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Digital Collection: Random Images

Postcard - Michigan State Normal School, Ypsilanti

Print, Photographic

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Booklet

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Print, Photographic - Alleyway; Mathews, Donald, 10:30 AM

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Plate, Soup

Music, Sheet - In My Rickenbacker Car (Cracker Jacker Rickenbacker)

Letter - Departement Du Tarn-Et-Garonne,
Mairie de St-Nicolas de la Grave

Postcard - Library Park Hotel, Dining Room, Detroit, Mich. - Library Park Hotel, Dining Room, Detroit, Mich.

Model, Product - Packard - Single-Six Coupe

Minutes - Minutes of the Meeting Held at the War Memorial in Grosse Pointe, Tuesday, March 27, 1951

Letter - News Bulletin
Central Business District Association

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Stretcher, Shoe

Poster - This Man May Die if you talk too much.

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Postcard - Casino at Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich.

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Postcard - "THE MANITOULIN" in Port, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada.

Music, Sheet - Afterwards

Music, Sheet - Some Sunday Morning

Negative, Film

Music, Sheet - I'm Gonna Charleston Back to Charleston

Letter

Postcard - Light House, Palmer Park, Detroit, Mich.

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Dress

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Souvenir

Postcard

Box, Call

Postcard - Bird's Eye View, East from Majestic Building, Detroit, Mich

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Negative, Film

Placemat

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Letter

Poster - Watch For Turning Cars,
Look All Ways Before Crossing

Certificate, Stock - Dare Aircraft Company

Drawing, Technical - Design for a Twenty-Two Foot Launch for the U. S. Lake Survey

Stereoview

Print, Photographic - S.E. Corner of Piquette and Joseph Campau

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