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Konrad Koppitz and Arthur Melchers founded a brewery. Their business survived despite Prohibition, but in 1947, they were sold to another company. (Hamtramck: Soul of a City by Greg Kowalski.)

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“Dedication of Hamtramck Schoolhouse,” Detroit Free Press, August 15, 1903, p. 12.

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1903: Dedication of Hamtramck Schoolhouse No. 1

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1903: Dedication of Hamtramck Schoolhouse No. 1

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Hamtramck residents, many of them recent Polish immigrants, gathered at Conant Avenue for the dedication of the village’s first public school. Schoolhouse No. 1 was designed to serve the children of auto‐industry laborers

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“Hamtramck Heritage Collection.” Hamtramck Historical Scans

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1908: Courthouse in the village of Hamtramck

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1908: Courthouse in the village of Hamtramck

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Courtroom of Justice of the Peace, beginning as a municiple court and replaced by the 31st District Court in 1979.

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This car-making factory was invented in 1910 and was an essential business in Hamtramck for nearly a century. It provided not only cars but also many jobs for workers. (Hamtramck: Soul of a City by Greg Kowalski.)

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 Dziennik Polski. (1913, September). Front page. Hamtramck, MI: Polish Publishing Co.

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1913: Launch of Dziennik Polski (Hamtramck’s Polish Daily Newspaper)

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1913: Launch of Dziennik Polski (Hamtramck’s Polish Daily Newspaper)

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The first issue of Dziennik Polski rolled off the press in Hamtramck, serving as a vital news source for newly arrived Polish immigrants. Its pages carried local announcements, factory job listings, and editorials in Polish

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Firefighters posing at the municipal building at Jos. Campau and Grayling with their new "state-of-the-art" steam fire trucks when they arrived in Hamtramck. (Hamtramck: Soul of a City by Greg Kowalski)

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The bank was founded by Joseph Chronowski in 1917 and was one of the few to survive the Great Depression. The building now houses the Polish Art Center. (Hamtramck: Soul of a City by Greg Kowalski)

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“Święto Konstytucji Parade,” Hamtramck Gazette, May 6, 1920, p. 1.

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Hamtramck’s Polish community commemorated the 1791 Constitution of Poland with a vibrant parade down Joseph Campau Street.

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GREG KOWALSKI. Hamtramck : Soul of a City. [United States]: Arcadia Publishing, 2003. 

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During the Great Depression, Hamtramck was scarce in governmental funding. This led to the “depression scrip” which was used as temporary payment until redeemed for regular currency.

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Michigan Public, By Stateside Staff. “Restoration of Hamtramck’s Negro Leagues Stadium Shines up a Historic Baseball Diamond.” Michigan Public, 25 Sept. 2020

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The first and still standing stadium in Hamtramck. Home to the Detroit Stars and Detroit Wolves; two teams that played in the Negro Leagues.

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Population density map - City of Detroit (including Hamtramck.) (https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/4507/rec/1)

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In 1929, workers were installing a parking lot on Wyandotte Street alongside Hamtramck High School. The high school was a centerpiece of the city's educational system until it was torn down in the early 1970s. (Hamtramck: Soul of a City by Greg Kowalski).

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This is a personnel card of a Polish veteran who fought in WWI. Lukas Bazilik was born in Poland but lived in Hamtramck, MI. He served from 1918 to 1919 (https://michigan.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_41062c90-b184-4784-bd15-295129bdb4f4/)

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The whole town is dependent upon Chrysler Motors and the industrial area is rating 4th grade. (Mapping Inequality)

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There are usually small lots of about 30 ft. The area is in decline rating 3rd class and generally undesirable because it is surrounded by industry. (Mapping Inequality)

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“Photo Record.” 2014.003.265 - Print, Photographic | Detroit Historical Society 

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1940: Inside St. Florian Catholic Church

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1940: Inside St. Florian Catholic Church

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Inside St. Florian Catholic Church, the first Catholic Church founded in 1907.

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GREG KOWALSKI. Hamtramck : Soul of a City. [United States]: Arcadia Publishing, 2003. 

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The PNA 122 Hall was built in 1922 and still stands today. It played a key role in helping Polish immigrants adapt to American society.

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Publication to instruct citizens of survival techniques. 

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The Civil Defense Department issued this publication so people would know what to do if they were under atomic attack. (Hamtramck: Soul of a City by Greg Kowalski.)

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Alley, Samir. “‘poletown 1981’ on Thursday, August 27.” Welcome to Hamtramck Historical Commision, Hamtramck Historical Museum, 2014

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Poletown served as the heart of Polish immigration community for years. Destroyed in 1981 to provide land for General Motors Cadillac Plant.

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Hine, L. (1937). Dodge Main assembly line. U.S. National Archives, Record Group 86, Box 123.

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Dodge Main assembly line in Hamtramck—one of the world’s largest auto plants. It illustrates how mass‐production jobs shaped both migration (drawing laborers from across the Midwest) and the city’s land‐use footprint.

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1964: UAW Strike at Hamtramck Dodge Plant

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1964: UAW Strike at Hamtramck Dodge Plant

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When contract negotiations broke down in June 1964, thousands of autoworkers—many of them second‑generation Polish and African American—picketed outside the Dodge Main gates.

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2002: Bosnian Refugee Resettlement in Hamtramck

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2002: Bosnian Refugee Resettlement in Hamtramck

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In the early 2000s, Hamtramck became home to hundreds of Bosnian families fleeing the Balkan conflict.