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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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Digital Collection: Random Images

Negative, Film

Ensemble

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Negative, Film

Drawing, Technical

Negative, Film

Print, Photographic - South Side of Woodbridge

Negative, Film

Print, Photographic

Card, Trade

Animal, Stuffed

Poster - Cadillac Lands in Detroit, 1701 -
Detroit's 275th Anniversary, 1976

Negative, Film

Print, Photographic

Toy, Car

Drawing

Postcard - Campus Martius, looking north on Woodward Ave, Detroit, Mich.

Print, Photographic

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

Letter

Photograph, Print

Transparency, Slide

Print, Photographic - Ambassador Bridge in Evening

Plaque

Print, Photographic

Poster

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Booklet

Ribbon, Insignia

Newsletter - Electric Railway Service, No. 14

Print, Photographic

Album, record - The Motown Sound, A Collection of 16 Original Big Hits, Volume 9

Print, Photographic

Card, Trade

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Music, Sheet - The Hallet & Davis Grand Waltz

Nametag

Print, Photographic

Registration - Library of Congress

Negative, Film

Negative, Film

Map

Print, Photographic

Photograph, Cabinet - Mary Frances Bristol Barr

Card, Trade

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