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Digital Collection: Search

You searched for "250th Anniversary"

64 Results Found

Film, Motion Picture - Detroit's 250th Birthday Celebration, Entire Year of 1951

Film, Motion Picture

1966.154.001bArchive

Detroit's 250th Birthday Celebration, Entire Year of 1951

Handkerchief

Handkerchief

2017.132.002Object

Pamphlet - Detroit's 250th Birthday Festival 1701-1951

Pamphlet

2013.041.787Archive

Detroit's 250th Birthday Festival 1701-1951

Music, Sheet - Detroit

Music, Sheet

2012.021.150Archive

Detroit

Ticket, Admission

Ticket, Admission

2010.022.003Archive

Certificate

Certificate

1970.050.017Archive

Medal, Commemorative

Medal, Commemorative

2017.064.006Object

Medal, Commemorative

Medal, Commemorative

2015.045.002Object

Booklet - Detroit's Catholic Heritage, 1701-1951

Booklet

2014.003.247Archive

Detroit's Catholic Heritage, 1701-1951

Music, Sheet - It's Detroit

Music, Sheet

1959.171.001Archive

It's Detroit

Script - A Birthday Salute

Script

2017.143.006Archive

A Birthday Salute

Booklet - The School's and Detroit's Birthday

Booklet

2017.143.001Archive

The School's and Detroit's Birthday

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