Students dressed as Mary and Joseph stand near the manger. Joseph holds a lantern. They are looking at the manger. From an envelope titled "High School Assembly, Christmas 1937."
EMU Roles and Perspectives was taped television program broadcast from the campus of EMU, and produced by Robert Hoexter (1930-1978). Hoexter joined the faculty at the EMU School of Education in 1964, and served as Coordinator of Graduate Advising from 1969-1971. A member of the Faculty Senate from 1973-1976, Hoexter was elected vice-chairman from 1974-1975, and chairman, 1975-1976. In this episode of Roles and Perspectives, Hoexter interviews Mary Ellen Riordan, President Emerita of the Detroit Federation of Teachers, Local 231, AFL-CIO. Riordan blazed the trail for collective bargaining rights for teachers. This action resulted in the Michigan Legislature adopting the 1965 Public Employee Relations Act that gave teachers and all public employees the legal right to collective bargaining. Detroit was second only to New York in obtaining collective bargaining rights for teachers, a trend that would sweep the United States five years later. At her retirement, Ms. Riordan was president of one of the largest local unions in the nation, totaling more than 12,000 members. Before Riordan, no other union headed by a woman had exceeded several thousand members. In this discussion, Riordan answers the public perception that unionized public school teachers simply show up at 8:30, and leave at 3, exhibiting no passion for the job. Riordan details what it is that teachers are going home to: grading papers, contacting parents, organize lesson plans, making dinner for their families, etc. The aggression shown by teachers’ unions is not necessarily a reality, but more a fixation by the media to generate headlines, claims Riordan. While the media wants to talk about teacher salaries contributing to the struggling US economy, Riordan claims that what they should really be talking about are the enormous class sizes, lack of supplies, lack of textbooks, poor lunch programs, and the safety of students walking to and from school in Detroit.
Picture of a woman named Mary and a child on a January day in the side yard. Mary is wearing a heavy wool jacket and a dress with stockings and shoes, and the child is wearing a wool jacket with stockings and boots. A wooden picket fence divides the property from the road and palmetto plants grow in the yard in the background. A grape vine trellis can be seen in the background.
Image from a published source. aerial picture of Masisea port on the Ucayali River, Peru. The landscape is covered with dense foliage and the town is built right on the river. Slide labeled with text, "Made by G.R. Swain, 713 E. University Ave., Ann Arbor, Michigan." Swain was staff photographer at U of M from 1913 to 1947.
A group of masked children stand on stage. Children at each end of the group hold instruments, while the rest hold hands. From an envelope titled "Art Program. Mr. Broad."
A group of masked children, and a boy wearing a top hat, on stage. The boys and girls form couples and hold hands, as if ready to dance. From an envelope titled "Art Program. Mr. Broad."
Materials at a construction site, possibly King or Goodison halls. Construction workers are present in the background. From an envelope titled "Physics Class, April 1939."
Matterhorn with snow on top, upper left center. Rocky mountain right side with sparse trees and grass. Lower half buildings made of wood horizontal center. Rickety wooden fence bottom edge.
Lower half of church. Group of people in the foreground. Stone street. Car section bottom right corner. Founded in the 11th century by Saint Stephen, King of Hungary in 1015.
Photograph of a two story georgian style house identified as belonging to Miss Maurie of McClellanville, South Carolina. The house has a large rear addition and wrap-around porches around the house. A window domer can be seen on the seen on the roof above the main entrance to the house and a wooden fence surrounds the property.
Dirt embankment above a stream in Elmwood, Massachusetts. The road is high enough so it avoids the flooding from the river and the dirt embankment is covered with grasses and scrub bushes. A house can be seen walking along the road at the top of the embankment and a wooden fence divides the drop-off from the road.
Children play on the Mayfield Floodplain east of the Elmwood Bridge in Elmwood, Massachusetts. The land is frozen during the winter and the stream partially freezes, which can be seen in the background. Trees dot the landscape and hills spread out around the river. Wooden fences can be seen in the foreground.
Hilly landscape in Elmwood, Massachusetts. A stream drains into a low-lying area of the landscape and creates a marshy area. Wooden fences cross the hills, creating property boundaries and houses can be seen sitting on top of the hills in the background. The landscape is grassy and covered with trees.
Cows graze in the field near the Mayfield floor plain in Elmwood, Massachusetts. The landscape is low-lying and most likely floods easily. Grass covers the rocky ground and a large tree grove can be seen to the left.
An old factory on the Mayfield River in Elmwood, Massachusetts. The sign on the front of the building has deteriorated so it is unreadable, however, it is likely the structure was some sort of mill because it was built directly on the river and would have used the water to power machines in the building. The structure appears to be abandoned and some of the windows have been broken in. Trees and grass cover the landscape around the river.
The partially frozen Mayfield River in Elmwood, Massachusetts. The stream is carrying ice chunks with the current as it begins to unfreeze. Snow covers the landscape around the stream and trees grow on the banks. It is noted that it was 18??? outside when the picture was taken. Several houses can be seen in the background.
The frozen Mayfield River in Elmwood, Massachusetts. Snow covers the banks of the river and chunks of ice can be seen on top of the frozen river due to it melting and the current displacing pieces of ice. Grasses can be seen on the banks of the stream and several houses can be seen in the background.
The Mayfield River in Elmwood, Massachusetts. The river is partially frozen and moves ice chunks with the current of the river. Snow covers the banks of the river. Tree and other scrub bushes grow along the banks.
The Mayfield River in Elmwood, Massachusetts. The river cuts through the hilly landscape and tall grasses cover the ground. Trees grow on the banks of the river and a wooden fence can be seen diving the stream from a pasture to the right. Several houses can be seen in the background.
The Mayfield River in Elmwood, Massachusetts. The river cuts through the hilly landscape and tall grasses cover the ground. Trees grow on the banks of the river and a wooden fence can be seen diving the stream from a pasture to the right. Several houses can be seen in the background. Wooden benches have been built between the trees in the foreground.
The Mayfield River in Elmwood, Massachusetts. It is noted that the river was low when this picture was taken. Grass, scrub bushes, and trees cover the banks of the river which winds through the hilly landscape. A little boy can be seen standing in the fields next to the river which gives perspective to its actual size.
The Mayfield River in Elmwood, Massachusetts. The river cuts through the hilly landscape and meanders through the hills. Dense trees and other foliage cover the hills and a dirt embankment creates a road above the river.
Stereographic duplicate of glass slide 010_MJ_88_014c. Jefferson would often use the same negative to create a lantern slide as well as a mounted stereographic card. When possible we have indicated if it is a repeat image, however this is not always the case. As such, there may be a corresponding digitized glass lantern slide, and a mounted stereographic card associated with this stereographic negative within the Mark Jefferson Collection.
Stereographic duplicate of glass slide 010_MJ_88_012c. Jefferson would often use the same negative to create a lantern slide as well as a mounted stereographic card. When possible we have indicated if it is a repeat image, however this is not always the case. As such, there may be a corresponding digitized glass lantern slide, and a mounted stereographic card associated with this stereographic negative within the Mark Jefferson Collection.
Stereographic duplicate of glass slide 010_MJ_88_013c. Jefferson would often use the same negative to create a lantern slide as well as a mounted stereographic card. When possible we have indicated if it is a repeat image, however this is not always the case. As such, there may be a corresponding digitized glass lantern slide, and a mounted stereographic card associated with this stereographic negative within the Mark Jefferson Collection.
Stereographic duplicate of glass slide 010_MJ_88_016c. Jefferson would often use the same negative to create a lantern slide as well as a mounted stereographic card. When possible we have indicated if it is a repeat image, however this is not always the case. As such, there may be a corresponding digitized glass lantern slide, and a mounted stereographic card associated with this stereographic negative within the Mark Jefferson Collection.
Photograph of a plantation-style tidewater house belonging to the McClellaus family. The main house sits in the middle of the property away from the road and surrounded by large trees that offer shade for the multiple porches on the front of the house. The house is raised on brick pillars to avoid flooding and a single fireplace rises out of the roof ridge to the left. A wooden and wire fence surrounds the entire property.
Photograph of a large two-story house belonging to McGillivras. The house has a large multi-story portico over the main entrance and a hipped roof. The house is near a creek. Several boats float on in the creek but the tide is out because most of the riverbed is exposed.
Photograph of a large two-story house belonging to McGillivras. The house has a large multi-story portico over the main entrance and a hipped roof. The house is near a creek. Several boats float on in the creek but the tide is out because most of the riverbed is exposed.
A slow moving, meandering river that cuts through a watery landscape. Several houses and industrial buildings can be seen in the background on one of the hills overlooking the river, but most of the banks of the river are covered with vegetation. Lilly pads and reeds obscure the true bank of the river.
Landscape of a meandering river. The river cuts through the flat plateau to the right, leaving behind rocks and boulders that get piled on its banks. Several logs can also be seen floating on the water. Wooden fences divide the property around the river and cows can be seen grazing on the banks. A steep hill can be seen to the left, dotted with trees.
Photograph of a river taken in Colorado. Rocks sit in the river and along the side of the river banks. Vegetation grows on both sides of the river. Mountains rise in the background. Jefferson would often use the same negative to create a lantern slide as well as a mounted stereographic card. When possible we have indicated if it is a repeat image, however this is not always the case. As such, there may be a corresponding digitized glass lantern slide, and a mounted stereographic card associated with this stereographic negative within the Mark Jefferson Collection.
Old Growth evergreens grow along the road to Crater Lake in Medford, Oregon. The evergreens tower above all of the other vegetation surrounding them and the road is barely visible through the trees.
Meduia Celi to NE. Taken from the vantage point of a train car. Mountainscape with visible layers of rock and sediment. It is noted that there are layers under the lake bed. Slide labeled with text, "Made by G.R. Swain, 713 E. University Ave., Ann Arbor, Michigan." Swain was staff photographer at U of M from 1913 to 1947.
Close up of Melk Abbey. Two clock towers on the upper right. Multi-level building with a dark red roof. Towers are decorative and building is Baroque style.
Members of the boys cooking club pose with their teacher in a classroom. A few of the boys wear aprons and hold dishware. From an envelope titled "Boys Cooking Club."
Several men stand next to a wooden platform that is used for some kind of agricultural purpose. Two horses stand underneath the awning, and were likely pulling the wooden wagon behind the horse in the foreground because they still have all their harness equipment on. A large barrel sits on top of the structure.
Photograph of men and women posed on the bottom of a hill. The individuals sit in rows. There are four women in the top row and three men in three men in the bottom row. Jefferson would often use the same negative to create a lantern slide as well as a mounted stereographic card. When possible we have indicated if it is a repeat image, however this is not always the case. As such, there may be a corresponding digitized glass lantern slide, and a mounted stereographic card associated with this stereographic negative within the Mark Jefferson Collection.
Photograph of two workers placing a new sap collection plate in a pine tree. Pine trees are tapped for their resin which is later processed into turpentine, a widely-used chemical solvent. One worker holds the chipping device. The other hits it into the tree to create the pattern for the resin to run down into the collection plate. A forest of pine trees can be seen in the background.
Photograph of men standing in a field. The field is filled with boulders and shrubbery. The two men face the right with their backs to the camera. Jefferson would often use the same negative to create a lantern slide as well as a mounted stereographic card. When possible we have indicated if it is a repeat image, however this is not always the case. As such, there may be a corresponding digitized glass lantern slide, and a mounted stereographic card associated with this stereographic negative within the Mark Jefferson Collection.
Photograph of two men standing in an open field. The men wear hats and suits. Short grass and shrubbery grows in the field. Large mountains rise in the background. Jefferson would often use the same negative to create a lantern slide as well as a mounted stereographic card. When possible we have indicated if it is a repeat image, however this is not always the case. As such, there may be a corresponding digitized glass lantern slide, and a mounted stereographic card associated with this stereographic negative within the Mark Jefferson Collection.