Barbara Coulter, age 10, and her Uncle, Charles Noble of Detroit, at a Family Picnic on Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan, August 1978

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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

Subject Date

August 1978

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2021.106.5

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10 in
Width: 8 in

Barbara Coulter, age 10, and her Uncle, Charles Noble of Detroit, at a Family Picnic on Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan, August 1978