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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 ...

Podcasts - teller - 02/03/2021 - 14:35 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(28910) Ethnic Communities, German, Costumes, Detroit, 1954

A group of young women pose in various regional costumes for a Detroit News story. Front row: Miss Lucille Sims wears an outfit from the Black Forest, while Mrs. Robert J. Schoenfeld represents Salzburg, Austria. Back Row: Betty Schillenhoeller ...

Image - eclemens - 07/06/2012 - 09:39 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28084) Hoffa, Labor Day, Detroit, 2008

James Hoffa, Jr. addresses the crowd at the Labor Day celebration in downtown Detroit. Date:  2008-09-01 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Dale Rich (Labor Day, Urban Affairs, Dale Rich C ...

Image - eclemens - 02/15/2012 - 09:48 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33930) Street Views, Paradise Valley, Detroit

Street view of businesses along John R. Street at the corner of Columbia Avenue. Businesses include: Lipin's Hand Laundry (2134-2138 John R), unidentified tailor shop (possibly owned by Abraham Stoller), White Cabin Lunch, and Express Moving. At right, ...

Image - eclemens - 02/04/2016 - 12:53 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33761) 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 ...

Image - eclemens - 11/03/2017 - 14:54 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2466) Buildings, Construction, Cobo Hall, Groundbreaking Ceremony, Detroit, 1957

Mayor Albert Cobo and Frank Schamanski preside over the event as City Council members and their children break ground for the proposed Convention Center (Cobo Hall), Detroit, Michigan. Date:  July 23, 1957 Physdesc:  ...

Image - eclemens - 12/14/2010 - 11:53 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(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 ...

Image - eclemens - 05/18/2012 - 15:18 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(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 ...

Image - eclemens - 10/26/2015 - 16:24 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(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 ...

Image - eclemens - 04/27/2010 - 12:54 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28436) Musicians, Beatles, Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 1964

The Beatles perform to a sold-out crowd at Detroit's Olympia Stadium during their first American tour. Left to right: Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and John Lennon. Date:  1962 Physdesc:  Photog ...

Image - eclemens - 06/18/2012 - 15:10 - 0 comments - 3 attachments