2012.047.854
Postcard
James Scott Memorial Fountain, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich.
Color postcard depicting the James Scott Memorial Fountain by Cass Gilbert on Belle Isle.
Printed on verso: The James Scott Memorial Fountain in Belle Isle Park stands as a monument to James Scott, a citizen of Detroit, who died in 1910 and left the bulk of his fortune to the City. The fountain cost $500,000, the City expending over $100,000 for reclaiming land and developing the site surrounding the Fountain.
Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Oct 20, 1945.