Horticultural Building and Aquarium on Belle Isle
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Description
View of Horticultural Building and Aquarium on Belle Isle. Glass-paned building with dome is attached to aquarium building; pond with water lilies in foreground. Printed on front: "Horticultural Building and Aquarium, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich., 16368." Printed on back: "Horticultural Bldg., Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich. The Horticultural building on Belle Isle is well worth seeing. It is stored with rare and beautiful shrubs and flowers, which has taken the Park and Boulevard Commission years to collect. It is situated near the center of the island and is thronged with visitors the year around."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh002925
- Subject:
- Belle Isle Park (Detroit, Mich.)
- Conservatories--Michigan--Detroit
- Greenhouses--Michigan--Detroit
- Aquariums, Public--Michigan--Detroit
- Ponds--Michigan--Detroit
- Water lilies--Michigan--Detroit
- Postcards
- 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.