Spring 1865. BelleIsle railroad bridge from the south bank of the James River after the fall of ... compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge.
BelleIsle This was one of the first Confederate prison camps of the Civil ...
Circa 1905. "BelleIsle Park ferry dock, Detroit." The steamer Garland at the dock. Detroit ... occupied by Hart Plaza, about 2 miles downriver from BelleIsle.
Simply marvelous. Great shot of a slice of life long ago. ...
Detroit circa 1905. "BelleIsle ferry dock." A good place to pick up a yacht sail. The steamer Garland ... remember was made of carved oak. It was moved from near BelleIsle to the state fairgrounds off 8 Mile in 1965. In 1974 it was ...
The BelleIsle Park Aquarium in Detroit circa 1908. Its cavernous spaces and glass ... cool!
Gone, almost The building is still there on BelleIsle, but the city closed the aquarium last year due to Detroit's ...
Detroit circa 1908. "Waders at BelleIsle Park." Fourteen kids who'll never grow up. 8x10 inch glass negative, ...
Cannot imagine Cannot imagine the water on BelleIsle being clean enough to wade in. A different time, indeed!
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... hood and leather retaining strap.
William B. and the Belle of the Bakeries On June 5, 1906, the Common Council of the City of Detroit granted the BelleIsle Bakery permission to erect in front of 1383 Jefferson Avenue a ...
June 4, 1902. "Children's Day on BelleIsle, Detroit." Looks like a good turnout this year. 8x10 inch glass negative, ... kids.
Aquarium in the making? Could that be the BelleIsle Aquarium under construction in the background??
I visited it a ...
Detroit circa 1903. "Swimming pool at BelleIsle Park." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. ... The bridge in the background is the original iron-and-wood BelleIsle Bridge which burned and was destroyed in 1915, and was replaced by ...