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Construction of Jeffries public housing in Detroit

Six children stand on sidewalk in African American neighborhood of two-story sided houses, in Detroit, Michigan.

Houghten Elementary School

A dense crowd of striking General Motors workers, some flashing victory signs.

Former location of the Old Redford branch of the Detroit Public Library

View of smokestacks at the Ford Motor Company River Rouge Plant in Dearborn, Michigan designed by Albert Kahn. "Wasting no time on architectural niceties, he [Kahn] employed a steel frame with broad spans and walls that were unbroken expanses of…

Promotional film made for the City of Detroit, an unsuccessful bidder for the Olympic Games. With views of city highways, automobile manufacturing, a diverse population, and social activities, all shot prior to the city's economic decline.

Group of people, primarily African Americans, gather to protest the actions of a Detroit Police Department undercover decoy unit called S.T.R.E.S.S. (Stop the Robberies Enjoy Safe Streets).

View of Detroit's new Renaissance Center; a derelict building and cars in a parking lot are in the foreground.

Detroit Police Station, 16th Precinct