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(28593) Race Riots, Violence, Detroit, 1943

A group of young white men turn a car on its side, in front of a White Tower Hamburger restaurant in during race riots of 1943. Date:  1943-06-21 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit Ne ...

Image - eclemens - 06/08/2012 - 12:25 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32119) Draft & Recruitment, Deployment, Detroit, 1917-1918

Draftees and recent recruits are paraded down the street as they prepare to depart for Camp Custer. Date:  1917-1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mic ...

Image - eclemens - 07/25/2014 - 15:57 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32121) Draft & Recruitment, Lines, Detroit, 1917-1918

A dog waits patiently as his master waits in line to register for service. Date:  1917-1918 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit News, The Ho ...

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

(32123) Draft & Recruitment, Deployment, Crowd Scenes, Detroit, 1917-1918

Crowds watching from rooftops on Woodward Avenue as draftees and recruits prepare to leave for Camp Custer. Date:  32123 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Collection (Det ...

Image - eclemens - 07/25/2014 - 16:09 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32270) First World War, Return of Troops, 16th Engineers, Detroit, 1919

Mrs. R.H. Strohmer and Mr. William Livingstone present the flag to Col. Harry Burgess at Michigan Central Station upon the return of the 16th Engineers from the First World War. Date:  1919-05 Physdesc:  Photo negati ...

Image - eclemens - 08/05/2014 - 12:21 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32241) First World War, Armistice Day, Detroit, 1918

Crowds gather to celebrate the end of the First World War with Kaiser Wilhelm II hanging in effigy from a pole and the National Silk Company in the background. Date:  1918-11-11 Physdesc:  Photo negative ...

Image - eclemens - 08/01/2014 - 15:46 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(27841) Prohibition, Smuggling, Detroit River, 1930

Rum-runners bring alcohol across the frozen Detroit River in sleds. Date:  1930-02-10 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.), Prohibition ...

Image - eclemens - 01/13/2012 - 11:36 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32118) Draft & Recruitment, Deployment, Crowd Scenes, Detroit, 1917-1918

A distraught woman holding an infant in her arms stares though an iron gate at men leaving for World War I. Date:  32118 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit ...

Image - eclemens - 07/25/2014 - 15:55 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(1673) Historical, Excavations, Downtown Detroit, 1947

Dr. M.M. Quaife, O.W. Burke, Alvin E. Harley, and Clarence E. Day stand atop an excavation that shows artifacts from the French, English and American settlements of Detroit, Michigan. Amidst the ruble was found a bridge, a building foundation, crockery, ...

Image - eclemens - 07/02/2010 - 10:30 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(30738) Merrill-Palmer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, Circa 1920s

Nursery school children are weighed at Merrill-Palmer Institute, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  Circa 1920s Physdesc:  Slide Photographer:  Unknown (Child care, Child development, Education, Pres ...

Image - drice - 09/09/2019 - 07:49 - 0 comments - 3 attachments