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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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Explore a wide range of tools and resources crafted to inspire curiosity and support learning for educators, students, and lifelong learners alike.

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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

Box

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Envelope - Michigan Central & Great Western Railways

Print, Photographic

Carte-de-visite

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Negative, Film

Music, Sheet - It's Detroit

Music, Sheet - Old Belle Isle

Booklet - Ford Motor Cars 1907
Model "K"

Cover

Postcard - Woodward Ave Detroit in Winter.

Newspaper - Michigan Christian Advocate,
Thanksgiving Supplement

Print, Photographic

Directory, Membership

Poster, Theater - New York Metropolitan Opera

Card, Trade - Where the wild flowers grow

Print, Photographic

Drawing, Technical - Hull 339, Self-Propelled Drift Collector,
Front End Loader and Basket

Packet

Map - Plan of Private Claims in Michigan Territory
as Surveyed by Aaron Greeley in 1810

Pamphlet, Instruction - How To Wash Your Gloves

Print, Photographic

Film, Motion Picture - The Straits de Troit

Print, Photographic

Music, Sheet - Waiting

Negative, Film

Jacket

Booklet - Spanning Half A Century

Print, Photographic

Negative, Film

Print, Photographic

Negative, Film

Bottle, Smelling

Block, Alphabet

Program

Speech - Eulogy on the late General Philip H. Sheridan

Program

Print, Photographic

Program

Postcard - Canal, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich.

Mug

Bottle, Medicine

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