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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: Search

You searched for "World War II"

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Negative, Film

Negative, Film

2011.043.346Photo

Trophy - Aaron DeRoy Memorial Trophy
For Fastest Heat Championship

Trophy

2011.004.150Object

Aaron DeRoy Memorial Trophy
For Fastest Heat Championship

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

2010.027.070Photo

Magazine - Parke-Davis Review, vol. 23, no. 8, November 1966

Magazine

2010.004.159Archive

Parke-Davis Review, vol. 23, no. 8, November 1966

Print, Photographic

Print, Photographic

2009.066.131Photo

Poster

Poster

1968.208.053Object

Automobile - 1942 Packard Custom 8 Convertible

Automobile

1959.276.001Object

1942 Packard Custom 8 Convertible

Flier, Political - FACTS: The First Duty of a Government is to Provide for National Security

Flier, Political

1948.228.965Archive

FACTS: The First Duty of a Government is to Provide for National Security

Key

Key

1941.004.002Object

Alfred Murphy, June 27th, 2016

File, Digital Audio

Alfred Murphy, June 27th, 2016

Lee Begole, June 22nd, 2016

Document, Digital

Lee Begole, June 22nd, 2016

Brian Fountain, June 18th, 2016

File, Digital Audio

Brian Fountain, June 18th, 2016

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