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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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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: Search

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U-Matic - Freedom Fest Festival Duckie 500 @ Fox, 5-25-91

U-Matic

2015.008.141Archive

Freedom Fest Festival Duckie 500 @ Fox, 5-25-91

Film, Motion Picture - Detroit 250th Anniversary Reel 1

Film, Motion Picture

1966.154.001aArchive

Detroit 250th Anniversary Reel 1

Film, Motion Picture

Film, Motion Picture

2009.041.008Archive

Newspaper - Truck Tracks

Newspaper

2014.064.056Archive

Truck Tracks

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

2013.040.371Photo

Postcard - Woodward Ave Decorations - Arrow Day, May 19-19

Postcard

2012.020.436Archive

Woodward Ave Decorations - Arrow Day, May 19-19

Menu

Menu

1965.283.017Archive

Shoe

Shoe

1958.137.044Object

Program - First Annual Championship Games of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States

Program

1948.132.068Archive

First Annual Championship Games of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States

Richard Viecelli, August 12th, 2016

File, Digital Audio

Richard Viecelli, August 12th, 2016

Map - Map Showing Principal Ports on the Great Lakes Where it is Proposed to Establish Clark's Wireless Telegraph Stations.

Map

2012.046.095Archive

Map Showing Principal Ports on the Great Lakes Where it is Proposed to Establish Clark's Wireless Telegraph Stations.

Certificate

Certificate

1974.086.999Archive

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