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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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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

Image, Digital

Jacket and Kilt

File, Digital Video - Rita Dove Informal Session

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic - Car #1503 Overhaul

Bankbook - The People's State Bank

Manual, Employee - Waitress Manual

Transparency

Photograph, Cabinet

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Proclamation

Print, Photographic

Lamp, Astral

Print, Photographic

Chart, Informational - U. S. Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau
Small Craft, Gale, and Whole Gale Warning Facilities Chart
Great Lakes: Huron, Erie & Ontario, 1959

Postcard - The River Drive, Grosse Isle

Print, Photographic

Music, Sheet - I Love You Truly

Negative, Glass-plate

Drawing, Architectural - Residence to be Erected on Lot #346, Chicago Blvd., Detroit , Mich.,
for Mr. E. M. Coleman

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic - Manufacturers Bank; 1258 Washington Blvd

Booklet - Third Annual Report of the Public Lighting Commission of the City of Detroit, Michigan

Print, Photographic

Negative, Film

Catalog, Trade - Rugged Insulators, Catalog No. 4

Poster

Program, Theater

Manuscript

Drawing, Architectural

Shoe

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Ticket

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Negative, Film

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Iron

Print, Photographic

Shoe

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Print, Photographic

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