"Band Stand over Lagoon, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich.," circa 1915

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Artifact Overview

Belle Isle is the largest municipal island park in the United States. Fredrick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture, designed portions of the park. The City of Detroit opened Belle Isle to the public in 1880; over 260,000 people visited the park in the summer of 1882, proving its immediate popularity. It has remained among Michigan's most visited parks.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Postcard

Date Made

circa 1915

Subject Date

circa 1915

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

87.9.23.50

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.375 in