2009.019.287
Postcard
Oversize color photographic postcard depicting the Canadian patrol boat PCT-762 docked in Windsor, with the Detroit downtown skyline in the background across the Detroit River. Near the Detroit shore is the steamship EASTERN STATES. Buildings in view include Book Tower, Greater Penobscot Building, Buhl Building, Guardian Building, Veterans Memorial Building, and the City-County Building under construction.
Printed on verso: Detroit, Michigan, located on the banks of the Detroit River between Lakes Huron and Erie. With a population of 1 1/2 million it is the 4th largest city in the United States. This view taken from Windsor, Ontario. 94% of all American passenger cars are manufactured here.