Finding Aid of Grand Traverse Postcard Collection, Early to mid 20th century.
Traverse City (Mich.)
Old Mission (Mich.)
Mapleton (Mich.)
This collection of postcards features Old Mission Peninsula, Traverse City, Michigan. Scenes indicative of the Peninsula, including cherry orchards, views of both East and West Grand Traverse Bay, and prominent structures such as the Old Mission Lighthouse, make up the bulk of these images. The bulk of the postcards date from the early to mid 20th century. Many were published by Orson W. Peck, Traverse City's legendary photographer and postcard creator.
Mary Morgan
Local History Collection, Peninsula Community Library, Traverse City (Mich.)
Peninsula Community Library, Traverse City, MI
The bulk of the postcards date from the early to mid 20th century.
Peninsula Community Library staff
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Local History Collection, Peninsula Community Library, Traverse City (Mich.)
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Finding Aid
LHC006-findingaid.pdf
Grand Traverse County, Michigan
Children
post card photo portrait of 2 children: Margaret and John(?) Turnblum
Photo Collection
ca. 1920's
1900-1920
Postcard
1299.000000.20 b
86CA7054-33BD-4736-A5F7-716797901547
Military uniforms
Military personnel
First World War
postcard photo of Elmer Turnblum in military uniform
Photo Collection
ca. 1900's
1900-1920
Postcard
1299.000000.20 a
2AF321BB-4AC5-4207-AE45-821403246223
G. R. & I. Suburban Station, Petoskey, Mich." Color postcard
Postcards in art
Train Stations
A postcard painting depicting the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway passenger trains at Petoskey's suburban station.
Unknown
GT Pioneer & Historical Society
Unknown
C. 1910
Unknown
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English
Image
2606
FF809F71-1472-4CA1-81A3-340949446147
Petoskey, Emmet County, Michigan, United States
"656 Park Place Hotel; Traverse City, Mich." postcard
Park Place Hotel
Traverse City (Michigan)
Postcards
Park Place Hotel and Annex. Postcard.
Unknown
GT Pioneer & Historical Society
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
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English
Colored photographic print
3386
F97261DE-E937-4B8D-94EB-461808916039
Park Place Hotel, Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States
"A Path near State Hospital, Traverse City, Mich." Lover's Lane- Peck postcard
State Hospital grounds path, with a man and woman walking down "Lover's Lane"
Orson W. Peck
GT Pioneer & Historical Society
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
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English
Colored photographic postcard print
7378
F8DC1DDB-4FE1-4318-A763-164249086450
State Hospital, Traverse City, Grt
"Traverse City Mills H.&L. Co's. BEST 196 Hannah & Lay Co." Hannah Lay flour advertising piece
Flour industry--United States
Flour
Advertising
Advertising--Agriculture
Hannah Lay Co.
Painting of a man and a woman. They are holding hands while the woman holds a bowl of flour. The flour is unknowingly spilling into the man's bowler hat, set aside. There is a flour bag that reads 'What is on the other side? "Have a look!"'
Unknown
GT Pioneer & Historical Society
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
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None
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English
Colored postcard print
4619
F8C32A9A-FBCA-4BD6-B2FF-223003454893
Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States
"East Shore Drive, Traverse City, Mich. 112811," 1916
Landscape prints, American
Color print of a painting, photograph, or some combination of the two depicting East Shore Drive.
Unknown
GT Pioneer & Historical Society
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
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None
JPG
English
Colored postcard print
1916
F7D344A1-FE22-4796-B841-920032555970
East Bay Drive, Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States