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- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the interior of the Aquarium on Belle Isle lined with tanks of fish. A plant hangs from the ceiling in the foreground, and visitors stand in the background. Printed on verso: The Aquarium on Belle Isle is one of the most popular attractions on the Island. In it will be found all kinds of fresh and salt water fish. The Commission brings the water direct from the ocean for the latter. This card shows the interior view. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jan 11, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Riverside Hotel on Harsens Island with water in the foreground. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 19, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the old Post Office at night from the corner of W Fort and Shelby Streets, with parked cars and pedestrians in front. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jan 20, 1917.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting Mound Road in Warren, facing south from the intersection of Chicago Road. Signs read "Millinery", "Drug Store", and "Hotel". Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 31, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the northeast corner of Monroe and Randolph Streets. In view are the Hotel Ste. Claire and signs reading "Salamander", "Kratz Shoes", "Irish Pawn", "Recruiting U.S. Marines", "Chop Suey", and "Mittenthal's". Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 14, 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Museum of Art on Jefferson Avenue. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 7, 1907. A. C. Dietsche, Detroit, Mich. and Frankfort, Germany
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting women's clothing on display at Elliott-Taylor-Woolfenden Co. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jan 27, 1916.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Detroit approach to the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel, with a truss bridge and buildings in the background. Train car are on the tracks entering the tunnel and alongside. Printed on verso: Entrance to Detroit River Tunnel, Detroit, Mich. The Detroit River Tunnel has the unique distinction of being the only tunnel of its type ever built. It was constructed in sections, all work being done from the surface of the water without the use of compressed air. The Tunnel is operated electronically. Construction was started October 1, 1906, and completed July 1, 1910. The length from portal to portal is 1 3/8 miles, and from summit of grade 2 ½ miles. It was built by the Detroit River Tunnel Company for the M. C. R. R. at a cost of $8,500,000. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Dec 1, 1914.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Lily Pond on Belle Isle, with a bridge in the background and several people standing along the shore. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Apr 27, 1908.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- One postcard entitled "Bridge, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich." The postcard shows a color image of several canoeists on one of the park canals with a decorative stone bridge and trees in the background. Printed text on the verso gives details about Belle Isle park.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
