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- Description:
- Sepia-toned souvenir photo card of Michigan Central Station, taken from the northeast with sprinklers going off in Roosevelt Park in the foreground. "Michigan Central Depot, Detroit," is printed in the lower left corner, and "5195 A," is printed in the lower right.
- Date Issued:
- 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Transportation
- Description:
- Black and white photo of the bear pen at the Belle Isle Zoo. Two men stand with the bikes in front of the pen, while another group of figures are gathered near the corner of the pen. Signs posted on the pen's bars caution, "Dangerous. Keep Outside Guard Fence." "#94 Bear Pen Belle Isle, 5/6/99," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Mounted sepia-toned photographic print of the construction site for the Belle Isle Casino, as taken from the northwest. Much of the building's ground floor is in place. Workers use wooden scaffolding equipped with a pulley system to work on the building's second floor. Two small steam engines are visible among the construction debris near the east side of the building. The verso is stamped with "Received Aug 30 1906, Answered."
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print from a glass plate negative of canoeists on one of Belle Isle's lakes at the start of a canoe parade on August 25, 1906. Passengers and paddlers are in the canoes, along with decorative flags, parasols, and even a pillow decorated with a skull and crossbones. Spectators watch the canoes from the shore on the immediate left, as well as from the further shore in the background on the right. "#766 Start of the Canoe Parade, Belle Isle, Aug. 25 1906, Det. Hist. Museum," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Black and white photo of the stone wooden bridge at the mouth of Belle Isle's canal system. Trees line the shore on each side of the bridge. "#613 Sept 13 1904, Bridge (Upper end of Belle Isle)," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print of a man and woman in a canoe on one of Belle Isle's canals, with a bridge spanning the canal in the background. The photo was taken from the shore, and nearby trees are in the foreground. "#555, May 21, 1904, Thro' the Woods, Bridge and Canoe, Belle Isle," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Black and white photo a canoe parade on Belle Isle's Loop Canal on August 25. 1906, as shot from a bridge adjacent to the bridge topped with a bandstand. A column of canoes curves across the canal, white clusters of other canoes are gathered around the edges of the canals. The seating along the banks of the canal is filled with spectators, many carrying umbrellas. A group of figures sit beneath the bandstand. "#768 Canoe Day, Belle Isle, Aug 25, 1906," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Black and white photo of a rustic wooden bridge spanning a canal on Belle Isle. Two figures pose atop the bridge. "#98 Bridge over Canal, Lovers Lane Belle Isle, 5/6/99," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Black and white photo of a canoe parade on Belle Isle's Loop Canal on August 25. 1906, as shot from the bandstand bridge facing an adjacent bridge. Canoes crowd the canal. Most carry at least one passenger, and are outfitted with pivoting lanterns, and pillows. The seating along the banks of the canal is filled with spectators, many carrying umbrellas. Spectators also line the bridge in the background. "#767 Canoe Parade from Band Stand, Belle Isle, Aug 25, 1906," is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- Two sepia-toned photographic prints mounted to opposite sides of heavy cardstock. The image on the recto shows a horse-drawn fire engine crossing an intersection. A heavily treed area, likely Grand Circus Park, is visible in the background. The base of a moonlight tower is at the right. A boy peers toward the camera while stepping into the street in the foreground on the right. The picture on the verso depicts a man in a bowler hat and sport coat standing atop a bridge across a canal. A large building and several trees are visible across the canal in the background.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Fire Department
