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(32111) Draft & Recruitment, Deployment, Detroit, 1917-1918

A mother sends her son to war. Date:  1917-1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit News, The Home Front: 1914-1919, Urban Affairs, World War, 191 ...

Image - eclemens - 07/25/2014 - 14:57 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32230) First World War, Women, War Work, Transportation, Detroit, 1917-1918

Female streetcar conductors, brought into service after their male predecessors left for war, pose for a group photograph near the terminal. Date:  1917-1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  ...

Image - eclemens - 08/26/2014 - 09:55 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(DN_1119) NAACP, Pickets, Housing Discrimination, Detroit, 1963

Members of the NAACP picket the apartment building at 647 W. Warren for discriminative housing practices, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1963-07-13 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News ...

Image - eclemens - 05/11/2011 - 14:26 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30732) Streetscapes, Downtown Detroit, 1966

A view of downtown Detroit taken from Grand River Avenue. Date:  1966 Physdesc:  Slide (Streetscapes and Storefronts: City Life in 1960s Detroit, Architecture, Detroit (Mich.), Urban Affairs) ...

Image - eclemens - 11/12/2013 - 11:23 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32126) Draft & Recruitment, Deployment, Detroit, 1918

A group of draftees and recruits, some carrying suitcases or valises, walk through an unidentified building, possibly Michigan Central Station (M.C.R.R.) as they prepare to leave for Camp Custer. Date:  1918 Physdesc:&nbs ...

Image - eclemens - 07/25/2014 - 16:16 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32201) First World War, Civilian Support, Detroit, 1918

A view of a Recreation Department sponsored parade in support of soldiers fighting in the World War I. Children carry farming tools and a banner that reads: "Food will win the war -- don't waste it!." Another pushes a wheelbarrow of potatoes and cabbage ...

Image - eclemens - 07/29/2014 - 12:08 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33614) Draft and Recruitment, Army, Detroit, 1942

Recent draftees and recruits march down to Fort Street towards the U.S. Army Induction Center. Date:  1942-06-03 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.), Det ...

Image - eclemens - 10/27/2015 - 16:20 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(1667) War Industry, Second World War, Eureka Gas Mask Factory, Detroit, 1941

Female war workers assemble gas masks at the Eureka Gas Mask Factory on Fort Street in downtown Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1941 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina (Tony Spina - G ...

Image - eclemens - 07/07/2010 - 15:28 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(vmc28912) Michigan Avenue, Near Trumbull, Detroit, 1977

Traffic passes through Corktown's Michigan Avenue near Trumbull after the street was widened. Old Tiger Stadium, Nemo's Bar, and Louie's Place stand on the north side of the street. Date:  1977-04-04 Physdesc:  Photo ...

Image - eclemens - 06/07/2021 - 14:11 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30733) Streetscapes, Downtown Detroit, 1969

A view from above of an alleyway in downtown Detroit. Date:  1969 Physdesc:  Slide (Streetscapes and Storefronts: City Life in 1960s Detroit, Architecture, Detroit (Mich.), Urban Affairs) ...

Image - eclemens - 11/13/2013 - 15:52 - 0 comments - 3 attachments