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Videos Help Search Advanced Search Random Images Archives Photos Objects Cookie Notice , you are agreeing to our use of cookies. I Agree What’s in the Online Collection? There are over 40,000 items represented in our Online Collection including historical photographs, maps, drawings, letters, and objects. The online collection includes material from these collections: African American History Architecture Art/Paintings/Sculpture Automotive (Industrial) Business/Stores/Retail Champion Spark Plug Communication/Radio/TV Detroit Anniversaries (including the 1901 Time Capsule) Detroit Views Detroit Historical Society Documenting Detroit (1980s photos) Education (includes cultural institutions) Events (State Fairs, Parades, etc.) Fire Department Fort Wayne General City Clubs, Organizations, Parks, etc. Hillmer, Davis Industrial History Maritime Marygrove African American Authors Collection Medical/Dental/Pharmaceutical Military Miller, J. Lawson Municipal Music Native American Packard Motor Cars Police Department Political History Postcards Religion Sports Stout, William Bushnell Theatre/ers Transportation (includes vehicle collection) Walker & Co. How can I request to use an image or video? Click on the image you would like to request to enlarge it. Then click the "Request Image" button. Answer the required fields. A technician will respond to your request by email. What types of searches can I do? Keyword Search The Keyword Search button allows you to perform a general search across multiple fields for any catalog records online. Keyword searches use OR as the default connector between words (e.g. a search for Hanley Ranch will return records associated with Hanley OR Ranch ). If you want to find records where both keywords are found, type in AND between the two words. To search for a specific phrase, be sure to put the phrase within quotes (e.g. "Rocky Pine Ranch"). You can also use the asterisk (*) as a wildcard (e.g. a search for histor* would come up with records containing history , histories , historical , etc.). Searches are not case sensitive. Advanced Search The Advanced Search button can help you be more specific with your search. You can search for a word or phrase within a particular search category or use multiple categories to further narrow down your search results. For example, searching White in the People field will bring up any records associated with a member of the White family, without having to sift through black & white photographs. You can also search People and Creator records through Advanced Search. Phrase searching with quotes and use of wildcards (*) are available in Advanced Search. Random Image Search The Random Images button is a great way to just browse the collection. Each Random Images page displays a random assortment of images from the records online. If something piques your interest, click the thumbnail to view a larger version of the image. Catalog-Specific Search (Archives / Photos / Objects) The catalog buttons can also help narrow down your search, by only searching with a selected catalog. If you only want to search for Photos, click the Photos button and type in your keyword(s) or phrase. You can also browse records within that catalog without performing a search. Phrase searching, wildcards (*) as well as AND/OR statements are available when performing catalog searches. © 2024 Detroit Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library...