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- The Conservatory at Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan, 1909 - The Belle Isle Conservatory opened in Detroit, Michigan in 1904. It was part of the City Beautiful movement championed by American city planners to encourage civic pride through beautiful design. Architect Albert Kahn drew inspiration from architectural wonders such as Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, the Crystal Palace in London, and the White City in Chicago when creating the conservatory.
- 1909
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The Conservatory at Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan, 1909
The Belle Isle Conservatory opened in Detroit, Michigan in 1904. It was part of the City Beautiful movement championed by American city planners to encourage civic pride through beautiful design. Architect Albert Kahn drew inspiration from architectural wonders such as Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, the Crystal Palace in London, and the White City in Chicago when creating the conservatory.
- The Aquarium, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan - 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.
- 1908
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The Aquarium, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan
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.
- Horticulture Building, Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan - The Belle Isle Conservatory opened in Detroit, Michigan in 1904. It was part of the City Beautiful movement championed by American city planners to encourage civic pride through beautiful design. Architect Albert Kahn drew inspiration from architectural wonders such as Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, the Crystal Palace in London, and the White City in Chicago when creating the conservatory.
- circa 1909
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Horticulture Building, Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan
The Belle Isle Conservatory opened in Detroit, Michigan in 1904. It was part of the City Beautiful movement championed by American city planners to encourage civic pride through beautiful design. Architect Albert Kahn drew inspiration from architectural wonders such as Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, the Crystal Palace in London, and the White City in Chicago when creating the conservatory.
- Well in Conservatory at Prospect Park, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <em>New York Herald</em>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
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Well in Conservatory at Prospect Park, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- Conservatory, Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan - The Belle Isle Conservatory opened in Detroit, Michigan in 1904. It was part of the City Beautiful movement championed by American city planners to encourage civic pride through beautiful design. Architect Albert Kahn drew inspiration from architectural wonders such as Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, the Crystal Palace in London, and the White City in Chicago when creating the conservatory.
- circa 1905
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Conservatory, Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan
The Belle Isle Conservatory opened in Detroit, Michigan in 1904. It was part of the City Beautiful movement championed by American city planners to encourage civic pride through beautiful design. Architect Albert Kahn drew inspiration from architectural wonders such as Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, the Crystal Palace in London, and the White City in Chicago when creating the conservatory.