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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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Dossin Great Lakes Museum

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Digital Collection: Random Images

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Program, Theater - Masonic Auditorium Concerts 1954-55 Season

Certificate

Airplane

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Lamp, Lard

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Desk, Portable

Poster - Palmer Park Art Fair

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Print, Photographic

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Transparency, Slide

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Negative, Film

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Postcard - Secretary House, Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan

Bottle, Medicine

Letter

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Poster - A Message to Our Tenants from the Government

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Image, Digital

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Directory, Membership

Print, Photographic

Drawing, Architectural - Wesson Ave. View of a Three Story, Eight Stores & Sixteen Apartment Building.

Print, Photographic - St. Joseph Mercy Hospital; 2200 Grand Blvd & Milwaukee

Postcard - Campus Martius, Detroit, Mich.

Bottle, Medicine

Letter - News Bulletin
Central Business District Association

Advertisement

Poster, Instructional - Life Lines of the Motor Car - The Automotive Historical Chart

Print, Photographic

Desk Set

Poster - To Make The World A Decent Place To Live In,
Do Your Part - Buy U.S. Government Bonds, Third Liberty Loan

Banner

Print, Photographic

Flyer - Industry Sings

Postcard - Windsor Ferry, Detroit, Mich.

Block, Toy

Crate

Catalog - An Artist Views Detroit Robert Hopkin Exhibit Catalogue, Draft Copy

Drawing, Technical - Cross Section of Steam Ferry No. 53 for Mackinaw and Point St. Ignace
[SS Algomah]

Poster - 25 Years of Jazz in the City -
Silver Anniversary Edition - Detroit International Jazz Fesitval

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