Men working on Belle Isle

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Description

Men working with shovels in marsh area; several men push wheelbarrows across wooden planks; forest in background. Handwritten on front: "Reclaiming S.E. or Canadian Marsh." Handwritten on back: "1888."

Details

Resource ID:: DPA3572
Subject:: Belle Isle Park (Detroit, Mich.); Marshes--Michigan--Detroit; Reclamation of land--Michigan--Detroit; Albumen prints; Photographic prints
Date:: 1888
Format:: 1 photographic print mounted on mat board ; image 4.75 x 8 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.