Kenneth Schwartz and Others on a Trial Run of the New Suwanee Raft, May 1974

THF729010 / Kenneth Schwartz and Others on a Trial Run of the New Suwanee Raft, May 1974
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Artifact Overview

Suwanee Park, a re-creation of a circa 1900 amusement park, opened in Greenfield Village in 1974. For a time, visitors could pay a ten-cent fare to ride a raft to the island at the center of Suwanee Lagoon. Once there, they could watch birds and wildlife, enjoy a picnic, or simply take in the scenic views.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

May 1974

Subject Date

May 1974

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.N.B.67357

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4 in
Width: 5 in