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(WSAV002727_089) Residential views, Horton Street, 1981

A home in north central portion of Poletown district, north of E. Grand Boulevard; Horton Street, west of Chene Street. Date:  1981-05-03 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Bruce Harkness ...

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(WSAV002727_091) Chene-Trombly Market, exteriors, 1981

Exterior view of Chene-Trombly Market, Trombly Street at Chene Street. The owner, Eddie Niedbala, lived above store. Date:  1981-05-03 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Bruce Harkness (A ...

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(27971) Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPPSD), Police, Confrontation, 1970

Members of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPPSD) are loaded into a police wagon after their 9-hour stand-off with Detroit Police officers comes to an end. The confrontation began when two police officers attempted to issue ordinance viola ...

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(11385) UAW, Charter, William Green, Francis Dillon, 1935

William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) presents Francis Dillon with the international charter that establishes the United Automobile Workers of America, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  August 27, 1935 ...

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Richard H. Austin Papers

... campaign, Austin’s professional accomplishments, and Detroit’s political climate in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Additionally, ...

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(27862) Prohibition, Demonstrations, "Beer Parade," 1932

Thousands of demonstrators demand an end to Prohibition as they march through the streets of downtown Detroit during the city's "Beer Parade." An estimated crowd of 40,000 attended the festive, day-long event, including Mayor Frank Murphy. D ...

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Charles A. Hill Papers

‹ previous 596 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP000227 Extent:  .5 linear feet (1 MB) Date:  1942-1951 Reverend Charles A. Hill served as a Baptist minister in D ...

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(28638) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, Families, 1942

Three children look on as movers from Russle's Moving and Storage unload the furniture of one of the first African American families to make it into the Sojourner Truth Housing Projects on "moving day." Date:  1942-04-29 P ...

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(2408) Stella Berbynuk, SWE Drive, 1961 National Convention

Stella Berbynuk of the SWE Detroit section checks Detroit's standings SWE Drive fundraising campaign at the 1961 Society of Women Engineers National Convention (Conference) in Boston, Massachusetts. Date:  1961 Physdesc:&n ...

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(UP002885_039) Correspondence Publishing Company, speaker series, 1959-1960

Handbill outlining Correspondence Publishing Company's monthly speaker series, held at 7737 Mack Avenue, Detroit. Lectures highlighted: "A Visit with some characters from Shakespeare. A talk with readings," December 18, 1959. Speaker unidentifi ...

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