Public Relations and Social Media

"Last Pictures of Jimmy Hoffa," proof sheet, 1975

eclemens — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 14:31:09 -0400

Negatives taken by Free Press photographer Tony Spina of Jimmy Hoffa on the morning of Hoffa's disappearance.

(2207_3) Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, 1939

eclemens — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 13:56:40 -0400

A view of graves at Elmwood Cemetery.

(33928) HistoryPin Tour Map: Detroit in World War II

eclemens — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 15:45:00 -0500

Screenshot of our HistoryPin tour on the Detroit in World War II.

(46733) Dance, Cecchetti Method, 1970s

eclemens — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 08:59:03 -0400

A view of students participating in a Ceccheti Method dance class.

(46803) Alvin Ailey dancers, circa 1963

eclemens — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 15:51:52 -0400

Members of the Alvin Ailey dance troupe perform.

Image was used in conjunction with the WSU 1963 Emancipation Celebration.

(47214) Sen. Humphrey, Reuther Library Dedication, 1975

eclemens — Fri, 23 May 2025 10:58:14 -0400

Senator Hubert Humphrey is all smiles as he dodges demonstrators on his way to speak at the dedication ceremony for the Walter P. Reuther Library.

(vmc10489) Michigan Avenue, Before widening, Detroit, 1930

eclemens — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 14:05:05 -0400

A high angle view of Michigan Avenue before it was widened, looking east toward 8th Street from Church Street. Vernor Furniture Company, American Rescue Workers, Beresh Jewelers, and Peoples Wayne County Bank are in view.

(vmc28912) Michigan Avenue, Near Trumbull, Detroit, 1977

eclemens — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 14:11:06 -0400

Traffic passes through Corktown's Michigan Avenue near Trumbull after the street was widened. Old Tiger Stadium, Nemo's Bar, and Louie's Place stand on the north side of the street.

(vmc4647) Michigan Avenue, Skid Row, Detroit, 1953

eclemens — Wed, 26 May 2021 07:31:09 -0400

A view of Michigan Avenue between 2nd and 3rd Streets, an area known at mid-century as part of Detroit's "Skid Row."

2023 Homecoming Open House

mbanes — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 09:01:03 -0400

Alison Stankrauff, 2017

teller — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 08:10:55 -0400

Alison Stankrauff at the Wayne State University School of Information Sciences Alumni Party, September 2017.

Ann Fletcher, Ford Rouge Patent Draftsman, 1954

teller — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:32:21 -0400

May 14, 1954 article from the Ford Motor Company's Ford Rouge News about Society of Women Engineers member Ann Fletcher, the company's only patent draftsman. From: Society of Women Engineers National Records, Box 83.

Article, Women Engineers Help Detroit Grow, 1954

teller — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 12:12:05 -0400

March 22, 1954 article from the Detroit News about women engineers' contributions to Detroit's postwar economic growth. From: Society of Women Engineers National Records, Box 83.

Dallas Pillen, circa 2019

teller — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 16:04:37 -0400

Portrait of Dallas Pillen, circa 2019.

Decentralization Districts

mcourtney — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:43:39 -0500

Diagram from “The 8 Regions of Decentralization …. Some Answers,” published by New Detroit, an organization focused on addressing racial inequality formed in Detroit in 1967. Image shows 8 areas of the city meant to give power to local needs in schools.

Denise Szykula and Dennis East

mcourtney — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 08:51:37 -0400

Denise Szykula and Dennis East rehearsing "Private Passion Private Pain." From the Denise Szykula Papers.

Detail of "Political Campaigns" case display

eclemens — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:38:37 -0500

Detail of material used in the "Political Campaigns" case display at the Reuther Library.

Dr. Philip Mason and Dr. Louis Jones

mcourtney — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:58:22 -0400

Dr. Philip Mason (left) during his oral history interview with Dr. Louis Jones (right).

Dr. Philip Mason in the Reuther Library reading room

mcourtney — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 10:38:12 -0400

Dr. Mason seated in the Reuther Library holding a book.

Emancipation Proclamantion Centennial

srafferty — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 14:05:47 -0400

Event flyer: Alan Reuther book event with special guest Shawn Fain

eclemens — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 07:40:08 -0500

Event flyer: Alan Reuther book event with special guest Shawn Fain.
Thursday, March 27, 2025
6:00 p.m.

Exterior view of Von Stueben School

eclemens — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 13:33:46 -0400

An exterior view of Von Steuben School, located at 12300 Linnhurst Street, Detroit, Michigan.

Folklore Archives, Irish

eclemens — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 15:32:44 -0400

Close view of the Folklore Archives' card catalog.

Folklore, Loup Garou, Grosse Pointe Farms

eclemens — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 21:18:49 -0400

Snapshot of a large boulder on the grounds of the Grosse Pointe Farms Water Filtration and Pumping Station, located at the corner of Chalfonte Avenue and Kerby Road.

The rock, moved from its original location on the waterline near Provencal Road, is said to be the same one from the 17th century "Loup Garou" legend, and contains the "paw print" of the beast.

Fresh Air Society, Camp Tamarack, Belle Isle, 1902

teller — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 10:24:57 -0400

Detroit children participating in a summer camp, probably on Belle Isle, organized by the Fresh Air Society, circa 1902. Records from the Fresh Air Society and Camp Tamarack are included in the JCA Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Records.

Gay Liberator, Number 15

slebovitz — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 07:46:57 -0400

Gay Liberator, Number 43

slebovitz — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 07:43:20 -0400

Handwritten letter from E.B. White, 1952

slebovitz — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:19:51 -0400

Handwritten Oscar Wilde letter, 1882

slebovitz — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:05:52 -0400

HistoryPin Tour: Detroit's Chinese Community

eclemens — Sat, 27 May 2017 07:16:15 -0400

Title graphic for HistoryPin tour on Detroit's Chinese Community.

IWW Poster Collage

eclemens — Fri, 01 May 2020 12:11:49 -0400

Collage of posters from the IWW Audiovisual Materials, made for blog post.

Jack White, Flora Hommel, Coleman Young

Public Relations Team — Fri, 22 May 2015 12:47:53 -0400

From left to right: Jack White (Teamsters leader), Flora Hommel, Coleman Young.

Joins 36th District Bench

mcourtney — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:02:01 -0400

Clipping of image of Judge Adam Shakoor (right) signing the Oath of Office for Judge David Martin Bradfield.

Judge Avern Cohn in 2002

mcourtney — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 16:18:25 -0500

Judge Avern Cohn in 2002.

Judge Avern L. Cohn, 2002

aergas — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 11:04:06 -0400

Juneteenth Celebration flyer

srafferty — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 14:19:55 -0400

Detroit Branch NAACP - YOUNG ADULT COMMITTEE
Juneteenth National Freedom Day

The 131 - Year Commemoration of the 1863 signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

Wednesday, June 19, 1996
Noon - 6:00pm

Karen Turk and Hank

mcourtney — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 15:06:34 -0400

2020 Ronald Raven Awardee Karen Turk working from home with her dog Hank.

Labor Archives Building Fifth Floor, 1969

slebovitz — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 10:39:51 -0400

Labor Archives Building First Floor, 1966

slebovitz — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 10:42:19 -0400

Labor Archives Building Second Floor, 1966

slebovitz — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 10:42:34 -0400

Labor Archives Building Third and Fourth Floors, 1969

slebovitz — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 23:11:28 -0400

Labor History Archives Building design, 1964

slebovitz — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 10:24:53 -0400

Leggett Papers Survey

mcourtney — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 10:22:28 -0400

An image from one of John Leggett's research surveys related to Leggett's book Class, Race, and Labor: Working Class Consciousness in Detroit.

Lucille Pieti, All Alone With 300 Men, 1954

teller — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:47:08 -0400

February 14, 1954 article from Parade magazine written by Lucille Pieti about engineering as a career for women and her experience as the only woman in a class of three hundred engineering students at Wayne University. From: Society of Women Engineers National Records, Box 83.

Lucille Pieti, Technical Questions on Motors Don't Stump Chrysler's Lady Engineer, 1953

teller — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 12:01:03 -0400

January 23, 1953 article in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle about Lucille Pieti's work explaining the technical specifications of vehicles on display during the Chrysler Corporation's New Worlds In Motion Automobile Show. From: Society of Women Engineers National Records, Box 83.

Maria Gonzalez

mcourtney — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 13:31:19 -0400

Portrait of Maria Gonzalez in her youth.

Mary Wallace, Rory, Detroit Lions Exhibit Opening, 2006

teller — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:44:38 -0500

Mary Wallace and Rory (official Detroit Lions mascot) at the 2006 Reuther Library exhibit opening celebrating the Detroit Lions.

Mary Wallace, Rory, Detroit Lions Exhibit Opening, 2006

teller — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:42:03 -0500

Reuther Library audiovisual archivist Mary Wallace and Rory (official Detroit Lions mascot) at the 2006 Detroit Lions exhibit opening, Detroit.

Mattie Duggan and Nathaniel Arndts presenting a poster on the Michigan Black History Bibliography

mcourtney — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 10:49:19 -0400

Mattie Duggan and Nathaniel Frick presenting Wayne State's student SAA chapter poster at a conference.

Max M. Fisher and Gerald R. Ford

Public Relations Team — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 09:55:39 -0400

Max M. Fisher, with President Gerald R. Ford, in the Oval Office, circa 1975.