Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Danny Kaye appears in 1955 New York Thanksgiving Parade
Title superimposed on a parade, "Everyone Loves a Parade, especially when it Heralds Xmas!" / A wide view of the parade and men wearing Roman helmets with banners, "For the joy of Children everywhere" / (Quick shots of the spectators...
Hearst Metrotone News
Factory smokestacks cause air pollution.
Factory smokestacks cause air pollution.
Hearst Metrotone News
Henry Ford holds and plays with his grandson, Henry Ford II.
Henry Ford holds and plays with his grandson, Henry Ford II.
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Gold Cup Regatta motorboat race in Detroit
Title ""Summer sports - water, water everywhere!" superimposed over motorboat racing / "Detroit, Mich." superimposed over wide shot of boats racing on Detroit River / man on stand waving checkered flag to start race / motorboat "Tempo...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Ohio State beats Michigan 17-0
Title: "Cassady and Co. Ride Again - Ohio State Upsets Michigan" superimposed over #40 Howard (Hopalong) Cassady, left halfback for Ohio State, in play / ZI Ohio State team running onto field / 3rd quarter - Michigan kicks off and Ohio...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Gen. Douglas MacArthur addresses a joint session of the Michigan legislature
Title "Gen. MacArthur Warns Against Threat of Military State" superimposed over General Douglas MacArthur at podium / aerials over large crowd turned out for arrival of MacArthur / parade with open top car / MacArthur walking with...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Thomas Edison at 'Light's Golden Jubilee' celebration at the Edison Institute
CU Thomas Edison in his later years / Edison stands with back facing camera as he listens to President Herbert Hoover at the 'Light's Golden Jubilee' celebration of the 50th anniversary of Edison's invention of electric light, held at...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
St. Louis Cardinals defeat Detroit Tigers in Game Seven of the World Series at Navin Field in Detroit
St. Louis Cardinals player rounding third and sliding into home plate, where umpire calls him safe / wide action shot from game / Detroit Tigers pitcher Elden Auker throwing pitch / Cardinals batter getting hit and advancing runners /...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
1937 auto workers strike in Flint, MI, with shots of strikers in plant and opinions on both sides
Title: "The Right to Work" over strikers outside General Motors factory / EXT GM factory roof / VS assembly line work / VS car shells and seats / United Auto Workers Pres. Homer Martin (in eyeglasses), Federal Conciliator James Dewey...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Building under construction meant to withstand an atomic blast collapses, killing 10 and injuring 15 in Jackson, MI
Title card: "Rescue Drama…Building Collapse in Michigan" / LS collapsed building and rescue workers at night with floodlights / VS workers climbing in debris / MS debris dangling in wire / CU blowtorch in use / LS crane lifting debris /...
Hearst Metrotone News
Workers assemble cars in a Ford auto factory.
Workers assemble cars in a Ford auto factory.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : At Detroit auto show trucks and SUVs are king
Car makers appeal to Americans' deep love of SUVs and trucks at the Detroit Auto Show unveiling a host of choices from luxurious to utilitarian while also beefing up the humble sedan
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Amelia Earhart christens Essex Terraplane automobile
Title Card: "Work for 8,000 men! Increased activity in Detroit automobile activity in Detroit automobile plant is indicating of Fall business recovery" / Hundreds of workers walk to and past the camera / A parking lot with hundreds of...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Protesters rally for protective equipment in Ann Arbor
Protesters gather near the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor to demand adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers, as supporters drive by honking their horns (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Michigan oil pipeline
Title card: "Oil via Water - Canada's 'Big Inch' Line Crosses Mackinac Straits" superimposed over construction on Straits of Mackinac / oil pipeline construction in Michigan to carry Canadian oil / Note: exact day not known
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
General Motors public relations footage release shows new self-propelled anti-tank gun on ground and deployed from plane by parachutes
Title card: "Airborne Punch! Uncle Sam's Gun with Wings" / men drive self propelled anti-tank gun past camera, storage bldg in bkgd / air to air Fairchild C-82 airplane in flight / shot inside plane past self propelled gun / MS small...
Curated Video
Flooding from water main break inundates streets in several-block area of Detroit. Such breaks have been common in Detroit amid the persistent cold. (Feb. 11)
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Flooding caused by a water main break has inundated streets in a multi-block area of Detroit.
The flooding Tuesday affected an area roughly five blocks by three blocks.
Water bubbled up from...
Curated Video
Wolverine Packing Co. in Detroit, Michigan is recalling about 1.8 million pounds of ground beef products sold for restaurant use in four states that may be contaminated with E. Coli. (May 20)
Officials say a Detroit-based business is recalling about 1.8 million pounds of ground beef products sold for restaurant use in four states that may be contaminated with the bacteria E. coli.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food...
Hearst Metrotone News
Detectives inspect broken house windows after the assassination attempt of labor union leader Walter Reuther in Detroit, Michigan.
Detectives inspect broken house windows after the assassination attempt of labor union leader Walter Reuther in Detroit, Michigan.
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Automobile industrialist Henry Ford
CU Henry Ford, wearing fedora which casts shadow on his eyes / Note: exact year not known; documentation incomplete
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : People arrive at Detroit museum to view body of Aretha Franklin
Fans arriving outside the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History to say a final farewell to legendary singer Aretha Franklin who died following a battle with pancreatic cancer (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Garfield Woods wins 6th consecutive Harmsworth Trophy in motor boat racing, 1933
Title card: "48 Cylinders Of Speed! Detroit--Gar Wood pushes Miss America X to defend Harmsworth Trophy against British challenger, Hubert Scott-Paine" / speed boat racers wives Murlen Wood (dark shoes) and Alice Scott-Paine (light...
Bloomberg
Michigan Suffers Flooding After Two Dams Fail
May.20 -- Michigan announced an emergency evacuation after two dams collapsed. The Edenville Dam, at the base of Wixom Lake, failed amid high floodwaters in the area and the Sanford Dam, at the base of Sanford Lake, also failed,...