Description: This U.S. flag was made of nylon displaying 49 stars with gold fringe. The maker's label indicates it was manufactured in Detroit Michigan. The 49th star was added for Alaska on January 3, 1959. Hawaii soon followed in August of 1959. Nylon was the first synthetic fabric composed entirely of petrochemicals. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65293_001
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Military flags; Stars & Stripes; Acrylic--nylon;
Places: Detroit (Michigan)
 

Description: Type K radial loader made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio. It is loading coal into a truck owned by the P. Koenig Coal Company, Detroit Michigan, 1920. The loader was self-propelled and could be driven into a pile of coal at a slow speed. At a higher speed, the loader could be driven from one pile to another by the operator. Jeffrey advertised that this loader could do the work of 5 to 10 men. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01415
Subjects: Trucks; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
Places: Detroit (Michigan)
 

Description: This photograph depicts the Michigan Bell Telephone Company building in Detroit, Michigan designed by Smith, Hinchman, and Grylls. Youngstown pipe was used in this building. On the photo is written: "MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE CO. DETROIT YOUNGSTOWN PIPE" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B03F47_010
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Construction; Steel industry; Detroit (Mich.); Smith, Hinchman & Grylls Associates
Places: Detroit (Michigan); Wayne County (Michigan)
 

Description: Thousands of fugitive slaves crossed into freedom in Canada over this river in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. This photograph, from Alvord and Company, was made from an 1850 image in the C. M. Burton collection. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03077
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Michigan; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Detroit (Michigan); Wayne County (Michigan)
 

Description: A salesperson assists a woman trying on a wedding dress at Saks Fifth Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, photographed by Joe Munroe in 1940. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05920
Subjects: Department stores; Clothing and dress; Stores and shops; Retail trade
Places: Detroit (Michigan)
 

Description: This photograph is an advertisement depicting the Fox Theatre Company Building at Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. Elmer George Kiehler designed this building. Below the photo is written: "FOX THEATRE BLDG WOODWARD AVE DETROIT" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B03F47_006
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Construction; Steel industry; Fox Theatre Building (Detroit, Mich.); Crane, C. Howard (Charles Howard), 1885-1952
Places: Detroit (Michigan); Wayne County (Michigan)
 

Description: This photograph depicts the Fisher Building in Detroit, Michigan. Youngstown-Buckeye conduit was used in the building. On the photo is written: "FISHER BUILDING DETROIT YOUNGSTOWN BUCKEYE CONDUIT" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B03F47_007
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Construction; Steel industry; Fisher building, Detroit
Places: Detroit (Michigan); Wayne County (Michigan)
 

Description: This photograph depicts the Book Tower Building in Detroit, Michigan. Youngstown-Buckeye conduit was used in the building. On the photo is written: "BOOK TOWER BLDG. DETROIT YOUNGSTOWN BUCKEYE CONDUIT" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B03F47_011
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Construction; Steel industry; Detroit (Mich.)
Places: Detroit (Michigan); Wayne County (Michigan)
 

Description: George W. Clark was involved in the Underground Railroad in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. This engraving was done by Blomgren Brothers. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03075
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Michigan; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Detroit (Michigan); Wayne County (Michigan)
 

Description: Official program of the West Virginia State vs. Wilberforce University football game played at the University of Detroit in Detroit, Michigan on Thanksgiving Day, November 20, 1941. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS6_B08F03_01
Subjects: Wilberforce University; Historical Black Colleges and Universities; Sports
Places: Wilberforce (University); Wilberforce (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio); Detroit (Michigan)
 

Description: Seymour Finney kept a station on the Underground Railroad in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. This cabinet card is from Arthur and Philbric, 204 and 206 Woodward Ave, Detroit. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03076
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Michigan; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Detroit (Michigan); Wayne County (Michigan)
 

Description: Seymour Finney kept fugitive slaves in his barn in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. The Chamber of Commerce Building shown in this photograph is standing where the barn once stood. This photograph was taken by Abrams, ca. 1885-1900. The men in the photograph are not identified. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03078
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Michigan; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Detroit (Michigan); Wayne County (Michigan)