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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

Negative, Glass-plate

Negative, Film

Print, Photographic

Book, Ration - Mileage Ration Identification Folder

Print, Photographic

Drawing - Wayside Shrine

Button - Adcraft Club of Detroit

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic - Micro-Grind Co.

Postcard - Packard Motor Car Company, Detroit, Mich.

Chest of Drawers

Print, Photographic

Negative, Film

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Film, Motion Picture - Tri-County Dental Society SIL

Automotive Product

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Postcard - Cadillac Motor Co., Detroit, Mich.

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Directory - Detroit Kiwanis Club No. 1 and
Kiwanis Club Foundation of Detroit, Inc.
Membership Directory, 2010

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Menu

Dress

Print, Photographic

Game, Card

Print, Photographic

Font, Baptismal

Negative, Film

Print, Photographic

Shoe

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Print, Photographic

Negative, Film

Print, Photographic

Transparency, Lantern-slide - An Easy Job, Palmer Park

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Magazine - The Council of Trades and Labor Unions and the Labor Movement of Detroit

Postcard - Corner of Woodward Ave. And Michigan Ave., Detroit. Mich.

Negative, Film

Print, Photographic - "Belle Isle Casino- Senior Citizen Center"

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Menu - The Sanders Menu, Vol. 3, No. 6

Print, Photographic

Postcard - Casino at Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich.

Negative, Film

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