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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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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

Negative, Glass-plate

Print, Photographic

Negative, Film

Booklet - Through the Years with Hiram Walker

Print, Photographic - 240 Orleans, Looking West

Print, Photographic

Letter

Ticket, Admission - Fox Theatre

Print, Photographic

Hat

Print, Photographic

Menu - The Sanders Menu, Vol. 3, No. 1

Print, Photographic

Poster - Fight by his side!

Block And Tackle

Print, Photographic

Poster - " Victory is a Question of Stamina ..."

Postcard

Card, Trade

Program, Theater

Postcard - The Heart of Detroit, Mich

Print, Photographic

Postcard - East Grand Boulevard, South from Congress Street. Detroit, Mich.

Print, Photographic

U-Matic - CAY Press Conference W/
Lindell Holmes
Middle Weight Boxing Champion
4-24-90

Negative, Film

Print, Photographic

Pamphlet - Douglass Houghton- Family Physician

Iron

Negative, Film

Print, Photographic

Program

Card, Recipe - November Recipes

Positive, Direct

Blueprint - Cultural Center Plan

Negative, Film

Snuffbox

Negative, Film

Transparency, Lantern-slide

Negative, Film

Candlesnuffer

Certificate

Print, Photographic

Sextant

Negative, Film

Animal, Stuffed

Letter

Postcard - Downtown Ford Sales, Inc

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