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(24852) NAACP, Members, Police Brutality

Unidentified victims of police brutality, location unknown. Date:  Circa 1960s Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Unknown (African Americans, Civil rights, Detroit (Mich.), NAACP, NAACP ...

Image - eclemens - 05/11/2011 - 11:30 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28647) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, Protestors, 1942

Hundreds of white neighbors and their supporters line a street near the Sojourner Truth Housing Project to protest and intimidate African American families that were to move into the adjacent war housing. Date:  1942-02-28 ...

Image - eclemens - 06/15/2012 - 07:20 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33759) Oragnized Crime, Purple Gang, Trials, 1931

Prosecuting Attorney Harry Toy speaks before the court during a hearing concerning members of the Purple Gang. At his right is Defense Attorney Edward Kennedy and Purple Gang members Abe Axler and Eddie Fletcher. Date:  1931-09-23 ...

Image - eclemens - 10/26/2015 - 10:04 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Subject Focus: D-Day for Wayne State Football

On Saturday, December 17, 2011, the Warriors, Wayne State University’s football team, were defeated by Pittsburg State 35 to 21 in their first national NCAA Division 2 final. It was Wayne State's first championship game in the program's 94- ...

Blog entry - cdavis - 10/01/2013 - 11:04 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(11808) Catherine Jackson & Allen Grelle

Catherine Jackson, Secretary Treasurer, MFT (middle) Allen Grelle, East Detroit Federation of Teachers (middle left) Date:  undated Photographer:  unknown (American Federation of Teachers, American Federatio ...

Image - jhelpap - 04/09/2010 - 10:24 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(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

(28928) Ethnic Communities, Greek, Customs, 1939

A group of men play backgammon in a local cafe. Part of a series on Detroit's Greek Community. Caption reads: "Back-gammon is far and away the most popular game. A dozen games are always going on with plenty of kibitzers standing about. When "champs ...

Image - eclemens - 07/06/2012 - 11:13 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2529) Buildings, City County Building, Coleman A Young Municipal Center, 1950s

Construction workers prepare a caisson to be lowered into the foundation of the new City County Building, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  Circa 1950s Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina ...

Image - eclemens - 07/20/2010 - 16:03 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

J. Edward Bailey III Photographs

‹ previous 173 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UAV001588 Use restriction:  Collection is open for research. Patrons must make an appointment with the Audiovisual staff to view materials. ...

Abstracts - eclemens - 09/01/2022 - 15:06 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(28945) Ethnic Communities, Greek, Celebrations, 1987

Photographer's caption reads: "Quanzell McPherson gazes at one of Greece's Evzones, elite members of the Greek Presidential Guard who were in Detroit to help celebrate Greek Independence Day. Evzones, famed for their bravery and defiance of invaders, da ...

Image - eclemens - 11/30/2012 - 12:13 - 0 comments - 3 attachments