Big Pavilion postcard

Name/Title

Big Pavilion postcard

Entry/Object ID

2023.36.01

Description

Real photos postcard of the Big Pavilion. The postcard was mailed and dated May 13, 1913. The Pavilion, built in 1909, is relatively new and stark and has the wide steps on the end of the building that were removed 4-5 years after construction. No flags are flying and no people are visible outside the building. A small steamship in moored the river. A wire fence can been seen in the foreground. The card was mailed to Mr. Robert Goodwin in Detroit.

Subject Person/Organization

Big Pavilion 1909-1960

Collection

1880 Tourism steamship era -1930, 1909 Big Pavilion -1960

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2023.36

Source or Donor

Goodwin, Margaret E.

Acquisition Method

Donation, unconditional

Location

Filing cabinet

Files Accession Number

Create Date

September 12, 2023

Update Date

September 13, 2023