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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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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

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Postcard - General Motors Building at Night, Detroit, Mich.

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Image, Digital

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Card, Trade

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Advertisement - Cab Calloway and the Paradise Theatre Orchestra

Pitcher, Cream

Negative, Film - Hotel Statler

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Poster

Postcard - Detroit River, Trenton Mich. - Detroit River Trenton, Mich.

Flyer

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Certificate

Negative, Sheet Film

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Print, Photographic - View from Exit End

Certificate - Certificate of War Necessity
Commercial Vehicle
Single Unit

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Transparency, Slide - Linwood Window Watcher

Chair, Side

Cartoon - The Undiscovered Fisherman

Log, Ship's - Nahant Log Book

Menu

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Menu - Victor Lim's menu

Crate

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Transparency, Slide

Print, Photographic - Original Pine Lake School built 1825

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Program - 2009 Michigan State Fair Souvenir Program

Postcard - Buick - 1908, the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan

Certificate, Stock - Detroit United Railway

Notebook - Fine Merchant Tailoring

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Yearbook - The Stag

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Postcard - Panoramic View of Midget City, Detroit, Looking Across Main Street and Business District

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