Camping on Belle Isle

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Description

Unidentified man rests under small structure made of leaves and wood, on the shore of Belle Isle. Cooking pots hang nearby, and a small canoe is docked on shore. Handwritten on back: "Taken by F.J. Stevenson, 1866."

Details

Creator:: Stevenson, Frederick James, 1835-1926
Resource ID:: DPA3623
Subject:: Belle Isle Park (Detroit, Mich.); Camping--Michigan--Detroit; Photographers--England--London; Albumen prints; Photographic prints
Date:: 1866
Format:: 1 photographic print mounted on mat board ; image 3.75 x 5.25 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.