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Dossin Great Lakes Museum

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Digital Collection: Search

You searched for "Painting"

1907 Results Found

Drawing

Drawing

2014.002.223Object

Poster - Kick Out the Jams: Detroit's Cass Corridor, 1963-1977

Poster

2013.049.205Archive

Kick Out the Jams: Detroit's Cass Corridor 1963-1977

Program

Program

2013.041.780Archive

Poster - Egypt As You've Never Seen It Before

Poster

2013.004.122Archive

Egypt As You've Never Seen It Before

Print - Spirit of Detroit in Renaissance

Print

2007.022.023Archive

Spirit of Detroit in Renaissance

Release, News

Release, News

2002.057.002Archive

Magazine - Work/4

Magazine

2002.057.001Archive

Work/4

Print - General Motors

Print

1998.005.001Archive

General Motors

Print - Un Couplle

Print

1983.118.001Object

Un Couplle

Lithograph - Water Works Gate

Lithograph

1967.050.001Archive

Water Works Gate

Drawing

Drawing

1966.061.001Object

Sketch - Portrait of John J. Bagley

Sketch

1956.103.040Object

Portrait of John J. Bagley

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