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- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Newsboy Drinking Fountain by Frederick Dunbar on Belle Isle. Handwritten message on recto, postmarked May 1, 1907.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting people canoeing on a Belle Isle canal and people sitting and walking along the shore. In the background are industrial buildings. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Apr 24, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Band Stand on a bridge over a canal on Belle Isle. Many people are seated along both shorelines and canoes fill the canal. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Nov 26, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an elevated view of Belle Isle. To the left is a floral American flag on the Cedar Mound, and to the right is bridge over a body of water with people canoeing. Printed on verso: Lagoon and Mound, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich. This beautiful Park, owned by the City, is unsurpassed in the world. Among the many attractions are an Aquarium, Horticultural Gardens, Yacht and Boat Clubs, Beautiful Casinos, Picnic Grounds, miles of canals for boating, splendid roads for autos, band concerts, etc. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Oct 6, 1921.
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a bridge over the Lily Pond on Belle Isle. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 5, 1909.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Field House on Belle Isle. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 28, 1907.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Postcard bearing a sepia-toned group portrait of six women, two girls, and an elderly man posed on and in front of a bench near the shore of Belle Isle. A handwritten note beside the image on the recto reads, "A family picnic at Belle Isle Aug. 1907." The verso is divided and has not been filled out.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a crowd of people departing the ferry landing on Belle Isle. A sign reads "Take This Side to the Boat". Printed on verso: Belle Isle Bridge, connecting the main land with Belle Isle, Detroit's largest pleasure spot is half a mile in length and spans the Detroit River at a height of 30 feet. It forms the connecting link over which thousands of pleasure seekers on foot, in carriages and automobiles pass on every pleasant day. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Sep 26, 1913.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard accented with glitter depicting the Skating Pavilion on Belle Isle, with Lake Takoma in the foreground. Postmarked Sep 5, 1906.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a crowd gathered for a concert at the Band Stand on a bridge over a canal on Belle Isle at night. People are seated along the shore and many canoes fill the canal. Printed on verso: Band Stand, Belle Isle. Belle Isle is in the Detroit River between Detroit and Windsor, Canada. The Island contains 702 acres and is entirely covered with one of the most beautiful parks in the United States, having some 21 miles of Macadam Roads, a magnificent Casino; Pavilions; Boat Houses; Aquarium, Horticultural Hall and Zoological Gardens. The island was purchased by Detroit in 1879, and has since then expended $1,600,000 in beautifying it. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jun 8, 1913.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
