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(28393), College seal, College of the City of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, 1925.

The seal of the College of the City of Detroit, as it appeared on the College of the City of Detroit 1925 Commencement program. Date:  1925-06 Physdesc:  Photograph (Detroit (Mich.), University Archives, Wayne ...

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Detroit Latino Records

... organization focuses on challenges and opportunities for Detroit’s Latino community and it creates conferences in order to foster ...

Abstracts - aorchard - 12/07/2017 - 14:25 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Detroit Revolutionary Movements Records now available online

The Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs is proud to announce that the Detroit Revolutionary Movements (DRM) Records are now freely available online . These materials offer firsthand information about the dema ...

Blog entry - mcourtney - 02/26/2025 - 13:12 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(2384) Buildings, National Bank of Detroit, Downtown, Detroit, 1959

An overhead view from a neighboring rooftop of the National Bank of Detroit construction site, Detroit, Michigan. In the background Old City Hall, The Majestic Building, the Dime Bank Building, The Broderick Building, and the David Stott Building are in ...

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Subject Focus: History of Labor Day in Detroit

... at the 1948 Labor Day festivities (pictured below), Detroit’s celebration became the launching point for Democratic presidential ...

Blog entry - kchinery - 08/30/2016 - 14:16 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Scholarships

The Sam Fishman Travel Grant The Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs provides awards up to $1,000 to support travel to the Reuther Library to access archival records related to the American labor movement. The award is named in ho ...

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(2345) Buildings, University of Detroit, Aerial View, Detroit, 1953

An aerial view of the campus of the University of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1953 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina (Architecture, Detroit (Mich.), Tony Spina - General ...

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Detroit's Walk to Freedom

This Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we recall Detroit's Walk to Freedom, described by Dr. King as “one of the most wonderful things that has happened in America." Dr. King led the march and shed light on the status of African Americans in northe ...

Blog entry - eclemens - 02/11/2016 - 16:58 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(28609) Detroit Police Department, Riot Squad, Belle Isle, Detroit, 1943

A new unit of police officers, drawn from the motorcycle, traffic and mounted divisions, are trained in "commando tactics" on the Belle Isle Athletic Field. According to a Detroit News reporter, nearly 250 "husky police minutemen" were trained for riot ...

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(27831) Prohibition, Smuggling, Detroit River, Detroit, 1929

A photograph of a spotlight tower, located at the foot of Dubois Street, used to locate smugglers bringing alcohol across the Detroit River from Canada. Date:  1928-10-05 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photog ...

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