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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

Blueprint - Capitol Park Rehabilitation

Purse, Change

Automobile - 1960 Chevrolet Corvair 2-Door Coupe

Album, Record - The Fiery Furnace (LP-35)

Negative, Film

Letter - The Stage in Detroit

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Menu

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Automobile - 1984 Pontiac Fiero 2M4 2-Door Coupe

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Program - 2008 Michigan State Fair Souvenir Program

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Transparency, Slide

Postcard - Belle Isle Bridge Approach from Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Mich.

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Newsletter - The Eastern Starlite, September 1956

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Book - Beyond the Difference

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Print, Photographic - St. Aloysius - Washington Blvd.

Negative, Film

Newsletter - La-Z-News

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Envelope - Notes of the Roman Catholic Church in Detroit, Michigan

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Envelope - The Jewish People in Detroit in the 19th Century and their relations to Social, Commercial and Religious Life

Negative, Film

Transparency, Slide

Print, Photographic

Receipt

Booklet - Low-Cost All-Expense Great Lakes Cruises, Detroit to Niagara Falls, Mackinac Island, Harbor Springs, Georgian Bay

Postcard - Post Office, Detroit, Mich.

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Lamp, Table

Application - R-535: Application for Supplemental and Occupational Mileage Ration

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Negative, Film

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Bag, Gift

Music, Sheet - Southern Gals

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