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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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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

Brochure

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File, Digital Video - Author 04
Cleage Reading and Awards Dinner
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Flier - There's Something Special about a Picnic at Bob-Lo

Decoy

Negative, Film

Postcard - The Pavilion, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich.

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Card, Trade

Postcard - Entrance to Palmer Park, Detroit, Mich.

Blueprint - Historic Fort Wayne

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Image, Digital

Poster

Photograph, Cabinet

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Menu

Print, Photographic - "Belle Isle Canoe Rentals 1973"

T-Shirt

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Menu - Sanders Good Things to Eat

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Animal, Stuffed

Postcard - St. Clair River from Pine Grove Park, Port Huron, Mich.

Postcard - Bird'sEye View looking East from Cadillac Square, Detroit, Michigan.

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Advertisement

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Prospectus

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Birdcage

Postcard - Y.W.C.A. Swimming Pool, Detroit, Mich. - Y.W.C.A. Swimming Pool, Detroit, Mich.

Certificate, Stock - Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company

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Magazine - The Playgoer, Volume V, Number 17

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Print, Photographic - "Belle Isle Casino"

Drawing,Technical - Layout 2F [Cyclecar engine]

Letter - Hebrew Homes and Charities in Detroit

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