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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

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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Encyclopedia of Detroit

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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

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Stereoview

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Suit

Print, Photographic - Dearborn Heights

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Program, Theater

Iron

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Score - Hail, Detroit

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Poster - We Are United Nations - Food And Industry Fight For Freedom

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Poster - Plant A Victory Garden

Amplifier

Letter

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Certificate, Marriage

Newsletter - La-Z-News & Floral Views

Spoon, Bouillon

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Booklet - Adolph Alexander Weinman

Postcard - Winter Scene, Grand Circus Park, Detroit, Mich.

Booklet - Recipes and Household Hints

Certificate, Stock - Detroit, Rochester, Romeo & Lake Orion Railway

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Certificate, Attendance - Metropolitan Detroit 10th Annual Committee for
Armed Forces Week

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Negative, Film

Postcard - Detroit, Mich. Detroit Opera House,

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Postcard - Lake at Palmer Park, Detroit, Mich.

Postcard - David Whitney Bldg., Book Tower and Statler Hotel, Detroit Mich.

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Print, Photographic - Grand Trunk Railroad Yard

Postcard

Postcard - Navin Park, Detroit, Mich

Booklet - Brief History of the American Labor Movement

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Postcard - Welcome to Water Works Park, Detroit, Mich.

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Costume, Performance

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