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Grand Traverse Bay, Ford Island, Traverse City, MI, 1932

Subjects
Beaches & CoastlinesForests & TreesLakes & Ponds
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1932 (Linen)
Front of Grand Traverse Bay, Ford Island, Traverse City, MI, 1932, c. 1932 linen postcard
Front
Back of Grand Traverse Bay, Ford Island, Traverse City, MI, 1932, c. 1932 linen postcard
Back

About this postcard

The view looks across the water of Grand Traverse Bay from a sandy, tree-fringed bluff, with birch trunks framing the foreground and Ford Island low on the horizon. Grand Traverse Bay is a deep inlet of Lake Michigan at Traverse City in northern Michigan, known for its clear water and wooded shorelines. The linen-textured card was postmarked in 1932.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Charlotte Mother and Daddy are up here with Catherine McDonald's daddy and Mother. It's lovely with a view sandy beach. We're

PublisherCURT TEICH & CO., INC.
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY, FORD ISLAND IN DISTANCE, TRAVERSE CITY, MICH.
PostmarkedTraverse City, MI, August 2, 1932
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Charlotte Islock

North Beach Road Hampton, NH

Postcard record

Postmarked, Traverse City, MI
PublisherCURT TEICH & CO., INC.
Series1A3170
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMiss Charlotte Islock, North Beach Road, Hampton, NH
Place depictedGrand Traverse Bay, Traverse City, MI
Place depictedFord Island, Traverse City, MI
Place mentionedTraverse City, MI
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1932
NotesWhite border; linen texture; printed card number 1A3170 at lower right. Postmark: TRAVERSE CITY AUG 2 1932. Divided-back Curt Teich linen card (imprint "MADE BY CURT TEICH & CO., INC., CHICAGO, U.S.A."); white border; light edge wear and toning.

Cite this card

Grand Traverse Bay, Ford Island, Traverse City, MI, 1932, postcard, c. 1932. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/grand-traverse-bay-ford-island-traverse-city-mi-1932. Accessed November 2, 2026.