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(79824) Ethnic Communities, Austrian, Celebrations, 1935

Michael Winter and Karl Oberndorfer, attendees of the annual party of the Detroit Austrian Society, held at Carpathia Hall, share a story. Mr. Winter came to America 16 years prior, dressed in the same suit he wore this night. 1,200 people attended ...

Image - eclemens - 06/10/2013 - 14:59 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(3786) Ethnic Communities, Armenian, Religious Traditions, 1931

Crowds gather to celebrate the dedication of St. John's Armenian Apostolic Church. Date:  1931-11-22 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Metro Detroit Ethnic Communities ...

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(28301) Ethnic Communities, Indian, Celebrations, 1947

Members of Metro-Detroit's Indian community gather to celebrate Purna Swaraj on the last Independence Day of India before the partition. Seated, left to right: Mrs. Vida Malik, Zarina Soule, Prabba Asar. At rear: R.S. Rane and Atina Singh. ...

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Dan Georgakas Papers

‹ previous 532 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP001041 Extent:  2.75 linear feet (6 MB) Date:  1958-1980 An author of poetry and non-fiction, Dan Georgakas’ pu ...

Abstracts - abarker - 04/09/2015 - 16:33 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Women for the United Foundation Records

‹ previous 1538 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UR002538 Extent:  40.75 linear feet (36 SB, 1 MB, 3 OS) Date:  1950-1987, bulk 1966-1982 In 1949, 17,000 women vol ...

Abstracts - kschmeling - 12/04/2015 - 17:00 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(6705) Medical Center, Interiors, 1935

Interior view of a Health Services Clinic at Wayne University, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1935-04-xx Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Unknown (Architecture, Detroit (Mich.), Education, Hi ...

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(37635) Proposed Olympic stadium

A diagram of the proposed Olympic Stadium designed for Detroit’s bid for the 1968 summer Olympics. From the official ... given to the International Olympic Committee by the Detroit’s Olympic Games Authority, detailing the city’s sports and cultural ...

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Elaine Moon Papers

‹ previous 466 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  UP001605 Extent:  1 linear foot (2 MB) Date:  1956-1984 Elaine Moon is an author and poet from the Detroit area, kn ...

Abstracts - kschmeling - 05/30/2019 - 11:57 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Alton Cobb Papers

‹ previous 303 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  LP000329 Extent:  .5 linear feet (1 MB) Date:  1967-1968 Alton Cobb served as president of AFSCME Local 26. He also ...

Abstracts - jruss - 02/18/2011 - 11:11 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(79674) Ethnic Communities, Hmong, Handicrafts, 1992

Ia Moua Yang, a Hmong woman originally from Laos, poses with textiles embroidered with imagery from her past experiences. Photographer's notes: "Ia Moua Yang has been a Pandau Artist for the past twenty years. Most of that time she has sewn traditio ...

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