Camping on Belle Isle
Grab
Description
Small tent pitched on shore of Belle Isle. Small boy sits on shore, identified as Albert Campau. Woman rides horse nearby, identified as Mrs. Richard Storrs Willis, widow of J. Barnabas Campau. Unidentified man stands beside horse. Handwritten on front: "Mrs. R.S. Willis & her son Albert Campau." Handwritten on back: "Taken by F.J. Stevenson, 1866; Mrs. Richard Storrs Willis (Alexandrine M. Sheldon) was the widow of J. Barnabas Campau and mother of Dr. Albert Campau; for early use of rubber boats, see The Beaver, Spring 1955, p. 46-51."
Details
- Creator:
- Stevenson, Frederick James, 1835-1926
- Resource ID:
- DPA3624
- 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 3.5 x 5.75 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.