Detroit River at night
Grab
Description
Nighttime view of ferries on Detroit River; city skyline in background. Printed on front: "Harbor by night, Detroit, Mich." Printed on back (partially obscured by label): " ... more than eight million passengers arrive and depart from Detroit every season of navigation. The white boats in the harbor are excursion steamers, the best of their kind in the world. C.T. Co., Chicago." Handwritten on back: "Dear Aunt Julia, I hope you have not forgotten your promise to drive over to the lake. I am going to be there this fall. Then I will ... in Detroit. Mother is anxious for you ... while everything ... and pretty." Card is postmarked June 11, 1914.
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh000720
- Subject:
- Waterfronts--Michigan--Detroit
- Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.)
- Ferries--Michigan--Detroit
- Postcards
- Publisher:
- Curt Teich & Co.
- Date:
- c.1914
- Format:
- 1 postcard : col. ; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Location:
- D/1914 (view by moonlight)
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.