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(33615) Recruitment, Army, Detroit, 1941

Captain Jack Morgan gives physical examinations to Army volunteers. The young men were part of a rush in enlistment in the days following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Date:  1941-12-11 Physdesc:  Photograph (D ...

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(26901) Labor Day Parade, Detroit, 1966

A view of the front line of the 1966 Labor Day Parade. Date:  1966-09 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Unknown (Cavanagh, Jerome P., Detroit (Mich.), Detroit--politics and government, I ...

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(1724) Parades, Labor Day, Detroit, 1956

Mayor Miriam, U.S. Senator McNamara, U.S. Senator Phil Hart, and other political figures walk on Woodward Ave during the annual Labor Day Parade, Detroit, Michigan. In the back ground the old city hall is in view. Date:  September 3, 1 ...

Image - eclemens - 08/25/2010 - 10:13 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26141) Purple Gang, Collingwood Massacre, Detroit, 1931

Crowds gather outside of 1720 Collingwood as police investigate the quadruple homicide in apartment 211. Caption reads: “Photograph of a DeSoto sedan, license plate # 283-757, taken in front of 1720 Collingwood Ave in the company of Inspector Navr ...

Image - eclemens - 07/19/2012 - 13:51 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28863) Presidents, Richard Nixon, George Romney, Economic Club of Detroit, 1960s

Governor George Romney and Richard Nixon take the stage at the Economic Club of Detroit. Date:  1960s Photographer:  Tony Spina (Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994, Romney, George, Tony Spina - Por ...

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(28850) Political Campaigns, John Kennedy, G. Mennen Williams, Detroit, 1960

... Williams share a laugh at an unidentified event held in Detroit’s Book Cadillac Hotel. Date:  1960-10 ...

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[Podcast] No Equal Justice: The Legal and Civil Rights Legacy of George W. Crockett Jr.

Peter Hammer describes the life and legacy of civil rights icon George W. Crockett, Jr. A Black lawyer who fought racism and defended constitutional rights in landmark cases in the 1940s through the 1960s, Crockett brought his ethos to the De ...

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(1688) Poverty Scenes, Michigan Ave., Detroit, 1950s

... Detroit, Michigan. NOTE: Part of an expose series on Detroit’s “Skid Row” along Michigan Ave. between Washington Blvd. and ...

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(2934) Parks, Aerial View, Belle Isle, Detroit, 1980

An aerial view of the MacArthur Bridge, Belle Isle, and ice floes in the Detroit River, Detroit, Michigan. At the lower right corner the U.S. Rubber Plant is in view. Date:  1980 Physdesc:  Photograph P ...

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(28597) Race Riots, Detroit, Aftermath, 1943

Ten ruined automobiles sit in the impound lot of the Detroit Police Department. The vehicles were destroyed by mobs during the race riots of 1943. Date:  1943-06-22 Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographe ...

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