Cedar mound, waterfall and canoes on Belle Isle
View of pavilion on top of small hill on Belle Isle; waterfall cascades down side of hill. Men and women stand on roadway on the banks of canal; group of canoeists, some holding American flags, travel on canal in foreground. Printed on front: "Cedar mount [sic], waterfall and canoes, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich." Printed on back: "1330, Cedar mount [sic], waterfall and canoes, 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. Since then $1,600,000 has been expended in beautifying it." Souvenir Post Card Co. publisher trademark printed on back of card. Handwritten on back: "Sept. 4, 1913. Dear sister, how are you I am having a good time I picked up totatoes [sic] at Clara and got cheated out of a auto ride. Sister Lillian." Card is postmarked September 4, 1913.
- Resource ID:
- bh002841
- Subject:
- Belle Isle Park (Detroit, Mich.)
- Waterfalls--Michigan--Detroit
- Mounds--Michigan--Detroit
- Pavilions--Michigan--Detroit
- Canoes and canoeing--Michigan--Detroit
- Canoeists--Michigan--Detroit
- Postcards
- Publisher:
- Souvenir Post Card Co.
- Date:
- c.1913
- Format:
- 1 postcard : col. ; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Location:
- D/Parks-Belle Isle
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.