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  • Collection: Tom Olds Historical Postcard Collection

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Postcard photograph of ruins of Mayfield power plant owned by Mrs. J.L. Gibbs. On the morning of 24 March 1913, flood waters had eaten away at the sandy embankment under the G.R. & I. Railroad tracks near the Mayfield dam. The dam collapsed, taking…

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Colored postcard image of Indian Trail Bridge, which was actually Mitchell Creek bridge on the West Michigan Pike in Traverse City. This section was called ”Hamilton Way” after Frank Hamilton who was very dedicated to the development of roads in this…

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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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Postcard photograph of the Traverse City High School on Eighth Street, ca. 1920.

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Colored postcard image of Hannah Park on the Boardman River near Sixth Street in Traverse City.

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Colored postcard image made of composite shots of water scenes along the Grand Traverse Bay shoreline.

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Black and white postcard photograph of the grading of a road in Clearwater Township, likely close to Rapid City, Michigan. A six-horse team is pictured with five road construction workers.

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Postcard photograph of ruins of Mayfield power plant owned by Mrs. J.L. Gibbs. On the morning of 24 March 1913, flood waters had eaten away at the sandy embankment under the G.R. & I. Railroad tracks near the Mayfield dam. The dam collapsed, taking…

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Postcard photograph of corner of Front and Union Streets, downtown Traverse City.

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Colored postcard image of a stone fountain in Traverse City. In the background is Grand Traverse Bay and the Traverse City Aquarium, on the Clinch Park Zoo property.
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