Ford, Henry; Greenfield Village; Menlo Park. Francis Jehl taking members of Pioneers Club through Menlo Park; Francis Jehl in laboratory

Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

Ford, Henry; Greenfield Village; Menlo Park. Francis Jehl taking members of Pioneers Club through Menlo Park; Francis Jehl in laboratory

Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

Riviera Theater

Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

Riviera Theater

Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

Riviera Theater

Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

Riviera Theater

Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

The lost tiki palaces of Detroit: stories

From the Publisher: A quirky and compelling collection of short stories set in and around Detroit, by award-winning local writer Michael Zadoorian.

Trespassing: dirt stories & field notes

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Maurice Sugar: law, labor, and the left in Detroit, 1912-1950

It was Maurice Sugar, labor activist and lawyer for the United Auto Workers, who played a key role in guiding the newly-formed union through the treacherous legal terrain obstructing its development in the 1930s. He orchestrated the injunction hearings on the Dodge Main strike and defended the legality of the sit-down tactic. As the UAW's General Council, he wrote the union's constitution in 1939, a model of democratic thinking. Sugar worked with George Addes, UAW Secretary-Treasurer, to nurture…

The women were leaving the men: stories

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Veterans of Foreign Wars; Interior of Building; Formerly Institute of Arts.

Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

By cold water: poems

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Grand Army of the Republic; Encampment; At Ann Arbor; 1940. - Seated; Orlanda LeValley, 92 , of Caro;. David Plumadore, 95, of Detroit;. - Standing; Martin J. Warner, 94, of Grand Rapids; Eugene Owen, 92, of Grand Rapids; Leah Simpson of Detroit, GAR, Secretary; Albert C. Estabrook, 92, of Fremont; August F. Chappell, 95, of Detroit

Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

Rathbone, Perry T. in charge of Alger House Branch of Institute of Arts

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Ghost writers: us haunting them : contemporary Michigan literature

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Colleges; University of Michigan; Buildings; Rackham School of Graduate Studies.

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Colleges; University of Michigan; Buildings; Rackham School of Graduate Studies.

Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

Working detroit: the making of a union town

Babson recounts Detroit's odyssey from a bulwark of the "open shop" to the nation's foremost "union town." Through words and pictures, Working Detroit documents the events in the city's ongoing struggle to build an industrial society that is both prosperous and humane.

Babson begins his account in 1848 when Detroit has just entered the industrial era. He weaves the broader historical realties, such as Red Scare, World War, and economic depression into his account, tracing the ebb and flow …

Colleges; University of Detroit; Buildings; Miscellaneous. Rosemary Buckley and Ottilie Renz at opening of U of D

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Colleges; University of Detroit; Buildings; Miscellaneous. Rosemary Buckley and Ottilie Renz at opening of U of D

Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University