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With two great museums, the Detroit Historical Society offers engaging opportunities to learn about and explore the city's rich history, from its automotive legacy to its maritime heritage.

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Detroit Historical Museum

Dossin Great Lakes Museum

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Enjoy a variety of events, from lectures, book talks, and film screenings to family-friendly activities, behind-the-scenes tours, concerts, and more!

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Explore a wide range of tools and resources crafted to inspire curiosity and support learning for educators, students, and lifelong learners alike.

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Learn about our history, meet the dedicated team preserving Detroit’s legacy, and discover what we’re doing today.

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Digital Collection: Random Images

Ashtray

Certificate

Print, Photographic

Specification - Specifications for Mr. O. K. Richard for a Brick Veneered Two Story Single Residence Located on the South Side of Sturtevant Between Broadstreet Boulevard and Lovett, Lot 349, Detroit, Michigan.

Catalog, Sales

Award

Baseball

Print, Photographic

Drawing, Technical - Rigging Plan
[for trawler, Foam]

Menu

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Cookbook - Detroit Jewel Recipes

Program - Commandery Class, March, 1912

Negative, Glass-plate

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Directory, Telephone - Telephone Directory

Postcard - Sight Seeing Car at Aquarium, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich.

Booklet - D&C Lake Lines Low Cost All-Expense Romance Cruises to Mackinac Island, Harbor Springs, Georgian Bay, visit Buffalo and Niagara Falls.

Minutes - Minutes of the Luncheon Held in the Lafayette Room of
the Hotel Fort Shelby on Monday, January 22, 1951

Drawing

Print, Photographic - Car No. 3040

Postcard - The Country Club, Grosse Ile - The County Club, Grosse Ile

Print, Photographic

Bill-of-sale - Edward Kanter, Ship Chandler

Print, Photographic

Poster - Remember!
The Flag of Liberty, Support It!

Certificate

Negative, Film

Box, Accessory

Print, Photographic

Poster - Don't Shiver Next Winter...Order Coal Now!

Dress

Print, Photographic

Poster - Together We Can Do It!

Transparency, Slide

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Negative, Film

Print, Photographic

Postcard - Lily Pond, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich.

Music, Sheet - Detroit

Print, Photographic

Negative, Sheet Film

Toy

Negative, Glass-plate

Print, Photographic

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