Old sturgeon ponds and fish houses on Belle Isle

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Description

View of wooden shacks; wooden piles and barrier in water; men stand at edge of pond holding a fishing net. Label on front: "View of the old sturgeon ponds and fish houses on Belle Isle before it was purchased by the city. Loaned by Mr. Weed." Handwritten on back: "Old sturgeon ponds Belle Isle ..."

Details

Resource ID:: DPA5052
Subject:: Belle Isle Park (Detroit, Mich.); Fisheries--Michigan--Detroit; Albumen prints; Photographic prints
Date:: unknown
Format:: 1 photographic print mounted on mat board ; image 7.25 x 9.25 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Location:: LD/Parks-Belle Isle
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.