A two-person canoe, one figure paddling and one seated at the stern, glides across a broad, still stretch of the Kalamazoo River, with dense trees lining both banks and reflected in the water under a pink-tinged sky. The printed caption names the river simply as "Scene on The Kalamazoo River." The Kalamazoo River runs about 130 miles through southwestern Michigan, from near Albion past Kalamazoo to Lake Michigan at Saugatuck, and was a popular subject for regional view cards of the divided-back era.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Dear Tottie,
I hope you
are all enjoying your
new home.
Tell mama I will
write to her very soon
love to all. M.E.E.
May 24/09
No white border; heavy scuffing, spotting and color fading across the sky and upper right; grainy printed color typical of tinted lithograph cards.
Postmark: KALAMAZOO, MICH., 1909 (day partly obscured by the ornate heading; message dated May 24/09) — divided-back private card with "THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY." imprint and 1¢ Franklin adhesive; publisher imprint The Simplicity Co., Chicago; card soiled, corners worn, ink offset at right edge.
Cite this card
Canoe on the Kalamazoo River, Michigan, 1909, postcard, c. 1909. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/canoe-on-the-kalamazoo-river-michigan-1909. Accessed November 2, 2026.
