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06-011; Postcard of the Nancy Brown Peace Carillon
1930-1939
Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt History Photographs; The Detroit News
Detroit, Michigan, United States
1940
Photographer: Unknown
The Nancy Brown Peace Carillon was funded during the Depression by the contributions of Detroit News advice columnist Nancy Brown's strong fan base. The bell tower is located on Belle Isle, Detroit's 982-acre city park in the center of the Detroit River. Its construction lasted from 1934-1940. The bell tower is dedicated to peace.
Courtesy of Janet Finley.
-- With permission of the publisher, excerpted from Janet E. Finley, Quilts in EveryDay Life 1855-1955 (Schiffer Publishing, 2012) and The Detroit News.
Photographer: Unknown
The Nancy Brown Peace Carillon was funded during the Depression by the contributions of Detroit News advice columnist Nancy Brown's strong fan base. The bell tower is located on Belle Isle, Detroit's 982-acre city park in the center of the Detroit River. Its construction lasted from 1934-1940. The bell tower is dedicated to peace.
Courtesy of Janet Finley.
-- With permission of the publisher, excerpted from Janet E. Finley, Quilts in EveryDay Life 1855-1955 (Schiffer Publishing, 2012) and The Detroit News.
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Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt Hi...
Finley, Janet E.
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Quilts Used as Backdrops in Old Photog...
Mahan, Vista Anne
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Detroit News Quilt History Project
Salser, Susan
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