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(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

(32274) First World War, Return of Troops, 32nd Division, Detroit, 1919

Crowds fills the street to celebrate the return of the 32nd Division of the United States Army National Guard from the First World War. Date:  1919-05-12 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  ...

Image - eclemens - 08/05/2014 - 12:36 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(3982) Governor Frank Murphy, strike negotiations, Detroit, Michigan

Frank Murphy reads a statement to the press during the signing of agreement between the UAW and General Motors, Detroit, MI, . Date:  February 11, 1937 Photographer:  Unknown (Murphy, Frank, 1890-1949, UAW, UA ...

Image - eclemens - 12/17/2010 - 15:09 - 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

(32228) First World War, Women, War Work, Transportation, Detroit, 1918

A woman operates a railroad communications tower, presumably because her male predecessor has been sent to service in the First World War. Date:  1918-09 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  De ...

Image - eclemens - 08/01/2014 - 11:08 - 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

(25939) Demonstrations, "Walk to Freedom," McFall, King, Detroit, 1963

Martin Luther King, Jr. is greeted by Benjamin McFall, prominent mortician and Detroit Council on Human Rights co-chairman, as he arrives at Detroit Metropolitan Airport on the day of the “Walk to Freedom civil rights demonstration. Date:& ...

Image - eclemens - 06/15/2011 - 10:52 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32136) Draft & Recruitment, Navy, Detroit, 1917

A Naval recruit stands next to the grandstands at an unidentified event. Date:  1917 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit News, The Home Fron ...

Image - eclemens - 07/25/2014 - 16:35 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33665) Rationing, Points System, Detroit, 1943

Mrs. Fern Hansen shops for groceries using the new ration points system. Date:  1943-02-16 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Detroit (Mich.), Detroit News, The Hom ...

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

(32285) First World War, Return of Troops, 32nd DIvision, Parade, Detroit, 1919

A view of the anxious crowd at homecoming celebrations for soldiers from the 32nd Division of the United States Army National Guard. Date:  1919-05-12 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detr ...

Image - eclemens - 08/05/2014 - 16:36 - 0 comments - 3 attachments