Old Newsboys; Delivering Christmas Gifts; 1946

Description:: Two uniformed police officers deliver Christmas presents to family from the Old Newsboys. "In 1914 James J. Brady founded the Old Newsboys' Goodfellow Fund of Detroit (Detroit Goodfellows), he, along with a small group of Detroit-area businessmen, sold newspapers on the street corners of Detroit to raise money to purchase Christmas gift packages for underprivileged children," from America's Charities website.
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Date Issued:: 1946-12-21T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
Collection:: Virtual Motor City
Place:: Michigan
Subject Topic:: Fraternal organizations, Charitable giving, Gifts, Children, Christmas, and Police
Format:: photographs
Rights:: Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University
URL:: http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc872