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1. Riverview Park, The Coney Island of Detroit, The Derby Racer, Detroit, Mich.

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Color postcard depicting a street view of the Derby Racer thrill ride at Riverview Park. Several pedestrians are in front, and a Coco-Cola sign is visible. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 21, 1923.
Date Issued:
1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Postcard

2. Entrance to Riverview Park, the Coney Island of Detroit, Detroit, Mich.

Description:
Color postcard depicting the entrance to Riverview Park on Jefferson Avenue, with a large windmill in the background. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked July 2, 1923.
Date Issued:
1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Postcard

3. Let's All Take a Trip Out to Riverview

Description:
Sheet music booklet for "Let's All Take a Trip Out to Riverview," with lyrics by Paul A. Sellke and Edward M. Brooks, and music by Glenn W. Ashley, published by the Riverview Park Company. The cover features blue half-tone photos of an orchestra posing in the park's bandshell, as well as a wide view of the entire park at night, with small insert photos of Sellke and Brooks in the lower corners.
Date Issued:
1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Music

4. Monochromatic glass plate negative taken of the remains of the original Belle Isle Bridge after it burned on April 27, 1915, as viewed from Belle Isle to the west of the bridge, facing the mainland

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Monochromatic glass plate negative taken of the remains of the original Belle Isle Bridge after it burned on April 27, 1915, as viewed from Belle Isle to the west of the bridge, facing the mainland. Four of the bridges piers are visible along the river, no longer bearing the bridge. Closer to the shore, part of one of the spans has collapsed into the water. In the background, along the riverfront, the roller coasters and pavilions of Riverview Park, are visible, as is the Philip Kling Brewing Company, and a sign for Stegmeyer's ferry.
Date Issued:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

5. Let's All Take a Trip Out to Riverview

Description:
Sheet music booklet for "Let's All Take a Trip Out to Riverview," with lyrics by Paul A. Sellke and Edward M. Brooks, and music by Glenn W. Ashley, published by the Riverview Park Company. The cover features blue half-tone photos of an orchestra posing in the park's bandshell, as well as a wide view of the entire park at night, with small insert photos of Sellke and Brooks in the lower corners.
Date Issued:
1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

6. Entrance to Riverview Park, the Coney Island of Detroit, Detroit, Mich.

Description:
Color postcard depicting the entrance to Riverview Park on Jefferson Avenue, with a large windmill in the background. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked July 2, 1923. Instead of a stamp the postcard is stamped with a mark indicating that the postcard was mailed from the Camp Custer Citizens Training Camp. "Pub. by United News Co. Detroit, Mich." is printed on the left edge of the verso.
Date Issued:
1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

7. Riverview Park, The Coney Island of Detroit, The Derby Racer, Detroit, Mich.

Description:
Color postcard depicting a street view of the Derby Racer thrill ride at Riverview Park. Several pedestrians are in front, and a Coco-Cola sign is visible. "Pub. by United News Co., Detroit, Mich." is printed on the verso. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 21, 1923. The stamp is canceled with an ink stamp indicating that the postcard was sent from the Citizens Training Camp at Camp Custer.
Date Issued:
1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society