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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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Digital Collection: Search

You searched for "Pencil Sketches"

145 Results Found

Poster - Give Or We Perish

Poster

1969.278.023Archive

Give Or We Perish

Drawing, Technical - Water Cooled Cylinder Block for 4 Cyl. Henderson Motorcycle Power Plant
for Possible Cyclecar Use

Drawing, Technical

1960.169.004yArchive

Water Cooled Cylinder Block for 4 Cyl. Henderson Motorcycle Power Plant
for Possible Cyclecar Use

Drawing, Technical

Drawing, Technical

1948.149.149Archive

Brochure - The Detroit Historical Society

Brochure

2019.159.017Archive

The Detroit Historical Society

Ad, Magazine

Ad, Magazine

2014.009.063Archive

Drawing - Dossin Great Lakes Museum

Drawing

2014.004.006Archive

Dossin Great Lakes Museum

Drawing - Steamer Ste. Claire Exhibit - Dossin Great Lakes Museum

Drawing

2014.004.005Archive

Steamer Ste. Claire Exhibit - Dossin Great Lakes Museum

Drawing - The Wayside Shrine

Drawing

2014.002.287Object

The Wayside Shrine

Drawing

Drawing

2014.002.231Object

Drawing - Enchanted Forest

Drawing

2014.002.228Object

Enchanted Forest

Drawing

Drawing

2014.002.227Object

Blueprint - Fort Wayne, Detroit, Michigan -
Survey of 1927

Blueprint

2013.049.428Archive

Fort Wayne, Detroit, Michigan -
Survey of 1927

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