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

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

Canoeing on the Canal, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan