The Aquarium, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan
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Opened in 1904, the Belle Isle Aquarium in Detroit, Michigan is the oldest aquarium in operation in the United States. Architects Albert Kahn and George Mason designed the aquarium with whimsical details such as carving the Roman sea god Neptune above the entryway, tiling the interior in aquatic colors, and arranging the tanks to resemble an art gallery.
Opened in 1904, the Belle Isle Aquarium in Detroit, Michigan is the oldest aquarium in operation in the United States. Architects Albert Kahn and George Mason designed the aquarium with whimsical details such as carving the Roman sea god Neptune above the entryway, tiling the interior in aquatic colors, and arranging the tanks to resemble an art gallery.
Artifact
Postcard
Subject Date
1908
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
37.102.297
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Phostint
Photolithography
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
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