1988.016.002b
Postcard
Cadillaqua Water Fete-Carnival - Fourth Week of July
Color postcard depicting an illustration of the Cadillaqua Water Fete-Carnival, with gondolas and other boats in the Detroit River, and fireworks and an airship in the background.
Printed on verso: Cadillaqua will be the biggest carnival ever attempted in America. It will be held annually in Detroit during the fourth week of each July. The first Cadillaqua will cost $500,000 and will celebrate the 211th anniversary of the founding of the city. It will be a land and water fete. The nation is invited to it. Four Days and Five Nights.
Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 4, 1912.
Related Records
Program
Cadillaqua, Illustrated Review and Official Program
Booklet
Cadillaqua, A National Glad Time! The Greatest Water Fete and Carnival in History
