Canoeing on the Canal, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan
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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
Subject Date
1900-1910
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
37.102.395
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
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