Playing Cards, Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Detroit, Michigan, 1951
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French explorer Antoine de le Mothe Cadillac established Fort Pontchartrain du Detroit in 1701. The city of Detroit commemorated the 250th anniversary of that event in 1951. This deck of playing cards, decorated with the logo of the "250th Birthday Festival," featured historic photographs of past city landmarks and scenes.
French explorer Antoine de le Mothe Cadillac established Fort Pontchartrain du Detroit in 1701. The city of Detroit commemorated the 250th anniversary of that event in 1951. This deck of playing cards, decorated with the logo of the "250th Birthday Festival," featured historic photographs of past city landmarks and scenes.
Artifact
Playing card
Date Made
1951
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Detroit
United States, Michigan, Detroit, Belle Isle (park)
United States, Michigan, Detroit, Campus Martius
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2020.109.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Lisa A. Korzetz.
Material
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: .875 in (Packaging)
Width: 5.25 in (Packaging)
Length: 3.875 in (Packaging)
Inscriptions
on top of packaging: 1701 DETROIT 1951 / 250TH BIRTHDAY FESTIVAL / (C)