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Junkyard at 1925 Clinton

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Description

View of junkyard located at 1925 Clinton, parcel 3, in the area bounded by Dequindre/Chene/Clinton/Mullett, site 2-S-7. Debris scattered over lot; man stands in foreground. Carts and wagons in lot; wooden-frame buildings in background. Handwritten on front: "Par. 3, junk yard 1925 Clinton, 5-4-50."

Details

Resource ID:: bh003043
Subject:: Junk trade--Michigan--Detroit; African American men--Michigan--Detroit; Detroit (Mich.). Corporation Counsel. Bureau of Real Estate; City planning--Michigan--Detroit; Eminent domain--Michigan--Detroit; Photographic prints
Date:: 1950-05-04
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 4 x 5 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Location:: MS/Detroit. Corporation Counsel. Real Estate Div., Box 20
Content Note:: Part of a collection that contains condemnation files, photographs, blueprints and descriptions of slum clearance housing parcels for the City of Detroit. Of particular note are areas which included the neighborhoods known as Paradise Valley, Black Bottom, Corktown and the Jeffries Housing Project.
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.