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(27951) Angela Davis, Speeches, Detroit, 1974

Activist Angela Davis addresses the crowd during a rally at Detroit's Cobo Hall. Date:  1974-02-24 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (African Americans, Black Panth ...

Image - eclemens - 02/05/2013 - 04:09 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30660) Urban Renewal, Black Bottom, Paradise Valley, Detroit, 1960s

View of fire escapes with laundry hanging between and sleeping porches on an unidentified apartment building. Photograph taken as part of series on the historically Black neighborhoods that were dismantled during the Detroit Medical Center construct ...

Image - eclemens - 11/13/2013 - 11:47 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30656) Urban Renewal, Black Bottom, Detroit, 1960

Exterior of Rock of Ages Universal Temple of Prayer, a storefront church, located at 5764 Hastings Street. Photograph taken as part of series on the historically Black neighborhoods that were dismantled during the Detroit Medical Center construction ...

Image - eclemens - 11/07/2013 - 17:53 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32229) First World War, Army, Jewish Battalion, Detroit, 1918

Members of a "Jewish Battalion," pose for a photograph before leaving for the First World War. The young men are most likely members of the Jewish Legion, who actively recruited in Detroit in 1918. Date:  1918-04 Physdesc: ...

Image - eclemens - 08/01/2014 - 12:05 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30667) Urban Renewal, Black Bottom, Paradise Valley, Detroit, 1960s

Children stand outside of the Mother Mary Spiritual Healing Temple of Truth, located at 4743 Hastings Street. Photograph taken as part of series on the historically Black neighborhoods that were dismantled during the Detroit Medical Center constr ...

Image - eclemens - 11/13/2013 - 15:36 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32170) U-Boat, Detroit River, 1910s

A captured German U-Boat 97 is moored along the banks of the Detroit River. In the background a passenger ferry, possibly the S.S. Columbia or the S.S. St. Clair, is in view. Date:  1910s Physdesc:  Photo negative ...

Image - eclemens - 07/28/2014 - 13:35 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30688) Streetscapes, Businesses, Downtown, Detroit, 1966

A view of Shelby Street, near the intersection of Congress, in downtown Detroit. At rear, the Book-Cadillac Hotel is in view. Date:  1966-09 Physdesc:  Slide (Streetscapes and Storefronts: City Life in 1960s D ...

Image - eclemens - 11/11/2013 - 14:51 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(1686) Poverty Scenes, Michigan Ave., Detroit, 1950s

... Detroit, Michigan. NOTE: Part of an expose series on Detroit’s “Skid Row” along Michigan Ave. between Washington Blvd. and ...

Image - eclemens - 06/30/2010 - 16:55 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2469) Buildings, Construction, Cobo Hall, Detroit, 1958

A view of the construction of Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1958 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina (Architecture, Cobo Center, Detroit (Mich.), Tony Spina - General, Urb ...

Image - eclemens - 12/14/2010 - 11:54 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30668) Churches, Ebenezer A.M.E. Church, Detroit, 1960s

A view of the partially demolished Ebenezer A.M.E. Church reveals a large mural, still intact. The building, located on Willis and Brush, was destroyed by a fire on August 6, 1960. The building was the third home for the congregation, which is the sixth ...

Image - eclemens - 11/13/2013 - 15:27 - 0 comments - 3 attachments