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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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Dossin Great Lakes Museum

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Digital Collection: Random Images

Check, Bank

Chart, Navigational - Trenton Channel, Detroit River and Rouge River

Shoe

Print, Photographic

Negative, Film

Booklet - American Harrow Company

Postcard

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Clipping, Newspaper

Transmitter

Cartoon

Bill of Sale - Bill of Sale

Bond - Dunbar & Sullivan Dredging Co.
First Mortgage Registered Gold Bond

Print, Photographic

Print

Print, Photographic - Gratiot Market at Eastern Market

Transparency, Slide

Drawing, Architectural - Convention Arena,
First Floor Plan,
Cobo Hall - Convention Arena
Civic Center - City of Detroit, Michigan

Print, Photographic

Magazine - The Main Sheet

Matchbook

Print, Photographic

Program - The 1964 Children's Dental Health Day Program

Print, Photographic - St. Mary's College

Print, Photographic

Negative, Film

Postcard - Capital Square Park, Detroit, Mich

Drawing, Technical - Cyclecar Rear Axle Assembly

Postcard - Post Office and Fort Street, Detroit, Mich.

Dress

Negative, Film

Automobile - 1911 Model T Ford Touring Car

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Monocle

Print, Photographic - Car #3046

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Negative, Film

Print, Photographic

Postcard - Pontchartrain Hotel, Chariot Race Sign and Hammond Building, Detroit, Mich.

Specification - Specifications for Mr. H. Peter Minsel for a Brick Veneered and Stucco Residence Located on the Rear of the Lot at the Southeast Corner of West Euclid and Third Avenues, Detroit, Michigan.

Booklet - "Hey Fellers Lookit- My Rolls Racer."

Diploma - Henry T. Hunt Diploma
[Detroit Business University]

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