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(31866) Prohibition, Speakeasies, Stork Club, Detroit, 1932

An exterior view of the Stork Club, a speakeasy located at 47 Rowena Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. The establishment was frequented by members of the Purple Gang. Date:  1932-06-20 Physdesc:  Photograph (Detroi ...

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(11760) Portrait, Taro Yamasaki, Detroit, 1981

Taro Yamasaki celebrating after winning the Pulitzer Prize for feature photography, Detroit, Michigan. Left to right: David Lawrence Jr. (executive editor), Sandy White (director of graphics), Taro Yamasaki, Neal Shine (managing editor). Photog ...

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[Podcast] Bootlegged Aliens: How Undocumented Immigrants from Canada in the 1920s Shaped American Immigration Policy

Dr. Ashley Johnson Bavery explains how undocumented European immigrants coming over the Canadian border to work in the Detroit auto industry in the 1920s and 1930s spurred nativist discourse, influenced government policies toward illegal immi ...

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(2785) Municipal/State/Federal Employees, Detroit Fire Department, Fires, 1963

Firefighters attempt to save Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church from the five-alarm fire that consumed the neighboring Briggs Manufacturing Plant at 3100 Meldrum Ave. Detroit, Michigan. Both the church and the plant were total losses. Date ...

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(2940) Parades, Riverama, "Cadillac's Landing", Detroit, 1955

Men in costume recreate Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac’s landing at Detroit in 1701 during the opening of the Riverama Celebration, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  August 1955 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographe ...

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(28284) Ethnic Communities, Japanese, Detroit, Customs, 1955

Michiko Bracey poses for a photograph while dressed in traditional costume. Photograph ran in the Women’s Section of the Detroit News, possibly as a wedding feature. Date:  1955-11-15 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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(2784) Municipal/State/Federal Employees, Detroit Fire Department, Fires, 1950s

Firefighters spray a burning department store building with water as a store mannequin, placed at a lamppost by the firefighters for humor, looks away, Detroit, Michigan. Photographer's caption: “The Innocent Bystander” Date:  ...

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(33808) Street Scenes, Children Playing, Near East Side, Detroit

... Part of a series of photographs taken of children in Detroit’s Near East Side. The area includes the Brush Park, Paradise Valley, ...

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(36736) Detroit Junior College, Athletics, Cunningham, 1920s

A portrait of "'Cam' Cunningham in his football kit. Cunningham played on the Detroit Junior College's football (Capt.), basketball, and track teams between 1921-1923. Date:  1920s Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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(33809) Street Scenes, Children Playing, Black Bottom, Detroit

... Part of a series of photographs taken of children in Detroit’s Near East Side. The area includes the Brush Park, Paradise Valley, ...

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