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Event: Latino Americans: 500 Years of History

This September 26th, please join us for a screening of “Latino Americans, 500 Years of History,” Documentary Episode 5: Prejudice and Pride (1965-1980) . Representatives from Wayne State University's Center for Latino/a and Latin A ...

Blog entry - mcourtney - 10/02/2015 - 10:01 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(2367) Buildings, Renaissance Center, Construction, Detroit, 1974

Panoramic aerial view of the Detroit Riverfront showing the area cleared for the construction of the Renaissance Center, Mariners Church, Ford Auditorium, the Tunnel to Canada, and Jefferson Ave, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1974 ...

Image - eclemens - 12/14/2010 - 12:10 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Albert Steger Collection

‹ previous 423 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP002862 Extent:  .5 linear feet (1 MB) Date:  1929-1931 This collection consists of programs from various concerts ...

Abstracts - aergas - 10/25/2022 - 12:29 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(35794) Riots, Rebellions, National Guard, Media, Detroit, 1967

Members of the National Guard scan the area with rifles drawn as an unidentified photographer adjusts his camera during the Civil Unrest. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Ton ...

Image - eclemens - 04/26/2017 - 09:14 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

League of Women Voters of Detroit Records

‹ previous 726 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UR001402 Extent:  .25 linear feet Date:  1979-1980 The Detroit League of Women Voters, formed in 1919, promotes pol ...

Abstracts - drice - 01/10/2011 - 14:51 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Metropolitan Detroit Council of Churches Records

‹ previous 815 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UR000319 Use restriction:  Researcher must specify Part #. Extent:  16 linear feet (32 MB) Date:  1922- ...

Abstracts - drice - 07/16/2013 - 13:50 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(1608) Depression, Hoovervilles, Detroit, 1930s

Photograph, taken near Detroit's Black Bottom neighborhood, shows sub-standard housing available to the poor during the Great Depression. Snapshot part of a series taken by Walter and Victor Reuther. Date:  1930s Phys ...

Image - eclemens - 06/19/2012 - 09:32 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2417) Buildings, Churches, Old Mariners', Detroit, 1955

Old Mariners' Church is moved into her new location at 170 E. Jefferson Ave. A sign for the Tunnel to Canada can be seen on the right. Part of series. Originally built in 1849, Old Mariners’ is the oldest surviving stone built church in Detroit. I ...

Image - eclemens - 07/16/2010 - 11:46 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Detroit Committee To End The War In Vietnam Records

‹ previous 379 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UR000425 Extent:  1 linear feet (2 MB) Date:  1957-1968 This collection includes the Detroit Branch minutes (1962-6 ...

Abstracts - drice - 02/18/2011 - 14:27 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(2503) Buildings, City Hall, Detroit, 1953

An aerial view of Old City Hall, Detroit, Michigan. The building, a Renaissance Revival landmark created by architect James Anderson, took nearly 10 years to complete and was dedicated on July 4, 1871. Located on Campus Martius, it served as the bas ...

Image - eclemens - 07/20/2010 - 14:56 - 0 comments - 3 attachments