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(WSAV002727_008) Poletown, Residents, Celebrations, 1981

A view of a child's birthday party, celebrated among family and neighbors in the DuBois Apartments on E. Grand Blvd. Date:  1981-02-18 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Bruce Harkness (Af ...

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(WSAV002727_022) Poletown, Churches, Relocation, 1981

Moving day for a storefront church, located at Chene and Grandy, name unknown. At right is Murray's Market. Date:  1982-02 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Bruce Harkness (African Americ ...

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(WSAV002727_053) Poletown, Neighborhood Views, Alleys, 1981

Three African-American men clean up a backyard littered with refuse, on far west side of the Poletown district. Photo was taken from an alley behind St. Aubin Street. Date:  1981-03-28 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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(WSAV002727_037) Poletown, Aerial Views, 1981

A view north toward Hamtramck, taken from top of an apartment building on E. Grand Blvd. and Chene. In view: Beth Olem Cemetery, at upper left; the steeples of St. Florian’s Church, Hamtramck, on horizon; Dodge Main plant in right rear. ...

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The Odontoblast

‹ previous 242 of 1285 next › The Odontoblast was published by the Alumni Association and students of the Department of Dental Surgery of the Detroit College of Medicine. This collection is incomplete; it includes issues ...

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Subject Focus: Merrill-Palmer Summer Camp

With the school year now upon us, the Reuther Library presents a look back at summers past as recorded in the Merrill-Palmer collections. As Edna Noble White, first director of the Merrill-Palmer Institute, once said, "The children of a n ...

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(WSAV002727_016) Poletown, Neighborhood Scenes, DuBois Street, 1981

Two African-American women pose for a portrait in front of a home located at 2190 Dubois (one block north of E. Grand Blvd.). Date:  1981-02-19 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Bruce Harkness ...

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In Memoriam Edward J. Littlejohn

The Reuther Library regrets to share the sad news that, on June 7, 2023, Edward Littlejohn, a long-time Wayne State University Law Professor and major contributor to the Reuther Library’s holdings, passed. He was 88. Professor Edward ...

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Theodore McGraw, Jr. Diary

‹ previous 1709 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  WSP000050 Extent:  .25 linear feet (1 MB) Date:  1898 The son of a founder of the Detroit Medical College and one ...

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(WSAV002727_009) Poletown, Residents, Celebrations, 1981

An African-American family celebrates their child's first birthday among family and neighbors at the DuBois Apartments on E. Grand Blvd. Date:  1981-02-18 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Bruce ...

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