Digital Collection
2012.047.728

Postcard

Scenes at Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich.

Color postcard depicting three images of Belle Isle. These include a lily pond in front of the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory, the Levi L. Barbour Memorial Fountain in the formal gardens, and the Cedar Mound with a bridge over a canal.
Printed on verso: 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. Among the features of the island are a fine Zoo, Aquarium, Conservatory, Bathing Beach, a large Casino and Pavilion. The City has expended over two and one-quarter millions of dollars developing this island.

Date
c. 1930
Collection
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