Aquarium and Conservatory on Belle Isle
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Description
View of men and women posing on lawn in front of Belle Isle Aquarium and Conservatory. Trees in foreground. Printed on front: "Aquarium and Conservatory, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich." Printed on back: "220444, Aquarium and Conservatory, Belle Isle. Belle Isle is in the Detroit River between Detroit and Windsor, Canada. The island contains 702 acres and is entirely covered with one of the most beautiful parks in the United States, having some 21 miles of macadam roads, a magnificent casino, pavilions, boat houses, aquarium, horticultural hall and zoological gardens. The Island was purchased by Detroit in 1879 and has since then expended $1,600,000 in beautifying it. The Valentine-Souvenir Co., New York. Printed in U.S.A."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh002939
- Subject:
- Belle Isle Park (Detroit, Mich.)
- Conservatories--Michigan--Detroit
- Greenhouses--Michigan--Detroit
- Aquariums, Public--Michigan--Detroit
- Postcards
- Publisher:
- Valentine-Souvenir Co.
- Date:
- unknown
- Format:
- 1 postcard : col. ; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Location:
- D/Parks-Belle Isle-Conservatory
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.