Pleasure Steamers, Detroit, Mich

Description:

Color postcard depicting the steamers PLEASURE and TASHMOO at the dock at the foot of Woodward Avenue. Their decks are filled with passengers. Printed on verso: Pleasure Steamers. The steamers Pleasure and Tashmoo, loading with excursionists, bound respectively for Belle Isle and the St. Clair Flats. Thousands of people take in the popular trips these steamers afford. The scene is typical of the summer season in Detroit. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Nov 8, 1909.

Date Issued:

1909-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Detroit Historical Society

Collection:

Postcard

Subject Topic:

TASHMOO, PLEASURE, Passenger Steamers, and Riverfront

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/B4CC2262-B5C3-43E2-BA91-654662867864