Digital Collection: General History | Detroit Historical Society

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Digital Collection: General History

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Magazine - DAC News

Magazine

2016.018.001Archive

DAC News

Flyer - Tell Mayor Duggan: Declare a People's State of Emergency in Detroit!

Flyer

2016.015.002Archive

Tell Mayor Duggan: Declare a People's State of Emergency in Detroit!

Handbill - Stop Mass Water Shutoffs

Handbill

2016.015.001Archive

Stop Mass Water Shutoffs

Booklet - Picturesque Belle Isle

Booklet

2016.001.116Archive

Picturesque Belle Isle

Ribbon, Prize

Ribbon, Prize

2016.001.115Object

Ribbon, Prize

Ribbon, Prize

2016.001.114Object

Postcard - 56 Lily Pond and Casino, Palmer Park, Detroit, Mich.

Postcard

2016.001.002Archive

56 Lily Pond and Casino, Palmer Park, Detroit, Mich.

Postcard - The Water Front - Detroit Girl Scouts
Metamora, Mich.

Postcard

2016.001.001Archive

The Water Front - Detroit Girl Scouts
Metamora, Mich.

Postcard - Maybury Monument

Postcard

2015.069.005Archive

Maybury Monument

Letter

Letter

2015.038.133Archive

Report - My Boyhood School Days

Report

2015.038.123Archive

My Boyhood School Days

Card, Union - Membership Card

Card, Union

2015.036.002Archive

Membership Card