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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

Program - Detroit Fire Department 1945 Year Book

Print, Photographic

Postcard - St. John's Church, Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Mich.

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

U-Matic - 1985 Xmas Carnival "Percy the Pig" (Rough Cuts)

Medal, Commemorative

Negative, Film

Menu - Detroit's 250th Birthday Festival

Program - Detroit Firemen's 42nd Annual Field Day Year Book

Drawing, Architectural - Meeting Rooms East of Hall A,
Third Floor Plan,
Cobo Hall - Convention Arena
Civic Center - City of Detroit, Michigan

Postcard - State Savings Bank, Detroit.

Chart, Navigational - Lake Superior

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Magazine - The Boomer, September-October 1942

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Negative, Film

Note

Negative, Film

Print, Photographic

Book, Prayer - The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Newsletter - Jib Sheet

Negative, Film

Candlestick - Front

Booklet - Union Trust Company - Detroit

Model, Product - La-Z-Rocker

Ticket, Admission - Detroit Tigers - Tiger Stadium
Season Ticket

Postcard - 12,000 Employees at the Ford Motor Company's Plant, Detroit. - 12,000 Employees at the Ford Motor Company's Plant

Score - Song of Detroit, The City With a Heart

Letter

Print, Photographic

Poster - Detroit 1900-1910

Letter

Lamp, Oil

Map - R. L. Polk & Co.'s Map of the City of Detroit, Michigan

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

Invitation

Stand, Music

Advertisement - Ed Love

Bottle, Perfume

Menu

Print, Photographic

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