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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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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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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

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Stationery - Hudson's

Print, Photographic

Newsletter - La-Z-News & Floral Views

Lyrics, Song - Friends Like Us

Print, Photographic

Scorecard

Negative, Film

Program - Forty-Eighth Annual Announcement, Cercle Dramatique
Detroit, Michigan, 1959-1960

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Negative, Glass-plate

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Chart, Organizational

Negative, Glass-plate

Poster - MISS PEPSI Unlimited Multiple Step Hydroplane, 1949-1956

Print, Photographic

Mug, Coffee - South American

Print, Photographic

Flag

Postcard

Book - Building Inspector's Handbook of Detroit, Mich. 1900

Print, Photographic

Poster - Britishers - You're Needed - Come Across Now

Print, Photographic

Newsletter - Jib Sheet

Program

Program

Bucket, Fire

Dress

Mahjong

Postcard - A View in Cass Park, Showing Fountain, Detroit, Mich.

Invoice

Model

Magazine - The Polish Review, Vol. IV, No. 43, Nov. 16, 1944

Print, Photographic

Postcard - Hurlbut Memorial Water Works Park, taken from inside of Park, Detroit, Mich.

Program, Theater

Nappy

Print, Photographic

Records

Dress

Poster, Advertisement - Sears

Poster

Game, Card

Print, Photographic

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