Graduate Certificate in Archival Administration program at the Wayne State School of Library and Information Science to produce a series of student-writte ...

Blog entry - Public Relation... - 05/16/2013 - 11:55 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(35800) Tony Spina Photographs; Civil Disturbance; 1967

National Guardsmen patrol an unidentified street in Detroit during the Civil Unrest. Detroit, Michigan. July 1967. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photo negative (Detroit (Mich.) -- Riot, 1967, Detroit's 1967 Civil ...

Image - eclemens - 05/18/2022 - 11:41 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Exhibit Announcement: Bruce Harkness Poletown Photographs

Visit the Reuther Library's Woodcock Wing gallery now through spring 2017 for an exhibition of photographs of Detroit's Poletown by photographer Bruce Harkness. Harness's work has documented Detroit's social and community life for decade ...

Blog entry - Public Relation... - 01/04/2017 - 11:40 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(24873) NAACP, Fight for Freedom Dinner, Cavanagh, Davis, 1968

Detroit Mayor Jerome (Jerry) Cavanagh presents Sammy Davis Jr. with a small gift and a plaque that decrees April 28, 1968 as being “Sammy Davis Jr. Day" in Detroit as the amused recipient laughs in approval. The ceremony took place during the 1968 NA ...

Image - eclemens - 06/17/2011 - 09:56 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26923) 1968 Olympic Games, Bids, Rome, Italy, 1966

Mayor Cavanagh with Mayor Jean Drapeau of Montreal, Canada (Center Left), Mayor Jochen Vogel of Munic, W. Germany (Center Right), and Jesus Sueves representing the Mayor of Madrid (Right). These representatives are seeking to host the 1972 Olympic Game ...

Image - eclemens - 02/12/2018 - 12:49 - 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

Cesar Chavez, Walter Reuther, and the United Farm Workers of America Collection

Social movements that disrupt the status quo and go on to change the lives of participants most often coalesce around a powerful leader. In 1962, Cesar Chavez, a former migrant worker and community activist, began the long struggle for farm w ...

Blog entry - kschmeling - 10/08/2015 - 10:36 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(27800) Portraits, President Thomas Bonner

A portrait of Wayne State University President Thomas Bonner, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1978-09-14 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Wayne State University Staff (University Archives, Wa ...

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Collection Spotlight: UAW Local 174 Mural

... work proved to be one of the most memorable pieces of Detroit’s New Deal-era artwork. This mural features vignettes from ... and Barbara Wilson. Speck was an influential member of Detroit’s art scene in the 1930s-1940s. Known primarily as a ceramist, he ...

Blog entry - eclemens - 01/04/2023 - 11:13 - 0 comments - 0 attachments