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(25243) UAW Organizing, Battle of the Overpass, Dearborn, 1937

An unidentified man is beaten by Ford Service Department employees as 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 during t ...

Image - eclemens - 05/20/2011 - 14:59 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(WSAV002727_070) Trombly and Mitchell Streets, Exteriors, 1981

Exterior view of a well-maintained home located at Trombly and Mitchell. Date:  1981-04-18 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Bruce Harkness (African Americans--Michigan--Detroit--History ...

Image - eclemens - 09/07/2023 - 13:09 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(31282) John Elliot Speaks at Cobo Hall

Detroit Federation of Teachers president John Elliot stands at the podium for a conference at Cobo Hall Date:  circa 1990s Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  unknown (American Federation o ...

Image - jhelpap - 01/27/2014 - 14:16 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(27970) Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPPSD), Police, Confrontation, 1970

Police officers and local media crowd the scene as members of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPPSD) are led to a police wagon after a 9-hour stand-off. At center, left is newspaper columnist Nadine Brown, who served as an intermediary between ...

Image - eclemens - 02/05/2013 - 14:14 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Subject Focus: Bernie Firestone

Bernard “Bernie” J. Firestone was one of Detroit’s foremost social activists, a nationally recognized labor leader, ... the very personal connection many people had to one of Detroit’s great humanitarians: “Bernie Firestone was those rarest ...

Blog entry - kchinery - 10/02/2014 - 15:19 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(33271) Rebecca Bizonet, Oral History Project Archvist, 2015

Portrait of Rebecca Bizonet, Oral History Project Archivist. April 29,2015. Detroit, Michigan. Date:  2015-04-29 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  D. Rice (University Archives, Wayne Sta ...

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(31979) Ethnic Communities, Romanian, International Institute, 1948

Lauria Moruzeanu (director), Patricia Cracium, Dan Jackson and Mary Pauluk attend a dance for "American repatriates of Romanian descent" at the International Institute. Date:  1948-02-24 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 06/06/2014 - 15:29 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Book Announcement: Punching Out

... stamping parts for Chrysler, Budd’s former neighbor on Detroit’s east side. These characters help tell the story of Detroit and ...

Blog entry - jruss - 03/15/2017 - 15:26 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(30723) Streetscapes, Wayne State University, 1971

A view of the corner of Hancock and Cass in Detroit’s Midtown district. At right is the rear of Wayne State ...

Image - eclemens - 05/23/2014 - 16:48 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28651) Riots, Sojourner Truth, Housing, Arrests, 1942

Four African American men are searched by Detroit Police for weapons during the Sojourner Truth Housing Project Riot. Date:  1942-02-28 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff ...

Image - eclemens - 06/15/2012 - 07:36 - 0 comments - 3 attachments