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(35792) Tony Spina Photographs; Civil Disturbance; 1967

A member of the military stands guard on an unidentified street during the civil unrest. Detroit, Michigan. 1967-07. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Tony Spina (Detr ...

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Collection Spotlight: Michigan Commission on Displaced Persons

We’ve gathered hundreds of collections in our nearly 50 years, so sometimes even we forget what amazing things that are in our stacks. The Michigan Commission on Displaced Persons Records is certainly not our most popular collection, b ...

Blog entry - dgolodner - 02/20/2017 - 12:41 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(35793) Tony Spina Photographs; Civil Disturbance; 1967

Michigan Rep. John Conyers stands on the roof of a car as he tries to convince community members to go home during the first day of the civil unrest. Detroit, Michigan. 1967-07. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photo negati ...

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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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(27965) Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPPSD), Police, Confrontation, 1970

Police officers surround the National Coalition to Combat Fascism in America's Community Center located at 3376 16th Street (near 16th and Myrtle) during a confrontation between the members of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPPSD) and Detroit ...

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(35786) Tony Spina Photographs; Civil Disturbance; 1967

Residents gather to watch while police block off access as buildings burn in the distance on 12th Street. Detroit, Michigan. 1967-07. Date:  1967-07 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Tony S ...

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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 ...

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(27964) Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPPSD), Police, Confrontation, 1970

Police officers and local media swarm outside of the National Coalition to Combat Fascism in America's Community Center located at 3376 16th Street (near 16th and Myrtle). At center, left is newspaper columnist Nadine Brown, who served as an intermediar ...

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(28321) Ethnic Communities, Hungarian, Neighborhood Views, Delray, 1977

Dora Kadar greets reporters from the window of her flat 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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(79741) Ethnic Communities, Chinese, War Relief, 1938

A lion makes his way down Washington Ave. during a parade sponsored by Detroit's Chinatown merchants. The parade was a fundraiser to solicit aide for Chinese war refugees. Photographer's note: "The colorful Lion Dance, to show the lion of China does ...

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