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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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Research & Learning

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

Booklet

Print, Photographic

Dress

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Print, Photographic

Menu

Jacket, Life

Poster - Lend as they fight

Crate

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic - "Belle Isle - Handball Game"

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Booklet - The Book-Cadillac Hotel, Detroit, Michigan - Dhs_2000_005_004_cover_sf

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Negative, Film

Poster - Hughie Jennings and His Great 1907 Tigers

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Print, Photographic

Advertisement

Letter

Negative, Film

Chair, Reclining

Transparency, Slide

Cup

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Ad, Magazine

Program - Fourteenth Annual Great Lakes Shipwreck Festival

Print, Photographic

Postcard - With the Kids at Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich.

Transparency

Negative, Film

Print, Photographic

Postcard - Casino from Canal at Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich.

Print, Photographic

Program - Eliza Seaman Legget, Historic Citizen of the Month

Sculpture - St. Francis of Assisi

Print, Photographic

Rules - Rules and Regulations of the Detroit Fire Department

Magazine - The Hudsonian, Vol. 27, No. 2

Bill, Tax - City of Detroit Taxes

Animal, Stuffed

Desk, Portable

Film, Motion Picture - A Visit to Cobo Hall

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