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(34342) Wayne University; Commencement , Detroit, Michigan, 1948

Graduates march down Putnam St. and into the Rackham Building while a marching band plays on the steps. Date:  1948-06 Physdesc:  Photo negative (Detroit (Mich.), Education, Higher, Rites and ceremonies, Unive ...

Image - drice - 05/05/2016 - 12:11 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33635) World War II, Memorials, Beer Gardens, Detroit, 1942

The hats of neighborhood men enlisted in the armed services hand above the bar at the Kenwood Bar in Detroit. Date:  1942-09-30 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (D ...

Image - eclemens - 11/05/2015 - 13:50 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(27952) Angela Davis, Speeches, Detroit, 1970s

Activist Angela Davis speaks during an unidentified demonstration in Detroit. Date:  1970s Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Civil rights, Davis, Angela Y. (Angela ...

Image - eclemens - 03/06/2013 - 16:49 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30665) Urban Renewal, Black Bottom, Paradise Valley, Detroit, 1960s

View of artwork painted on the exterior of a storefront church located at 3650 At. Antoine. Photograph taken as part of series on the historically Black neighborhoods that were dismantled during the Detroit Medical Center construction clearances. ...

Image - eclemens - 11/13/2013 - 11:50 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32188) Red Cross, Bandage Making, Detroit, 1917-1918

Members of the Detroit Branch of the American Red Cross make bandages to be used overseas during the First World War. Date:  1917-1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff ...

Image - eclemens - 07/28/2014 - 16:06 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32263) First World War, Army, 119th Field Artillery, Detroit, 1917-1919

Members of the U.S. Army's 119th Field Artillery march in a parade through downtown Detroit. Note: Although the negative is undated, it is assumed that this image was taken upon the return of the troops in 1919, based on the Liberty Bond statue see ...

Image - eclemens - 08/04/2014 - 23:37 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33612) Recruitment, Navy, Campus Martius, Detroit, 1942

Naval recruits make their way through downtown Detroit. The Soldier's and Sailor's monument and City Hall are in view in the background. Date:  1942-09-23 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  D ...

Image - eclemens - 10/27/2015 - 15:24 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33645) Air Raid Drills, Detroit, 1942

Air raid wardens practice spotting and extinguishing fires during a drill held on the roof of the Crowley Milner Department Store in downtown Detroit. Date:  1942-03-11 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photogra ...

Image - eclemens - 11/09/2015 - 15:20 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Newsclipping, Detroit Free Press

500 students in new (engineering) college. Date:  1933 (University Archives, Wayne State University — Places) ...

Image - astankrauff - 11/05/2008 - 11:36 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(27835) Prohibition, Enforcement, Raids, Detroit, 1920s

Officers pose with a cache of alcohol captured during a raid. In the background is a large pile of suitcases, presumably used to transport the contraband throughout Detroit. Date:  Circa 1920s Physdesc:  Photo negati ...

Image - eclemens - 01/13/2012 - 11:10 - 0 comments - 3 attachments