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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

Plate, Engraving

Print, Photographic

Pull, Drawer

Card, Political - America Needs
This Man In
the U.S. Senate

Transparency, Slide

Game - Jeu de Raquettes

Handbill

Brochure - Super WCHB 1440
Bell Broadcasting Co.

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Negative, Film

Print, Photographic

Drawing, Technical - Mackinaw Boat, "Wabesi"

Photograph, Digital

Negative, Sheet Film

Toy, Gun - Toy Pistols

Lamp, Table

Print, Photographic

Transparency, Slide

Postcard - Post Office, Detroit, Mich.

Negative, Film

Transparency, Slide

Model

Print, Photographic

Postcard - Tupperware

Print, Photographic

Hatbox

Pass

Newsletter - Jib Sheet

Print, Photographic

Drawing, Architectural - Sheet E
[Trinity Episcopal Church]

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic - Room at Detroit Historical Museum Robert Hopkin exhibit

Print, Photographic

Booklet - High Lights of Detroit Industrial History
No. 4, Gemmer Manufacturing Company

Toy, Automobile

Camera, Digital

Print, Photographic

Postcard - Cadillac Square From County Bldg., Detroit, Mich.

Postcard - Griswold Street, Detroit, Mich.

Print, Photographic

Bill, Tax - City of Detroit
General City Tax Bill

Poster - Will You Help the Women of France?
Save Wheat

Print, Photographic

Envelope - What Detroit has Accomplished in Art

Postcard - Woodward Ave, Detroit

Program

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