Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Accession Number |
2006.149.00 |
Catalog Number |
2006.149.05 |
Object Name |
Print, photographic |
Collection |
Arab Americans in Metro Detroit |
Description |
Black and white photograph of a man standing in front of a firetruck. Appears on page 60 of the book Arab Americans in Metro Detroit: Don Unis, a fire fighter for 32 years, is seen here at his fire station in Dearborn. Don's grandfather was one of the very early Arab immigrants, arriving in the Detroit area in 1886. When Ford opened the River Rouge Plant in Dearborn, the Unis family, like so many families of auto workers, left Highland Park to settle in Dearborn. Don's father served in World War I; later Don served in the United States Army |
Search Terms |
Dearborn (Mich.) |
Subjects |
Fire engines & equipment Fire fighters |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |