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Grand Traverse Bay with Ford Island in the distance, Traverse City, Michigan, circa 1940

Subjects
Beaches & CoastlinesForests & TreesLakes & Ponds
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1932 (Linen)
Front of Grand Traverse Bay with Ford Island in the distance, Traverse City, Michigan, circa 1940, c. 1932 linen postcard
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Back of Grand Traverse Bay with Ford Island in the distance, Traverse City, Michigan, circa 1940, c. 1932 linen postcard
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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 dates from the mid-20th century.

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

PublisherC.T. Teich & Co., Inc.
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY, FORD ISLAND IN DISTANCE, TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. 1A3170 --- THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY MADE BY C.T. TEICH & CO., INC., CHICAGO, U.S.A.
PostmarkedAugust 2, 1932
Stamp
Addressed to
Charlotte Tabor

North Beach Road, Hampton, New Hampshire

Postcard record

Postmarked
PublisherC.T. Teich & Co., Inc.
Series1A3170
ConditionVery good
Place depictedGrand Traverse Bay, Traverse City, MI
Place depictedFord Island, Traverse City, MI
Place mentionedTraverse City, MI
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 C.T. TEICH & CO., INC., CHICAGO, U.S.A."); white border; light edge wear and toning.

Cite this card

Grand Traverse Bay with Ford Island in the distance, Traverse City, Michigan, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1932. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/grand-traverse-bay-with-ford-island-in-the-distance-traverse. Accessed October 24, 2026.