The Aquarium, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan

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Artifact Overview

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 Details

Artifact

Postcard

Subject Date

1908

Location

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

The Aquarium, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan