Postcard

Aquarium, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich.

One postcard showing a color view of the interior of the Aquarium building on Belle Isle. The image looks along a central aisle with fish tanks on each side and a round vaulted ceiling overhead. Blue printed text on the verso reads "Belle Isle is in the Detroit River between Detroit and Windsor, Canada. The island contains 702 acres and is entirely covered with one of the most beautiful parks in the United States, having some 21 miles of macadam roads; a magnificent Casino, Pavilions, Boat Houses, Aquarium, Horticulture Hall and Zoological Gardens. The island was purchased by Detroit in 1879 and has since then expended $1,600,000 in beautifying it." Additional printed text reads "Published by United News Co., Detroit, Mich."