Digital Collection: General History | Detroit Historical Society

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Digital Collection: General History

1517 Results Found

Button

Button

2012.004.168Object

Wax Cylinder

Wax Cylinder

2012.004.167Object

Dictaphone

Dictaphone

2012.004.166Object

Leather Blade

Leather Blade

2012.004.077Object

Leather Punch

Leather Punch

2012.004.076Object

Desk Set

Desk Set

2012.004.069Object

Pin - Davy Crockett
Indian Scout

Pin

2012.004.040Object

Davy Crockett
Indian Scout

Booklet - Clarence Darrow's Two Great Trials

Booklet

2012.004.036Archive

Clarence Darrow's Two Great Trials

Handbill - Caledonian Games

Handbill

2011.064.004Archive

Caledonian Games

Book, Ration - War Ration Book Four

Book, Ration

2011.056.015gArchive

War Ration Book Four

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

2011.051.044Photo

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

2011.051.043Photo