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(27832) Prohibition, Smuggling, Detroit, 1920s

A tunnel used to transport alcohol between buildings is discovered during a Prohibition raid in Detroit. Date:  Circa 1920s Physdesc:  Photo negative Photographer:  Detroit News Staff (Prohi ...

Image - eclemens - 01/13/2012 - 11:09 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(1702) Military, Navy Bond Drive, Detroit, Michigan, 1942

Three unidentified sailors stand on deck as a crowd looks on during a U.S. Navy Bond Drive at Campus Martius, Detroit, Michigan. NOTE: Official U.S. Navy Photograph Date:  1942 Physdesc:  Photograph ...

Image - eclemens - 06/29/2010 - 07:46 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(11509) Defense Work, Model City, Reuther, Detroit, Michgian, 1941

Walter Reuther (center) shares a proposed model city for Detroit’s defense workers, sponsored by the UAW-CIO. “Defense City” would ...

Image - eclemens - 10/22/2009 - 08:48 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(32348) Events, Firestone, Detroit Area Nuclear Weapons Freeze Committee, 1985

Bernie Firestone speaks to members and supporters of the Detroit Area Nuclear Weapons Freeze Committee at their “Hiroshima-Nagasaki Anniversary Event.” Date:  1985-08-08 Physdesc:  Photograph Photogr ...

Image - eclemens - 09/04/2014 - 14:57 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(9188) Buildings, Automobile Factories, Chrysler, Detroit, c. 1940s

An aerial view of the Chrysler Assembly Plant on Jefferson Avenue and the surrounding neighborhoods, Detroit, Michigan. In the background the Hudson Motor Car Company Plant is in view. Date:  Circa 1940s Physdesc:  ...

Image - eclemens - 07/21/2010 - 14:20 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(33785) Children Playing, Detroit

... Part of a series of photographs taken of children in Detroit’s Black Bottom neighborhood. Date:  1930s-1940s ...

Image - eclemens - 02/04/2016 - 12:57 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(5903) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, "March to Freedom," Detroit, 1963

Thousands rally against racial discrimination in downtown Detroit during the “Walk to Freedom” civil rights demonstration. Demonstrators carry signs that read "Integrate Before it is too Late," "Life, Liberty, Happiness Thru Work -- Give Us Job ...

Image - eclemens - 06/08/2011 - 10:10 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(11455) Chrysler Strike, Detroit, Michigan, 1939

John Dewey, a federal conciliator in many of the early UAW strikes, reads aloud the agreement that settled the 1939 Chrysler Strike, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  1939 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:&nbs ...

Image - eclemens - 11/17/2023 - 11:40 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(2464) Buildings, Construction, Cobo Hall, Dedication Ceremony, Detroit, 1960

Common council members and civic leaders attend the Cobo Hall Dedication ceremonies, Detroit, Michigan. Date:  October 13, 1960 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:  Tony Spina (Architecture, ...

Image - eclemens - 12/14/2010 - 11:56 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(31860) Dr. Leslie L. Hanawalt, Wayne State University Open House, Detroit, 1962

Dr. Leslie Hanawalt, professor within the English Department, shares a laugh with an unidentified woman during the 1962 Wayne State University Open House. Date:  1962 Physdesc:  Photograph Photographer:& ...

Image - eclemens - 04/29/2014 - 14:19 - 0 comments - 3 attachments