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(28846) Political Campaigns, John Kennedy, Labor Day, Detroit, 1960

Senator John F. Kennedy, Soapy Williams and John Swainson drive down Woodward Avenue heading towards Cadillac Square during the annual Labor Day celebration. Date:  1960-09-05 Photographer:  Tony Spina (Kenne ...

Image - eclemens - 08/29/2012 - 11:26 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(25696) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, "March to Freedom," Detroit, 1963

... Luther King, Jr. makes his way towards the front of Detroit’s Cobo Hall at the conclusion of the “Walk to Freedom” civil ...

Image - eclemens - 11/30/2017 - 11:47 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(27866) Prohibition, U.S. Customs Patrol, Detroit River, 1932

A fleet of U.S. Customs patrol boats heads out into the Detroit River in search of rum-runners and smugglers. Date:  1932-04-16 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (D ...

Image - eclemens - 01/17/2012 - 11:12 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28067) Strikes, Newspaper Strike, Detroit, 1997

Gloria Corbin holds a picket in support of the Detroit Newspaper Strike. Date:  1997 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Dale Rich (Newspaper employees, Newspaper publishing, Urban Affairs, ...

Image - eclemens - 02/15/2012 - 15:23 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(3906) Strike ends, contract, Detroit, Michigan

Officials sign the contract and end the Flint Sit Down Strike, Detroit, Michgian. Front left: Wyndam Mortimer of the UAW. To his right is Michigan Governor Frank Murphy. Date:  February 11, 1937 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 12/17/2010 - 15:12 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(45818) Detroit Incinerator: We Say No

A poster on the back of an anti-incinerator publication proclaims: "Detroit Incinerator: We Say No!" From the Thomas Stephens Papers. Date:  undated Physdesc:  Poster (Detroit trash incinerator, Detroit--soci ...

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(30816) Architecture, Detail, Detroit, 1965

Detail of decorative architectural features on an unidentified building. Date:  1965-12 Physdesc:  Slide (Streetscapes and Storefronts: City Life in 1960s Detroit, Architecture, Detroit (Mich.)) ...

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(2947) Demonstration, Civil Rights, Poor People's Campaign, Detroit, 1968

African-American men march down Woodward Ave. during a Poor People’s Campaign deomnstration, Detroit, Michigan. Two of the men hold a sign that reads “I Have a Dream” that has a dead rat hanging from it. Date:  May 13, 1968 ...

Image - eclemens - 09/09/2014 - 11:30 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28839) Presidents, Lyndon Johnson, Detroit, 1964

President Johnson meets with Michigan political leaders at Cobo Hall. Governor John Swainson, U.S. Senator Phil Hart, Soapy Williams and Neil Staebler are all in attendance. Date:  1964 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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(30716) Streetscapes, Cadillac Square, Downtown Detroit, 1965

A view of the Wayne County Building in Cadillac Square. Date:  1965-11 Physdesc:  Slide (Streetscapes and Storefronts: City Life in 1960s Detroit, Architecture, Detroit (Mich.), Urban Affairs) ...

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