Postcard

Athletic Field, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich.

Color postcard depicting a large crowd watching a baseball game at the Athletic Field on Belle Isle, with the Field House in the background. In the foreground is a running track and hurdles.
Printed on verso: Athletic Field, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich. Belle Isle Park, an island lying in the Detroit River, the playground of the people of Detroit, is one of the most beautiful parks in the country. It has many canals, a large Casino and Pavilion. It contains 758 acres and has over 20 miles of fine roadways. Among the features of the island are a fine Zoo, Aquarium, Conservatory and Bathing Beach, also several splendid monuments. The island was purchased in 1879 and the City has expended over two and one quarter millions of dollars in developing it.