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  • Collection: Tom Olds Historical Postcard Collection

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Colored postcard image of a residential block of State Street in Traverse City.

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Colored postcard image of Birchwood Resort on Old Mission Peninsula in the wintertime.

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Colored postcard image of Traverse City as seen from Grand Traverse Bay with picturesque breaking waves in foreground.

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Colored postcard image of the front of the historic Park Place Hotel, the ten story structure pictured here was completed in 1930. Creator has taken liberties with the location of the streets surrounding the hotel.

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Colored postcard image of Wequetong Boat Club House on Grand Traverse Bay in Traverse City, Michigan. A popular summer resort during its operation. Unidentified people are seen sitting on the porch, while two others appear to be playing a game.

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Colored postcard image of the famed scale-model of Traverse City that was on display for many years at the Clinch Park Zoo.

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Black and white postcard photograph of Sixth Street in Traverse City.

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Colored postcard image of a buffalo at Clinch Park Zoo in downtown Traverse City.

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Printed on back of image: "Here is the tart cherry capital of the United States. Springtime is given a grand sendoff by beautiful cherry blossoms heralding another approaching season which is topped off annually by a mammoth festival to celebrate theā€¦

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Postcard photograph of the mouth of Mitchell's Creek, where it meets East Grand Traverse Bay; the back of the postcard is not split with a section for address and for writing, so this is likely a pre-1907 postcard.
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