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(26045) Riots, Rebellions, Curfew Violations, East Side, 1967

... 1967. The arrest took place of the Jefferson Ave. side of Belle Isle. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-28 ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 14:08 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28316) Ethnic Communities, Hungarian, Social Clubs and Organizations, 1940

... tradtional costume during the Vero Hay Society picnic on Belle Isle. Date:  1940-07-04 Physdesc:  ...

Image - eclemens - 06/15/2012 - 12:44 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26108) Riots, Rebellions, Arrests, 1967

Police officers with a curfew violator on Jefferson near Belle Isle Bridge. A knife was found on one of the two men arrested. Courtesy ...

Image - eclemens - 06/12/2023 - 10:26 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(26046) Riots, Rebellions, Curfew Violation, East Side, 1967

... 1967. The arrest took place of the Jefferson Ave. side of Belle Isle. Courtesy Detroit News Collection. Date:  1967-07-28 ...

Image - eclemens - 05/06/2017 - 14:05 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Collection Focus: Wayne University Illustrated Map, 1939 - Part 1

... held annual intramural sports competitions on Belle Isle (see picture at right), and as late as 1968, the school sponsored student ... 1914, when it was replaced by organized class contests on Belle Isle. The Belle Isle class contests continued when the College of ...

Blog entry - cwesterman - 02/11/2020 - 17:11 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

(28626) Martha Jean "The Queen" Steinberg, Radio Host, Detroit, 1960s

... Fisherman, was held at in the waters surrounding Detroit's Belle Isle. Date:  1960s Physdesc:  Photograph ...

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(2919) Skyline, Detroit, Riverfront, Downriver View

... downtown district, and rail yards, Detroit, Michigan. Belle Isle can be seen in the background in the center of the Detroit River. ...

Image - eclemens - 01/30/2013 - 13:39 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Folklore Fridays: Halloween Edition

... by Dave Sprybrook in 1969, and involves a haunting on Belle Isle. It is a classic “white lady” story in which a woman in white haunts a ...

Blog entry - eclemens - 11/20/2017 - 13:46 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Subject Focus: Poet Laureate Philip Levine at Wayne State University

... drew upon his memories of the 1943 race riot that began on Belle Isle and claimed 34 lives. The Wayne State University Archives are open to ...

Blog entry - cwesterman - 02/16/2015 - 14:20 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(10703) Freeways, Lodge, Construction, Detroit, Michigan, 1954

... the center is the Lodge Freeway under construction. Belle Isle can be seen at the top, center. Date:  1954 ...

Image - eclemens - 01/06/2021 - 11:25 - 0 comments - 3 attachments