Central Avenue, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan, 1905

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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

Photographic print

Date Made

1905

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

P.DPC.010904

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)
Mounting

Color

Brown

Dimensions

Height: 10.563 in
Width: 21.25 in

Central Avenue, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan, 1905