Playing Cards, Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Detroit, Michigan, 1951

THF621421 / Playing Cards, Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Detroit, Michigan, 1951 / playing card box front

THF621422 / Playing Cards, Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Detroit, Michigan, 1951 / playing card box back

THF621423 / Playing Cards, Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Detroit, Michigan, 1951 / red card group

THF621424 / Playing Cards, Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Detroit, Michigan, 1951 / blue card group

THF621425 / Playing Cards, Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Detroit, Michigan, 1951 / blue card 1

THF621426 / Playing Cards, Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Detroit, Michigan, 1951 / blue card 2

THF621427 / Playing Cards, Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Detroit, Michigan, 1951 / blue card 3

THF621428 / Playing Cards, Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Detroit, Michigan, 1951 / blue card 4

THF621429 / Playing Cards, Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Detroit, Michigan, 1951 / blue card 5

THF621430 / Playing Cards, Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Detroit, Michigan, 1951 / blue card 6

THF621431 / Playing Cards, Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Detroit, Michigan, 1951 / blue card 7

THF621432 / Playing Cards, Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Detroit, Michigan, 1951 / blue card 8

THF621433 / Playing Cards, Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Detroit, Michigan, 1951 / blue card 9

THF621434 / Playing Cards, Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Detroit, Michigan, 1951 / blue card 10

THF621435 / Playing Cards, Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Detroit, Michigan, 1951 / blue card 11

THF621436 / Playing Cards, Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Detroit, Michigan, 1951 / blue card 12

THF621437 / Playing Cards, Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Detroit, Michigan, 1951 / blue card 13

THF621438 / Playing Cards, Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Detroit, Michigan, 1951 / blue card 14

Artifact Overview

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 Details

Artifact

Playing card

Date Made

1951

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: 0.875 in (Packaging)
Width: 5.25 in (Packaging)
Length: 3.875 in (Packaging)

Inscriptions

on top of packaging: 1701 DETROIT 1951 / 250TH BIRTHDAY FESTIVAL / (C)

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