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- Description:
- Floyd Loew, waiter and strike organizer, describes an altercation between the Waiters and Waitresses Union and members of the German American Bund when they tried to hire waitresses without going through the union. Loew also talks about how the union organized the hotels and convention halls in Detroit, strikes, sit-downs, and other labor actions, and integrating the union and organizing Black waiters and cooks as a way to prevent them from being used as scabs.
- Date Issued:
- 1980-09-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Notes:
- Photograph of a General Electric Supply Company manager's meeting at the Rowe Hotel. Over 50 men and a few women in attendance in a ballroom whose walls are lined with exhibits: Rindal's Appliance Store and Richter's in this view.
- Date Created:
- 1948-03-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Photograph of a General Electric Supply Company manager's meeting at the Rowe Hotel. Over 50 men and a few women in attendance in a ballroom whose walls are lined with examples of water heaters, disposals, dryers, "speed cooking" ranges: Baldwin's Appliance Store in this view and part of Richter's.
- Date Created:
- 1948-03-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Photograph of a General Electric Supply Company manager's meeting at the Rowe Hotel. Over 50 men and a few women in attendance in a ballroom whose walls are lined with exhibits: Rindal's Appliance Store in this view.
- Date Created:
- 1948-03-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Description:
- Exterior view of the McGregor Memorial Conference Center and Sculpture Pool at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. " His [Minoru Yamasaki] McGregor Center on Detroit's Wayne State University campus opened in 1958 featuring triangular motifs, skylights and a reflecting pool that welcome visitors with a promise of serenity, Japanese-style pools feature sculpture by Italian Giacomo Manzu, this design won the first honor award of the American Institute of Architects in 1959, Yamasaki kept the elements of pools, skylighted interiors and 'space' in many of his later designs," from Detroit News article.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1958-05-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Floyd Loew, waiter and strike organizer, describes an altercation between the Waiters and Waitresses Union and members of the German American Bund when they tried to hire waitresses without going through the union. Loew also talks about how the union organized the hotels and convention halls in Detroit, strikes, sit-downs, and other labor actions, and integrating the union and organizing Black waiters and cooks as a way to prevent them from being used as scabs.
- Date Issued:
- 1980-09-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Exterior view of the McGregor Memorial Conference Center and Sculpture Pool at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. " His [Minoru Yamasaki] McGregor Center on Detroit's Wayne State University campus opened in 1958 featuring triangular motifs, skylights and a reflecting pool that welcome visitors with a promise of serenity, Japanese-style pools feature sculpture by Italian Giacomo Manzu, this design won the first honor award of the American Institute of Architects in 1959, Yamasaki kept the elements of pools, skylighted interiors and 'space' in many of his later designs," from Detroit News article.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1958-05-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Exterior view of the McGregor Memorial Conference Center and Sculpture Pool at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. " His [Minoru Yamasaki] McGregor Center on Detroit's Wayne State University campus opened in 1958 featuring triangular motifs, skylights and a reflecting pool that welcome visitors with a promise of serenity, Japanese-style pools feature sculpture by Italian Giacomo Manzu, this design won the first honor award of the American Institute of Architects in 1959, Yamasaki kept the elements of pools, skylighted interiors and 'space' in many of his later designs," from Detroit News article.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1958-05-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Exterior view of the McGregor Memorial Conference Center and Sculpture Pool at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. " His [Minoru Yamasaki] McGregor Center on Detroit's Wayne State University campus opened in 1958 featuring triangular motifs, skylights and a reflecting pool that welcome visitors with a promise of serenity, Japanese-style pools feature sculpture by Italian Giacomo Manzu, this design won the first honor award of the American Institute of Architects in 1959, Yamasaki kept the elements of pools, skylighted interiors and 'space' in many of his later designs," from Detroit News article.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1958-05-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Exterior view of the McGregor Memorial Conference Center and Sculpture Pool at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. " His [Minoru Yamasaki] McGregor Center on Detroit's Wayne State University campus opened in 1958 featuring triangular motifs, skylights and a reflecting pool that welcome visitors with a promise of serenity, Japanese-style pools feature sculpture by Italian Giacomo Manzu, this design won the first honor award of the American Institute of Architects in 1959, Yamasaki kept the elements of pools, skylighted interiors and 'space' in many of his later designs," from Detroit News article.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1958-05-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City