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Exhibit Announcement: Bruce Harkness Poletown Photographs

Visit the Reuther Library's Woodcock Wing gallery now through spring 2017 for an exhibition of photographs of Detroit's Poletown by photographer Bruce Harkness. Harness's work has documented Detroit's social and community life for decade ...

Blog entry - Public Relation... - 01/04/2017 - 11:40 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(27968) Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPPSD), Police, Confrontation, Brown, 1970

Nadine Brown, reporter and columnist for the Michigan Chronicle, addresses the press during a confrontation between Detroit Police and members of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPPSD). Ms. Brown served as an intermediary during the 9-hour sta ...

Image - eclemens - 02/05/2013 - 12:28 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(DN_79600) Ethnic Communities, Ukrainian, Dancers, Costumes, 1960

Ukrainian folk dancers perform for the audience at Detroit's Masonic Temple. Date:  1960-02-29 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Metro Detroit Ethnic Communities, Danc ...

Image - eclemens - 03/29/2011 - 10:09 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28936) Ethnic Communities, Greek, Businesses, Customs, 1941

A group of men lay out a battle plan for future warfare with matchsticks and sugar cubes in a local cafe. Part of a series on Detroit's Greek Community. Caption reads: " Sugar cubes and matches serve as battle lines and tactics are the object of arg ...

Image - eclemens - 07/06/2012 - 13:41 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

United Foundation Office of the President Records

‹ previous 1432 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UR002536 Extent:  31 linear feet (31 SB) Date:  1953-1989, bulk 1960-1980 Walter C. Laidlaw established the United ...

Abstracts - kschmeling - 10/05/2018 - 16:56 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(54189) Rep. Morris Hood, Jr., Portraits, Undated

Portrait of Morris Hood, Jr., Michigan State Representative Photo courtesy of the Detroit News Collection Date:  Undated Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (African ...

Image - eclemens - 06/27/2023 - 11:53 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(77772) Ethnic Communities, Belgian, World War I, Parade, c. 1918

Belgian refugees, brought to Detroit during the First World War, march down Woodward Avenue in a parade sponsored by the American Red Cross. Date:  Circa 1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  ...

Image - eclemens - 06/10/2013 - 16:32 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(24842) NAACP, Demonstrations, State Capitol, Lansing, 1960

Members of the Detroit Branch of the NAACP line up outside of their headquarters as they await the buses that will take them to a mass demonstration at the State Capitol in Lansing. Date:  1960-03-09 Physdesc:  Phot ...

Image - eclemens - 05/11/2011 - 10:00 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(27972) 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 ...

Image - eclemens - 02/05/2013 - 14:19 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Michigan Dance Archives: Leslie O'Day Benyo Papers

‹ previous 195 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP002453 Extent:  .75 (1 OS) Date:  1966-2013 Leslie O'Day Benyo was the owner and artistic director of the O’Day ...

Abstracts - aergas - 07/20/2020 - 09:03 - 0 comments - 2 attachments