2026.013.001
Print, Photographic
Black and white photograph taken at the construction site of the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, #1 in a series of 14. The image taken of the south side of Belle Isle, on July 8, 1959, facing the Detroit River; with a truck with a drill and several workers visible near the shore. The excursion boat AQUARAMA is visible facing downstream.
A label printed over the upper right corner reads:
City of Detroit
Detroit Historical Commission
Contract No. DHS - DGLM
First Unit Dossin Great Lakes Museum
William Edward Kapp - Architect F.A.I.A.
Salvaggio and Sons - Gen. Contractor
No. #1 Date 7/8/59