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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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Digital Collection: Random Images

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Newsletter - Jib Sheet

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Bottle

Postcard - S.S. Miami. - S.S. Miami

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Souvenir

Model - HMS CHIPPAWA

Directory - Detroit Kiwanis Club No. 1 and
Kiwanis Club Foundation of Detroit, Inc.
Membership Directory, 2010

Photograph, Cabinet

Postcard - Band Stand over Lagoon, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich.

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Music, Sheet - I Want to Go Back to Michigan (Down on the Farm)

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Plate, Butter

Transparency, Lantern-slide - Lily Pads River Rouge near Dix Rd

Map - Map of the Downtown Business Center of Detroit, Michigan

Chart, Navigational - Lake Erie,
West End of the Lake Including the Islands

Block, Toy

Print, Photographic

Sauceboat

Postcard - Veterans Votive Shrine, Our Lady of Help Church, Detroit, Michigan

Print, Photographic

Postcard

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Booklet - The Book-Cadillac Hotel, Detroit, Michigan - Dhs_2000_005_004_cover_sf

Postcard - Kartsen's
Cascade Room ... Waitress Service
Self Service ... Cafeteria

Stereograph - 7-Ton Slab Miller Finishing The Top And Ends Of The Crankcase In One Operation, Hudson Motor Car Co, Detroit, USA

Blueprint

Letter

Rules - Rules and Regulations of the Fire Department of the City of Detroit

Print, Photographic

Postcard

Program, Theater

Program, Theater - The Playgoer

Film, Motion Picture - The Detroit Lions 1954 Football Highlights

Box

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Trainer, Potty

Card, Trade

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