The Prindel-Nowlin Powder Horn
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When you visit Origins: Life Where the River Bends, you can learn more about the city’s foundational stories and see an array of fascinating artifacts. But, only one was involved in a museum heist!Theft and RecoveryIn 1952, the Prindel-Nowlin powder horn, a hollowed-out horn used by settlers to store gun powder for hunting, was loaned by the Detroit Historical Society to the
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From the Collection, Page 2
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The Prindel-Nowlin Powder Horn
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From the Collection, Page 2
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From the Collection, Page 2
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Nowlin Powder Horn returned to Dearborn after 67 years
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The Prindel-Nowlin Powder Horn
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The Prindel-Nowlin Powder Horn
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The Prindel-Nowlin Powder Horn