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Black and white postcard of Hotel Ne-ah-ta-wanta, Traverse Bay, Mich.

Colored postcard of Marion Isle from Dock, Traverse City, Mich.

Black and white postcard of Bassett Island. Pub by the Hobart Co. Traverse City, Mich. -49-11-.

Black and white postcard of Fond Island from The Tower on Old Mission Peninsula (Mich.)

Black and white postcard of Bowers Harbor and Neahtawanta from Frederich Tower on Peninsula

Black and white postcard of Bowers Harbor Ball Park

Golden Tower on Old Mission Peninsula looking north

Black and White postcard of the K.O.T.M.M. Hall in Old Mission

Carolyn Gay Taft was a lady farmer in the early 1900’s on Old Mission Peninsula. She owned a 40-acre plot in Section 9, S.W. ¼ of N.E. ¼, T29N-R10W. She was actively involved in farming from 1911 until the mid-1940’s. Because Carolyn’s primary job…

Photo of Essie Kitchen, who was the wife of Joseph Kitchen and author of numerous letters in the Carolyn Gay Taft collection. Photo of her son Roger Kitchen, and his wife Leona. Roger was mentioned in many of Essie's letters to Carolyn Gay Taft.