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- Color postcard depicting people on a bridge over the Lily Pond on Belle Isle. Printed on verso: Lily Pond on Belle Isle. Detroit's principal recreation spot is an island in the Detroit river connecting with the city by a bridge, 8 feet less than half a mile in length. It comprises 702 acres, is over two miles long and boasts over 20 miles of fine macadam roadway which completely circles and frequently intersects it. A fine zoo, aquarium, horticultural building, swimming and skating pavilions, casino and boat livery are in connection. The city has expended over $1,500,000 on it since its purchase in 1879. Typed message on verso, postmarked Dec 3, 1908.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Metal black and white postcard depicting canoes on a Belle Isle canal, with people along the shore and a bridge in the background. Handwritten message on recto, dated Aug 16, 1905.
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting a cow standing in front of a building on Belle Isle. Printed on verso: The Scared Cow of India is one of the very many interesting specie of animals to be found in the Belle Isle Zoo. From time immemorial the Hindoos of India have worshiped the Sacred Cow. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 28, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting children standing in the water at the shore of Belle Isle. Printed on verso: With the Kids at Belle Isle. - Detroit's principal recreation spot is an Island in the Detroit River connected with the City by a bridge 8 feet less than half a mile in length. It comprises 702 acres, is over two miles long and boats of over 20 miles of fine macadam roadway which completely circles and frequently intersects it. A fine Zoo, aquarium, horticultural building, swimming and skating pavilions, casino and boat livery are in connection. The City has expended over $1,600,000 on it since its purchase in 1879. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 25, 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting many people on the beach at the Bath House on Belle Isle. In the background is the Detroit Yacht Club. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 20, 1914.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Aquarium on Belle Isle, with a large crowd of people in front and the Conservatory in the background. Printed on verso: The Aquarium on Belle Isle is one of the most interesting attractions on the island. During the summer months it is visited by thousands of people daily. The Park & Boulevard Commission spared no expense to make it the finest of its kind in the country. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked May 28, 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the approach to the Belle Isle Bridge with pedestrians and automobiles in view along the tree-lined road. Printed on verso: Belle Isle Bridge Approach, Detroit, Mich. There is a continual stream of Vehicles and Automobiles crossing the bridge to Belle Isle during the summer months to enjoy the twenty-five miles of fine macadamized driveways that border the shore and pierce the forests of this beautiful Park Considered the finest in the country. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Dec 14, 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting people on and around the Cedar Mound on Belle Isle, with a bed of flowers arranged like a cross and spelling "VFW". Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 30, 1923.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Conservatory on Belle Isle. Handwritten message on recto, postmarked Aug 14, 1906.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One postcard entitled "Casino at Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich." The postcard shows a black and white photographic image of the front of the old Casino building on Belle Isle. A roadway and planted floral displays can be seen in the foreground. Printed text on the verso shows "1173 H.L Woehler, Buffalo, N.Y. Printed in Germany."
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
