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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

Negative, Film

Print, Photographic

Brochure - Ann Arbor Railroad Carferry Schedule

Pin, Lapel - Spirit of Detroit Thunderfest, Inc.

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic - Car No. 3067

Card, Holiday - Christmas Shopping

Ticket, Admission

Negative, Film

Moccasin

Print, Photographic

Report, Annual - Traffic Accident Prevention in Metropolitan Detroit in 1949

Poster

Music, Sheet

Drawing, Technical - Structural Survey and Study - Pittsburgh Steamship Fleet;
Stress Diagram: Partial Load, Double Wave, Hogging

Coat

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Postcard - U.S.A.T. PVT. ELDEN H. JOHNSON

Booklet - Creative Advertising That Sells, A Summary of Clyde Bedell's Basic Principles From His Lectures in Detroit Under Auspices of The Detroit News

Print, Photographic

Postcard - Ambassador Bridge, Windsor, Canada To Detroit, U.S.A

Print, Photographic

Letter - The Michigan Stove Company

Blueprint - Anna C. Wilson, Mid-Ship Section

Cup, Demitasse

Letter - Abbey Effervescent Salt Companies
Re-Organization

Pull, Drawer

Pencil

Print, Photographic

Manual, Employee - Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis Professional Visitation Program Reference Manual for Tour Guides

Menu

Print, Photographic

Program

Platter

Print, Photographic

Packet, Seed

Lithograph - St. Mary's Falls Canal,
The New Lock (1870-1881)

Print, Photographic

Lamp, Mantel

Print, Photographic

Music, Sheet - Just Wait Will I Tell Brother Jack

Postcard

Print, Photographic

Octant

Print, Photographic

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