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Dossin Great Lakes Museum

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Digital Collection: Search

You searched for "black business"

2483 Results Found

Poster - Freund Brothers

Poster, Advertisement

1953.402.034Archive

Freund Brothers

Poster - The Commercial Advertiser

Poster, Advertisement

1953.402.033Archive

The Commercial Advertiser

Booklet - The First National Bank of Detroit

Booklet

1953.309.001Archive

The First National Bank of Detroit

Drawing

Drawing

1953.019.083Archive

Catalog - Detroit Jewel Catalog, 1882

Catalog

1952.359.002Archive

Detroit Jewel Catalog, 1882

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

1951.129.020Photo

Invoice - R. W. King & Co.

Invoice

1950.134.005Archive

R. W. King & Co.

Invoice - Samuel S. Kerr & Company
Monthly Statement

Invoice

1950.127.003Archive

Samuel S. Kerr & Company
Monthly Statement

Check, Bank

Check, Bank

1950.004.001Archive

Booklet - High Lights of Detroit Industrial History - No. 10,
Federal Motor Truck Company

Booklet

1949.086.007Archive

High Lights of Detroit Industrial History - No. 10,
Federal Motor Truck Company

Receipt - A. Hitchcock, Dr.

Receipt

1948.055.140Archive

A. Hitchcock, Dr.

Receipt - Union Credit Company

Receipt

1948.048.012Archive

Union Credit Company

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