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(2739) Districts, New Center, Detroit, Michigan, 1980

Looking northeast, an aerial view of the New Center area. The Fisher Building and the General Motors Building (now Cadillac Place) are visible at center. Date:  1980 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:&n ...

Image - eclemens - 07/07/2010 - 15:58 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(36711) Detroit Junior College, Athletics, Basketball Team, 1918-1919

A portrait of the Detroit Junior College1918-19 basketball team. Back Row: Rosenzeig, Atliviack, Walmoth, Donnely, D.L. Holmes. Front: Davidow, Blatt (Captain), McMillan. Date:  1918-1919 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 04/16/2018 - 10:33 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2783) Municipal/State/Federal Employees, Detroit Fire Department, Fires, Undated

Members of the Detroit Fire Department battle a blaze in a building near Griswold Street in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. The firefighters spray water from the floor of the alley and from a fire escape on the neighboring building. Date:  ...

Image - eclemens - 06/02/2010 - 10:06 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26593) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, "March to Freedom," Detroit, 1963

A bird's-eye view of Woodward Avenue and the estimated 125,000 civil rights demonstrators that participated in the "March to Freedom" in downtown Detroit. Date:  1963-06-23 Physdesc:  Photo negative Phot ...

Image - eclemens - 06/08/2011 - 08:27 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33777) Portraits, Children, 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, ...

Image - eclemens - 08/19/2021 - 10:47 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(11475) Mandela, Young, Bieber, Detroit, Michigan, 1990

Nelson Mandela dons a Detroit Pistons hat and jacket during his visit to Detroit, Michigan, June 1990. Left to right: Unknown, UAW president Owen Bieber, Winnie Mandela, Mayor Coleman Young, and Nelson Mandela. Date:  June 1990 ...

Image - eclemens - 02/18/2014 - 11:08 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

[Podcast] Don’t Buy Where You Can’t Work: Black-Owned Businesses and the Housewives League of Detroit

Allie Penn explains how her work on a grant-funded digitization project introduced her to the Housewives League of Detroit and led to a digital humanities project mapping Detroit Black-owned businesses from the 1930s through 1950s. Espousing ...

Podcasts - teller - 06/05/2020 - 16:05 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(2504) Buildings, City Hall, Demolition, Detroit, 1961

A close up view of workers attending to the “Floral Clock” on the lawn of the Old City Hall Building. Part of series. The building, a Renaissance Revival landmark created by architect James Anderson, took nearly 10 years to complete and was ded ...

Image - eclemens - 07/20/2010 - 14:44 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33822) Neighborhood Scenes, 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, ...

Image - eclemens - 08/19/2021 - 10:56 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33819) Street Scene, 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, ...

Image - eclemens - 08/19/2021 - 10:56 - 0 comments - 3 attachments