Photograph of a piece of paper advertising Joe Clark's photography services. The paper details Clark's residence, studio, and publications he's contributed to.

Aerial shot of a parade marching in downtown Detroit, Michigan, in front of City Hall. On the streets below are hundreds of people in the streets watching.

Aerial photograph of a parade marching in downtown Detroit, Michigan, outside of the City Hall. Crowds of people are lined along the edges of the streets.

Aerial photograph of downtown Detroit, Michigan. Down on the streets below are cars, trolleys, and trees.

Aerial photograph of downtown Detroit, Michigan. Down on the streets below are cars, trolleys, and trees.

Aerial photograph of downtown Detroit, Michigan. Down on the streets below are cars, trolleys, and trees.

Aerial photograph of downtown Detroit, Michigan. Down on the streets below are cars, trolleys, and trees.

Aerial photograph of downtown Detroit, Michigan. Down on the streets below are cars, trolleys, and trees.

Aerial photograph of downtown Detroit, Michigan. Down on the streets below are cars, trolleys, and trees.

Photograph of an aerial view of industrial Detroit. Many of the buildings are made of brink and spewing smoke or steam.

Aerial photograph of the streets in front of Detroit City Hall. The streets are full of cars, trolleys, and pedestrians. Lining the streets are several tall buildings.

Aerial photograph of Hudson's department store surrounded by other tall buildings.

Narrative by Junebug Clark: This photo was taken in the late 1930s. Hamtramck, Michigan is a small town and Polish community surrounded by the city of Detroit. Anna Ruzylo is my great grandmother. There are not many photos of my great grandmother in the archive since she came over from Poland very late in life. My wife, Kay, and I named our daughter Anna Marie Clark in her honor.

Photograph of an armed National Guardsman on the sidewalk of a city street. The sidewalk is littered with debris such as broken glass. Another man in a white shirt is seen walking by. Automobiles drive past the soldier. Tall buildings are present on both sides of the street. This photograph was taken during the 1967 riots in Detroit, Michigan.

Narrative by Junebug Clark: This photo was taken during the late 1930s in Hamtramck, Michigan. Hamtramck is a small town and Polish community surrounded by the city of Detroit. My Aunt Esther (can’t recall her maiden name at this time) is featured at the kitchen table. She would eventually marry Bill Krent and have 4 children: Jackie, David, Marsha and Claudia.

Narrative by Junebug Clark: Hamtramck, Michigan is a small town and Polish community surrounded by the city of Detroit. This photo was taken in the late 1930s. The girl in this photo is “Aunt Georgia.” A honorary title because she moved in and lived with our family in the years before I was born. Photo by: Bernice Clark.

Photograph of cars on the factory floor being inspected. People are standing around and inside of the cars inspecting all of its parts.

Photograph of cars on the factory floor being inspected. People are standing around and inside of the cars inspecting all of its parts.

Photograph of cars on the factory floor being inspected. People are standing around and inside of the cars inspecting all of its parts.

Photograph of cars on the factory floor being inspected. People are standing around and inside of the cars inspecting all of its parts.

Photograph of cars on the factory floor being inspected. People are standing around and inside of the cars inspecting all of its parts.

Photograph of cars on the factory floor being inspected. People are standing around and inside of the cars inspecting all of its parts.

Photograph of cars on the factory floor being inspected. People are standing around and inside of the cars inspecting all of its parts.

Photograph of cars on the factory floor being inspected. People are standing around and inside of the cars inspecting all of its parts.