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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: Random Images

Print, Photographic

Schedule

Print, Photographic

Stove

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Chart, Navigational - General Chart of the Northern and Northwestern Lakes,
Including New York State Canals and Lake Champlain

Negative, Film

Film, Motion Picture

Program, Theater

Negative, Film

Catalog, Sales - Shagmoor

Print, Photographic - "Belle Isle 1973"

Print, Photographic

Music, Sheet - La Detroit Waltzes

Print, Photographic

Specification - Specifications for Mr. James A. Dant for a Brick Veneered Four Family Flat Building Located on the Southwest Corner of Lothrop and Second Avenues, Detroit, Michigan.

Negative, Film

Music, Sheet - Detroit

Dress

Map - Historical Map of the Essex Frontier

Postcard - Acknowledgment of Return of Ration Evidences

Baseball

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic - Delmar & Co.

Film, Motion Picture

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Postcard - Grand Circus Park, Detroit, Mich.

Print, Photographic

Release, News - News Release

Print, Photographic

Stand, Music

Print, Photographic

Negative, Film

Envelope

Print, Photographic

Program

Handbill - Derrick May 3 Hour Set

Print, Photographic

Program

Envelope

Negative, Film

Print, Photographic - Car No. 3021

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Lyrics, Song - Friends Like Us

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