Image
Sawmill, Belle Isle
Description:
View of the sawmill on Belle Isle, showing stacks of logs, branches and cut lumber in foreground. Truck is partially visible in background. Clipping on back: "Over on Belle Isle, back of the Garden Center is this brick service building which houses the saw-mill of the Parks and Recreation Department's forestry division. Last year, to prevent damage in storms, 2,451 dead trees were removed by the city. Detroit owns 600,000 trees, valued at $13,0000. Stamped on back: "Mort Walton, Free Press staff photographer." Handwritten on back: "Sawmill on Belle Isle."
Details
Resource ID:
bh030087
Creator:
Date Issued:
1945 (year approximate)
Format:
1 photographic print ; 7 x 9 in.
Filing Location:
D/Parks and Recreation, Dept. of
Rights:
Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.