Two people paddle a canoe across a deep blue lake, seen through a screen of white birch trunks and dark spruce. A bright yellow canoe rests on the grassy shore in the foreground. The caption places the scene at Eagle River, Wisconsin, a Vilas County town in the North Woods, where lakes, fishing, and summer resorts made canoeing a common vacation pastime. The view fits the region's tourist imagery of the 1930s: clear northern lakes, mixed forest, and quiet shorelines.
Linen-textured stock with a white border; Curt Teich series number S-1040 and job number 7B-H100 printed in the margins.
No postmark; unused card. Undivided back with printed "POST CARD" heading and "PLACE STAMP HERE" stamp box; vertical GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) imprint. Linen-texture stock with white border (from front); light foxing/staining upper right.
Cite this card
Canoeists on a lake, Eagle River, WI, circa 1937, postcard, c. 1937. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/canoeists-on-a-lake-eagle-river-wi-circa-1937. Accessed November 2, 2026.
