P8676

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Aerial%20view%20of%20the%20Detroit%20River%20and%20downtown%20Detroit%20skyline%2C%20taken%20from%20the%20roof%20of%20the%20British%20American%20Brewery%20building%20during%20the%20Royal%20visit%20to%20Windsor

Details

ID Number

P8676

Item Name

image

Title

Aerial View of Detroit and spectators during Royal Visit to Windsor / Vue aérienne de Detroit et des spectateurs lors de la visite royale de Windsor

Title (Fre)

Vue aérienne de Detroit et des spectateurs lors de la visite royale de Windsor

Date

1959

Description

Aerial view of the Detroit River and downtown Detroit skyline, taken from the roof of the British American Brewery building; spectators on the roof and street level can be seen looking at unseen festivities during the Royal Visit of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in 1959; a large number of boats are visible on the river, including an unidentified fire fighting vessel shooting multiple stream of water into the air like a fountain; the Stearns Building can be seen directly to the right of the brewery building.

Place made

Canada - Ontario - Windsor

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Topic

Detroit River / Rivière Détroit

Subjects

Aerial photographs / Photographies aériennes

Brewing industry / Industrie de la brasserie

British American Brewing Co. Ltd. / Brasserie British American Ltd.

Commercial facilities / Locaux commerciaux

Detroit (Mich.)

Fire fighting / Lutter contre les incendies

Fountains / Fontaines

Queen Elizabeth II / Reine Elizabeth II

Queens / Reines

Riverside Dr. E. / Promenade Riverside Est

Roofs / Toits

Spectators / Spectateurs

Stearns Building / Édifice Stearns

Visits of state / Visites officielles

Woods, T. Robert

Woods, Thomas

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