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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

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Flier, Political - FACTS On Integrity In Government

Patch, Insignia - Ivory Palace Rollerdrome

Postcard - Along the Canal, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich.

Poster - Concours d'Elegance

Drawing, Architectural

Postcard - Entrance to Palmer Park, Detroit, Mich.

Poster - We Belong 100% Strong

Transparency, Roll-film

Announcement, Funeral

Print, Photographic - Davison Elementary School

Negative, Glass-plate

Print, Photographic

Print - SS Tashmoo

Print, Photographic

Postcard - Hotel Cadillac, Detroit, Mich.

Poster

Dress

Print, Photographic

Automobile - 1911 Model T Ford Touring Car

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Negative, Film

Dress

Souvenir

Negative, Film

Drawing

Bust

Transparency, Slide

Print, Photographic

Booklet - Henry Ford Health System, 75 Years Is a Great Beginning, Anniversary Report

Print, Photographic

Pamphlet

Postcard - Boat Landing at Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich.

Print, Photographic

Condenser, Variable

Print, Photographic

Report - The Detroit Eastern Farmers' Market: Its Social Structure and Functions
[Fourth in a Series of Occasional Papers in Ethnic Studies]

Letter

Film, Motion Picture - Can C, "Old Newsboys' Goodfellow Fund, 'Forgotten'"

Card, Autograph

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Sleigh - c. 1900 Four-Seater Cutter Sleigh

Letter

Postcard - Pingree Monument, At West Grand Circus Park, Detroit, Mich.

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