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(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

(32238) First World War, Armistice Day, Detroit, 1918

Merriment in the streets of downtown Detroit as word spreads of the German surrender. Date:  1917-11-11 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit ...

Image - eclemens - 08/01/2014 - 15:23 - 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

(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

(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

(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

(33668) Transportation, Street Railway, Detroit, 1942

Portrait of Mrs. Marguerite Watson, the first wartime "conductorette" for the Detroit Street Railways System, at work. "Conductorettes" were trained and hired to replace workers drafted into military service. Date:  1942-11-20 ...

Image - eclemens - 11/11/2015 - 11:18 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30679) Streetscapes, Miami Sandwich Shop, Downtown Detroit, 1965

Exterior view of the Miami Sandwich Shop located at 829 Bates Street in downtown Detroit. Date:  1966-09 Physdesc:  Slide (Streetscapes and Storefronts: City Life in 1960s Detroit, Architecture, Detroit (Mich. ...

Image - eclemens - 11/11/2013 - 11:24 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30726) Urban Renewal, Black Bottom, Paradise Valley, Detroit, 1960s

Exterior view of an unidentified building on or near Hastings Street. Photograph taken as part of series on the historically Black neighborhoods that were dismantled during the Detroit Medical Center construction clearances. Date:  ...

Image - eclemens - 11/14/2013 - 13:57 - 0 comments - 3 attachments