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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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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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Research Assistance

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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

Painting

Patent - Motor Vehicle Chassis

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Model Train, Vehicle

Negative, Film

Negative, Film

Gown, Evening

Print, Photographic

Letter

Postcard, Picture

Telegram

Negative, Film

Postcard - Street Scene, Rochester, Mich.

Certificate

Bottle, Medicine

Dress

Letter - Letter from William Duncan to Joseph Campau

Print, Photographic

Negative, Film

Print, Photographic

Transparency, Slide - Eastside Alert

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Negative, Film

Card, Holiday

Map - Mileage Map of the Best Roads of Michigan,
Showing State Highways, Road Distances.

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Card, Political

Print, Photographic

Negative, Film

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic - Wight Street and Adair, Facing East

Negative, Film

Postcard - Pier Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan

Film, Motion Picture - Detroit Needs The Proposed International Bridge

Dress

Print, Photographic

Blueprint - Detroit Residential Manpower Center
Fort Wayne, Detroit, Michigan

Card, Calling

Plaque

Transparency, Slide

Card, Credit

Menu

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

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