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Crowded conditions, offices, Detroit, Michigan

Students and faculty meet in a formerly commercial space that was turned into an administrative office because of overcrowded conditions throughout campus. Date:  circa 1940s Physdesc:  Photograph Photog ...

Image - pneirink - 11/05/2008 - 11:35 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32185) Red Cross, Post Office, Care Packages, Detroit, 1918

Members of the American Red Cross inspect Christmas packages at the Post Office. Date:  1918-10 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit News, Th ...

Image - eclemens - 07/28/2014 - 15:31 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33687) Celebrations, VJ Day, Detroit, 1945

Crowds fill the streets and rooftops of Campus Martius to celebrate the surrender of the Japanese. The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is at center. Date:  1945-08-14 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographe ...

Image - eclemens - 11/11/2015 - 12:59 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32203) Women, War Workers, Munitions, Detroit, 1918

War munitions workers at their stations. Date:  1918-05 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit News, The Home Front: 1914-1919, Urban Affairs, ...

Image - eclemens - 07/29/2014 - 12:16 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32117) Draft & Recruitment, Deployment, Crowd Scenes, Detroit, 1917-1918

Weeping women are held back by police officers as their family members and friends leave home to fight in World War I. Date:  1917-1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff ...

Image - eclemens - 07/25/2014 - 15:53 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28641) Riots, Housing, Sojourner Truth, Detroit Police, 1942

Detroit Police attempt to disperse a crowd of white men, some of whom are armed with bats, from the area surrounding the Sojourner Truth Housing Projects. The men wanted to keep their neighborhood segregated from the African American families who were p ...

Image - eclemens - 06/15/2012 - 04:59 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32113) Draft & Recruitment, Deployment, Detroit, 1917

Friends and family members watch as recent recruits and draftees embark for Camp Custer. Date:  1917 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit New ...

Image - eclemens - 07/25/2014 - 15:14 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33692) Celebrations, VJ Day, Downtown Detroit, 1945

Servicemen and their sweethearts celebrate the end of the Second World War. Date:  1945-08-14 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit News, The ...

Image - eclemens - 11/11/2015 - 13:07 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2503) Buildings, City Hall, Demolition, Detroit, 1953

An aerial view of Old City Hall., Detroit, Michigan. The building, a Renaissance Revival landmark created by architect James Anderson, took nearly 10 years to complete and was dedicated on July 4, 1871. Located on Campus Martius, it served as the ba ...

Image - eclemens - 07/20/2010 - 14:55 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33660) Anti-War Movement, Students, Detroit, 1941

A fabricated graveyard covers the lawn of the Junior College as students participate in an anti-war demonstration. Date:  1941-05-13 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff ...

Image - eclemens - 11/10/2015 - 17:58 - 0 comments - 3 attachments