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Subject Focus: D-Day for Wayne State Football

On Saturday, December 17, 2011, the Warriors, Wayne State University’s football team, were defeated by Pittsburg State 35 to 21 in their first national NCAA Division 2 final. It was Wayne State's first championship game in the program's 94- ...

Blog entry - cdavis - 10/01/2013 - 11:04 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(28322) Ethnic Communities, Hungarian, Churches, Delray, 1977

Fr. Basiv Vecvari stands outside of Holy Cross Hungarian Church in the Delray neighborhood of Detroit. Photo was taken as part of a series on Delray for the Detroit News. Date:  1977-05-25 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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(20258) Ethnic Communities, Belgian, Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1908

An exterior view of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church while under construction. This was the second church built for the heavily Flemish parish on Detroit's lower east side, located at the corner of Meldrum and Benson. Date:  1908 ...

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(24872) NAACP, Fight for Freedom Dinner, Gordy, Davis, 1968

Sammy Davis Jr. poses with Motown Records president Berry Gordy Jr. at the 1968 NAACP Fight for Freedom Dinner, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  04-28-1968 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Sonny Edwa ...

Image - eclemens - 06/17/2011 - 09:59 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(DN_79586) Ethnic Communities, Yugoslavian, Costumes, 1931

A group of young women and men pose in traditional Yugoslavian costume for a portrait session in the Detroit News studio. Part of a series. Date:  1931-06-06 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  De ...

Image - eclemens - 06/05/2023 - 10:29 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Merrill-Palmer Institute: Edna Noble White Records

‹ previous 803 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UR002561 Extent:  64.25 linear feet (64 SB, 1 MB), 1 OS book Date:  1902-1966 Edna Noble White, a pioneer in family ...

Abstracts - drice - 09/10/2018 - 16:35 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Gay Liberator

‹ previous 594 of 1285 next › Processed. Vol. 1:1-48. Previous title: Detroit Gay Liberator, 1970-1971. No issues published April-August 1971. Published in Detroit, Michigan. Creator:  Pansy Press ...

Publications - kchinery - 02/25/2016 - 16:37 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Reuther Library Acquires Horace Sheffield Jr. Collection

The Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, is pleased to announce the acquisition of an archival collection documenting the life and work of Horace Sheffield Jr. The Sheffield Collection will give insight into the life and w ...

Blog entry - ageraci - 11/10/2023 - 12:56 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(DN_21718) Ethnic Communities, Polish, Funerals, 1913

The funeral cortege of Fr. Francis A. Mueller, Pastor of St. Albertus Church, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1913-04-23 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Metro Detroit Ethn ...

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(WSAV002727_011) Poletown, Residents, Relocation, 1981

A family on Kanter Street loads a rented truck as they prepare to leave their home during the Poletown clearances. Date:  1981-02 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Bruce Harkness (Archite ...

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