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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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Digital Collection: Search

You searched for "Steel"

1515 Results Found

Automobile - 1924 Hupmobile Roadster

Automobile

1973.060.003Object

1924 Hupmobile Roadster

Cabinet, Medicine

Cabinet, Medicine

1971.091.001Object

Anvil

Anvil

1970.099.012Object

Radiotelephone

Radiotelephone

1969.249.001Object

Poster - Make Every Minute Count!

Poster

1969.151.009Archive

Make Every Minute Count!

Iron

Iron

1967.229.018Object

Plane

Plane

1967.057.006Object

Poster - Buy A Share In America - Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps

Poster

1964.001.080mArchive

Buy A Share In America - Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps

Poster - We Are United Nations - Food And Industry Fight For Freedom

Poster

1964.001.067kArchive

We Are United Nations - Food And Industry Fight For Freedom

Catalog - Laurel

Catalog

1962.186.028Archive

Laurel

Drawing, Technical - Survey of Northern and Northwestern Lakes,
Design of Intersection Protractor

Drawing, Technical

1962.088.117Archive

Survey of Northern and Northwestern Lakes,
Design of Intersection Protractor

Drawing, Technical - Survey of Northern and Northwestern Lakes,
Design of Intersection Protractor

Drawing, Technical

1962.088.116Archive

Survey of Northern and Northwestern Lakes,
Design of Intersection Protractor

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