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Farewell and Good Luck to AFSCME Archivist Johanna Russ

The Walter P. Reuther Library bid a fond farewell last week to Johanna Russ, who served as the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Archivist from June 30, 2008 until September 27, 2013. After five years at the Reuther, ...

Blog entry - cwesterman - 10/11/2013 - 16:56 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(WSAV002727_079) Milwaukee Avenue, Poletown, April 1981

A view of Milwaukee at Mitchell Avenue. St. Jospeh Mercy Hospital nurses' quarters can be seen in the distance. Date:  1981-04-23 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Bruce Harkness (Africa ...

Image - eclemens - 03/19/2020 - 13:54 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Annetta Miller Papers

‹ previous 833 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  LP001785 Extent:  15 linear feet (15 SB) Date:  1965 - 1995 (bulk 1970 - 1989) Annetta Miller was a Registered Nurs ...

Abstracts - pneirink - 05/09/2022 - 14:41 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(WSAV002727_071) Neighborhood Views, E. Grand Boulevard, 1981

A view a bend in E. Grand Blvd as it winds though the Poletown District. The Fisher Building is in view at right, back. Just out of frame is St. John Evangelist Church. Date:  1981-04-18 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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(26874) West Central Organization (WCO), Petitions, 1966

Members of the West Central Organization (WCO) arrive at Mayor Jerome Cavanagh’s home to deliver a petition calling for changes in the urban renewal and low-cost housing programs. Date:  1966-10-02 Physdesc:  Photo ...

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(WSAV002727_077) Neighborhood Views, Residents, Poletown, April 1981

An African American family poses for a photo in the yard of their home on Dane Street, between Moran and Elmwood. Note: This home was located next door to the residence that appears in image WSAV002727_076. Date:  1981-04-21 ...

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Bruce L. Harkness Poletown Photographs

... “Poletown,” a multi-ethnic, multi-racial urban area on Detroit’s East Side, from February to December 1981. These photographs ...

Abstracts - eclemens - 09/09/2016 - 16:25 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(WSAV002727_064) Poletown, Neighborhood Views, 1981

Buildings on Grandy Street, at Chene. In view: a storefront church, Murray’s Market, and Sunlight Café, Date:  1981-04-11 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Bruce Harkness (Archite ...

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(WSAV002727_169) Beth Olem Cemetery, Hamtramck, 1981

An early morning view of gravestones at Beth Olem Cemetery. Date:  1981-06-28 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Bruce Harkness (Architecture, Bruce Harkness Poletown Photographs, Detroit ...

Image - eclemens - 04/21/2022 - 08:13 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Gerald Boicourt Papers

‹ previous 1573 of 1805 next › Accession Number:  WSP000309 Extent:  2 linear feet (2 SB) Date:  1954-1967, bulk 1962-1967 Gerald Boicourt began his career working ...

Abstracts - cwesterman - 12/17/2014 - 14:43 - 0 comments - 1 attachment