Bowles, Charles; Portraits As Mayor. 2 negs. - 1930

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Description:

Portrait of Detroit mayor, Charles Bowles. "Mayoral politics in Detroit had reached a boiling point during the recall election of incumbent Charles Bowles in 1930, Mayor Bowles was in trouble with the voters for corrupting the Department of Public Works with patronage and favored contractors and for going easy on vice and gambling all of which was played against a backdrop of a worsening depression ... this was the first time in the nation's history that a big-city mayor had been successfully recalled by voters," from "The American Mayor: the Best & the Worst Big-City Leaders," by Melvin G. Holli.

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:

1930-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library

Collection:

Virtual Motor City

Place:

Michigan and Detroit

Subject Topic:

Mayors and Portraits

Subject Name:

Bowles, Charles and 1884-1957

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:vmc3702