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(28278) Ethnic Communities, Latin American, Voter Registration, 1992

Gloria Ross, a volunteer deputy registrar, registers Victoria Belemares to vote inside of Xochi’s Gift Shop in Southwest Detroit. Date:  1992-01-23 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit Ne ...

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(79804) Ethnic Communities, Arab, Businesses, 1990

Portrait of Sid Shaheen, owner of Sid Office Supply in Westland, Michigan. Photographer's note: "Shaheen recalled working up to 20-hour shifts when he ran a party store on Detroit's west side." The photograph ran to illustrate an article on how ...

Image - eclemens - 06/07/2013 - 16:00 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(DN_79597) Ethnic Communities, Ukrainian, Dancers, Costumes, 1937

Folk dancers Irene Shustakevich ad Elsie Kozachenko pose for a photograph before their performance at the 3rd Annual Ukrainian Ball, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1937-02-24 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographe ...

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(32764) Ethnic Communities, Belgian, Sports, Cycling, 1928

Bicyce race outside of the "Belgian Church," possibly St. Charles Borromeo or Our Lady of Sorrows in Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1928-03 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff ...

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Myra Wolfgang: New inductee to the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame

... after her death, Myra Wolfgang stands among the giants in Detroit’s labor movement. Her involvement in labor organizing began not long ...

Blog entry - aergas - 11/11/2015 - 12:31 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Jack R. Hendrickson Sr. Papers

‹ previous 584 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP001284 Extent:  2.5 linear feet (5 MB) Date:  1970-1985 Jack Reynold Hendrickson, Sr. was a doctoral student at W ...

Abstracts - drice - 12/09/2010 - 15:19 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(33757) Purple Gang, Harry Millman, Assassination Attempt, 1937

A crowd gathers behind Harry Millman’s LaSalle Coupe, destroyed during an assassination attempt at 234 W. Lafayette Boulevard in downtown Detroit. Date:  33757 Physdesc:  Photograph (Detroit (Mich.), Organi ...

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Hidden Gem: A.G. and Marie Mezerik Papers

It’s hard to explain to people just how extensive (over 2,500 collections) and varied the archival holdings of the Reuther Library are. When someone asks, we first respond with the “Big Ones, ” such as the UAW, the American Federation ...

Blog entry - aergas - 10/09/2015 - 14:52 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

James Lafferty Papers

‹ previous 713 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP000626 Extent:  7 linear feet (6 MB, 4 SB) Date:  1969-1991 James Lafferty was a Detroit lawyer who became one of ...

Abstracts - drice - 10/12/2012 - 16:25 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(79678) Ethnic Communities, Czechoslovakian, Festivals, 1933

Czechoslovakian dancers Stella Mae Chytel of Monroe and Blanche Cevore of Detroit pose for a photo during the Festival of Nations at the State Fairgrounds. Date:  1933-10-04 Physdesc:  Photograph Photogr ...

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