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[Belle Isle Park, looking toward Detroit, Mich.] – Antique Wall Art

[Belle Isle Park, looking toward Detroit, Mich.], [between 1910 and 1920] — historic photograph
[Belle Isle Park, looking toward Detroit, Mich.], [between 1910 and 1920]. 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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[Belle Isle Park, looking toward Detroit, Mich.]

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Belle Isle, an island park in the Detroit River, provides the vantage point for this view looking back across the water toward the city. Detroit acquired the island in 1879, and landscape architects associated with the Olmsted firm helped shape it into a place for picnics, boating, and strolling. The Detroit Publishing Company, a commercial firm known for its large body of city and scenic views, made this 8 x 10 inch glass negative between about 1910 and 1920. The picture shows how the park offered a green retreat within sight of the industrial city.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1920]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 500763. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsRivers.United States--Michigan--Detroit.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 784 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-75012

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