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(WSAV002727_098) Aerial views, Milwaukee Avenue at Chene Street, 1981

Aerial view of the Poletown district, Milwaukee Avenue at Chene Street. In the background the Detroit School Building, DeRoy Apartments, Wayne State University and Ambassador Bridge can be seen. Date:  1981-05-12 Physdesc: ...

Image - eclemens - 11/03/2023 - 09:37 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(001) UAW Organizing, Reuther, Frankensteen, Battle of the Overpass, 1937

UAW organizers pose for the press on the Miller Road Overpass as members of the Ford Service Department approach. Moments after this image was taken the organizers were savagely beaten by the servicemen in the incident that would become known as the Bat ...

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2016 Sam Fishman Travel Grant Recipients

The Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs at Wayne State University is pleased to announce the awards from the Sam Fishman Travel Grant program for 2016. These annual grants provide up to $1,000 to support travel to the Reuther Library to ...

Blog entry - enordberg - 03/07/2016 - 16:03 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(11603) Wayne University, Athletics, Track and Field, 1950s

Members of the Wayne University 1953-1954 Track Team start out of the blocks. Date:  1953-1954 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (University Archives, Wayne State Unive ...

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George Shenkar Papers

‹ previous 1086 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  LP001430 Extent:  1 linear foot, 2 MB Date:  1947-1981, bulk 1947-1968 George Shenkar was an engineer with the Det ...

Abstracts - drice - 01/10/2011 - 15:24 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Guest Post: A 40-Year-Old Mystery - The Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa

This article was originally written by Kris Kniffen, a student in the Wayne State University School of Library and Information Science, in early 2015. Jimmy Hoffa was a prominent labor leader in the 1950s and 60s, serving as the Gene ...

Blog entry - Public Relation... - 09/18/2015 - 08:59 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(WSAV002727_070) Trombly and Mitchell Streets, Exteriors, 1981

Exterior view of a well-maintained home located at Trombly and Mitchell. Date:  1981-04-18 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Bruce Harkness (African Americans--Michigan--Detroit--History ...

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(79795) Ethnic Communities, Arab, Lebanese, 1989

Lebanese-Americans attend an unidentified demonstration at Oakman Boulevard and Michigan Avenue in Dearborn. Date:  1989-04-24 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Metro ...

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The Leucocyte

‹ previous 241 of 1285 next › Published by the students of the Detroit College of Medicine and acting as the official alumni magazine of the DCM, began publication in 1894. In 1922, with volume 31, the journal changed i ...

Publications - cwesterman - 06/02/2014 - 11:37 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(79792) Ethnic Communities, Serbian, Dance, 1938

Anna Jovanovich, a member of a Serbian dance group, practices dance steps in the mirror. Date:  1938-03-29 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Metro Detroit Ethnic Commu ...

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