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Fenton, Michigan View of Long Lake And Case’s Island

Case Island is located in Genesee County, Michigan, south of Flint. At the time that this postcard was printed, the island was located in Long Lake, but the lake was later renamed Lake Fenton. Per authors Donna and Kenneth Seger,…Read More…

Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan

“Opened in 1887, Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan, is the world’s largest summer hotel and one of the few surviving examples of a classic and gracious American resort. It has the world’s longest porch offering a sweeping view of the…Read More…

Main Street, Mackinac Island, Michigan

“Visitors enjoy carriage rides around the Island seeing Mackinac’s historic and scenic points of interest. Accommodations are available on the Island to fit any pocket book.” This vintage postcard is estimated to be from the 1950s and was published by…Read More…

Near Nashville, Michigan

“Dowling, District RFD No. 2, Kenyon. March 13, 1910…My Dearest Cousins, Frank, Dora; Ella and the dear little baby. How are you all to day. We are here on the farm and like it real well so far. We are…Read More…

Turbaned Young Woman And Moon

Divided back, Real Photo Postcard, unused. AZO stamp box. Circa 1907 – 1918. Price:  $15.00 In keeping with the prior theater topic of the last post here is a dandy! A Real Photo Postcard showing a photo of a gorgeous…Read More…

A Theater Troupe

A Real Photo Postcard showing a wonderful, very clear photo of what appears to be a group of probably amateur theater actors, posing outside in a field. There are some houses in the background and we see part of a…Read More…

You Are The Peach

Beautiful 1907 postcard printed in Germany. The sender wrote, “07/24/07  –  You are the peach of my eye  –  G.S.”  which is kind of funny as I think these are apples. Maybe G.S. couldn’t find a postcard with peaches 😉 …Read More…

A Handsome Guy

Real Photo Postcard. AZO stamp box. Circa early 1910s. Price:  $10.00 Real Photo Postcard from sepia-toned studio photo of a beautiful blonde little boy who looks to be about four or five. He wears the ever-popular white sailor suit, in…Read More…

Surf Scene, Peaks Island, Maine

The third post in a surf scene theme (no surfers, though, sorry):  This one was designed to appear as if the viewer is looking at a framed ocean view of the surf crashing upon the rocks….Peaks Island is located in…Read More…

By The Sad Sea Waves

Divided back, used postcard. Postmarked June 2, 1908, Idaho (city unknown.) Publisher unknown. Price:  $20.00  A wonderfully unusual postcard showing a drawing of a man in an old-fashioned bathing suit (the card is postmarked 1908) who is bald on top…Read More…