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Water parade, Belle Isle [Park], Detroit, Mich. – Historic Print

Water parade, Belle Isle [Park], Detroit, Mich., c[1908] — historic photograph
Water parade, Belle Isle [Park], Detroit, Mich., c[1908]. 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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Water parade, Belle Isle [Park], Detroit, Mich.

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A water parade winds along the canal on Belle Isle, the island park in the Detroit River that the city acquired in 1879 and developed into one of its major public recreation grounds. The Detroit Publishing Company, which made this glass-plate negative around 1908, produced thousands of views of American cities, parks and waterways for sale to tourists and publishers. Its catalog listings for Belle Isle often feature boats and crowds, which show how the island served as a gathering place for ceremonies and leisure on the water.

Created / publishedc[1908]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesDetroit Publishing Co. no. 070769. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsParks. Canals. Boats. Naval parades & ceremonies.United States--Michigan--Detroit.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 782 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-72331

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