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Dossin Great Lakes Museum

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Digital Collection: Random Images

Negative, Film

Ticket, Transportation

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic - Hoist From Traugott Schmidt and Sons, 4th Floor

Magazine - Odds and Ends, Vol. XVI, No. 2, November 1930

Print, Photographic

Saucer

Print, Photographic - Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic School

Lamp, Kerosene

Certificate - Detroit Police Department
Departmental Citation

Menu

Supplement, Newspaper - Favorite Recipes Specially Selected by the Women's Editor, Compliments of The Detroit News, The Home Newspaper.

Music, Sheet - Belle Isle (Little Queen of All Islands)

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Postcard - Washington Arcade Detroit, Mich.

Coat

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Plate, Dinner

Print, Photographic

Envelope - Growth of Christian Science in Detroit in the 20th Century

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Transparency, Slide

Print, Photographic - Corner of Franklin and Chene Looking East

Cup, Demitasse

Print, Photographic

Block, Alphabet

Automobile - 1987 Cadillac Hearse

Invitation

Automobile - 1987 Cadillac Hearse

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Desk, Portable

Menu

Print, Photographic

Cannon - Dhs_2008_004_013_arceye_user_001

Negative, Film

Dress

Automobile - 1975 American Motors 2-Door Pacer - Dhs_1982_068_001_arceye_user_01

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Animal, Stuffed

Souvenir

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