Steamer Columbia at Bois Blanc Park, Ontario, circa 1903
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Bois Blanc (popularly shortened to Boblo) Island is located 18 miles south of Detroit, Michigan, on the Canadian side of the Detroit River. From 1898 until 1993, Boblo was home to an amusement park featuring rides, refreshments, and one of the world's largest dance halls. The passenger steamers Columbia and Ste. Claire provided regular service between Detroit and Boblo Island.
Bois Blanc (popularly shortened to Boblo) Island is located 18 miles south of Detroit, Michigan, on the Canadian side of the Detroit River. From 1898 until 1993, Boblo was home to an amusement park featuring rides, refreshments, and one of the world's largest dance halls. The passenger steamers Columbia and Ste. Claire provided regular service between Detroit and Boblo Island.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1903
Subject Date
circa 1903
Creators
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
37.102.P.016720
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Brown
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