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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

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Postcard - Casino, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich.

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Print, Photographic - Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic School - View Out the Front Window

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Tray, Calling Card

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Print, Photographic - Sitting Room and Living Room - Vasquez Home

Booklet - Pontiac, Chief of the Ottawas.

Music, Sheet - When I Look into Your Eyes

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Emblem

Postcard - Majestic Building, Detroit, Mich.

Coat

Comb, Hair - Dhs_1949_033_084_1_sf

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Magazine - Parke-Davis Review, vol. 18, no. 9, December 1961

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Print, Photographic - Michigan Central Train Depot, "Canada Customs and Immigration"

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Negative, Film - Cadillac Square

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Catalog - Steam Gauge and Lantern Co.'s Standard Tubular Lamps and Lanterns

Directory

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Dress

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Postcard - Wilson Foundry and Machine Company, Pontiac, Mich.

Program, Theater

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Postcard - Grand Circus Park, Downtown Detroit, Mich.

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Postcard - Interior of Horticultural Building, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich.

Drawing, Architectural - Front Elevation

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Stein - "Your Partners in Preserving America" Wildlife Stein Collection

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