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(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

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

(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 ...

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(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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Renewal and Housing Review

‹ previous 183 of 1285 next › Processed. Vol. 1:1-4. Jerome P. Cavanagh Library Collection. Creator:  City of Detroit Housing Commission Date:  1968-1969 Size:  1 fold ...

Publications - kchinery - 08/01/2013 - 16:12 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Thomas W. Stephens Papers

‹ previous 1132 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP001747 Extent:  12 linear feet (12 SB) Date:  1978-2003 Thomas Stephens was a founder of the Evergreen Alliance, ...

Abstracts - drice - 10/02/2020 - 15:24 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(26937) Polish Community, Cavanagh, Statues, 1966

Mayor Jerome Cavanagh poses with representatives of the Polish community in front of the statue of General Casimir Pulaski. Date:  1966 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Unknown (Cavanagh ...

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Jerome P. Cavanagh Photographs and Other Material

‹ previous 261 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UAV000379 Use restriction:  Patrons must make an appointment with the AV Department prior to visiting. For image reproduction, contact the A ...

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United Community Services Central Files

‹ previous 1422 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UR000420_central Use restriction:  No names appearing in case records may be cited. Researchers are required to sign a Restricted Access For ...

Abstracts - drice - 10/31/2013 - 13:50 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(32130) Draft & Recruitment, Deployment, Crowd Scenes, 1917-1918

Friends and family members stand behind an iron gate as they watch their loved ones leave for service in World War I. Date:  1917-1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff ...

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