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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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Pass

Certificate, Membership

Menu - Detroit's 250th Birthday Festival

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Postcard - Grand Circus Park in Winter. Detroit Mich.

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Poster - Fuel Fights!
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Maquette

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Drawing, Architectural - Committee Rooms & Dressing Rooms West of Halls A,B,C,
Third Floor Plan,
Cobo Hall - Convention Arena,
Civic Center - City of Detroit, Michigan

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Page

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Print, Photographic - Madison Theatre; Main Floor and Screen

Program, Theater

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Music, Sheet - C.J. Whiney & Co.'s Grand Opening March

Map

Print - Detroit River Light
Rockwood, Detroit River

Postcard - Pavilion on Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich.

Blueprint - Detroit Residential Manpower Center
Fort Wayne, Detroit, Michigan

Envelope - Condition of Labor Men in the City of Detroit

Postcard - Store of Anthony A. Selewski at 1594 Michigan Avenue near Junction Avenue, Detroit, Mich.

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