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[Detroit, Mich., Belle Isle] – Vintage Print

[Detroit, Mich., Belle Isle], [between 1890 and 1910] — historic photograph
[Detroit, Mich., Belle Isle], [between 1890 and 1910]. Historic photograph from the Detroit collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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[Detroit, Mich., Belle Isle]

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Belle Isle, the wooded island park in the Detroit River, is the setting here, and the record also lists bridges among the subjects. The city acquired the island in the late 1870s and developed it into a public park with drives, lawns, and shaded paths that drew carriages and strollers on summer afternoons. This 8 by 10 inch glass negative comes from the Detroit Publishing Company, which photographed towns and landscapes across the country around 1900 and sold views to tourists and publishers. Large glass plates like this one captured fine detail, which makes them valuable records of how the park looked in its early years.

Created / published[between 1890 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 032164. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsParks. Bridges.United States--Michigan--Detroit.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 786 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-65823

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