Name: Detroit Memories III: A Pictorial History of the Early Years and the 1950s
Brand: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI)
SKU: 9781597258760
Price: 35.95 USD
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ISBN: 9781597258760

Detroit Memories III: A Pictorial History of the Early Years and the 1950s

Large crowd on the embankment and in canoes as a concert band plays music under the gazebo in Belle Isle Park, circa 1907.Courtesy Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Detroit Publishing Company Collection / #LC-DIG-det-4a22395

Actors Debbie Reynolds and Glenn Ford with a 1955 Lincoln Futura automobile. This experimental car was featured in the 1959 film, It Started with a Kiss.Courtesy Detroit Public Library / #na030002

Wabash Railway’s railyard along the western riverfront, taken from the Ambassador Bridge, circa 1952. Wabash Railway’s car ferry Detroit of Detroit is docked on the right. In the background are the adjacent railyards of Chesapeake & Ohio Railway and New York Central System. The downtown skyline is visible further in the distance, where the City-County Building can be seen under construction.Courtesy Detroit Historical Society / #2009.019.253

Detroit Tigers pitching staff, 1940. Front row, from left: Paul Trout, Harold Newhouser, Tom Seats, Archie McKain. Back row: Lynn Nelson, John Gorsica, Alton Benton, Tommy Bridges, Lynwood Rowe, Buck Newsom. Courtesy Detroit Public Library / #hr004453

“White collar” girls at the Detroit Ordinance picnic in 1944. Sixth from left is Helen Laskowski. Courtesy Donna Cyrbok

Shirley Timbers (left) and her parents, Charles and Lucille Timbers, at the Paradise Club in Idlewild, 1952. Courtesy Anthony Chur Timbers

Detroit Lions celebrating on the field at Briggs Stadium after winning the 1953 NFL Championship. Joe Schmidt (#53) and Dick Stanfel (#63) hold coach Buddy Parker. Behind them stands Yale Lary (#28).Courtesy Detroit Historical Society / #2014.003.182

Presentation of the Silver Cup at Detroit, 1954. Included in the picture in the front row, from left: Mrs. Anna Thompson Dodge, mother of Horace; Suzy Mulford, daughter of John Mulford (pouring champagne into the Silver Cup Trophy); Horace Dodge, peeking around his wife; Gregg Dodge; Jack Bartlow in his racing gear, driver of the winning boat. Courtesy Detroit Historical Society / #2014.039.010

Two old friends, retiree Joe Malachinski (right) who started his 52½ years service at Cadillac in 1903 and Cadillac General Manager James M. Roche, dropped in at the Cadillac factory in Detroit February 7, 1958, to help celebrate the achievement of a significant milestone — production of the 2,000,000th Cadillac. Courtesy Detroit Public Library / #na030084

Passengers waiting in queue for streetcar No. 214 at Woodward and Michigan Avenues in the early 1950s. Courtesy Detroit Public Library

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After the overwhelming popularity of the Detroit Memories books, the Detroit Free Press is proud to present this third hardcover volume, "Detroit Memories III: A Pictorial History of the Early Years and the 1950s."

This third collector’s book features all-new historic photos from the Detroit area with a focus on the 1950s. We are excited to showcase images from the archives of Detroit Historical Society and Detroit Public Library alongside never-before-seen photos from our readers. This hardcover book truly captures the rich heritage of Detroit.

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Title: Detroit Memories III: A Pictorial History of the Early Years and the 1950s
Hardcover
ISBN: 9781597258760
160 pages
Size: 11.25" x 8.75" x 0.5"
Published by Pediment Publishing
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Specifications

Title: Detroit Memories III: A Pictorial History of the Early Years and the 1950s
Hardcover
ISBN: 9781597258760
160 pages
Size: 11.25" x 8.75" x 0.5"
Published by Pediment Publishing
Printed in North America
Available now

Presented bY

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