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Storm on Lake Michigan

Subjects
Beaches & CoastlinesFloods & StormsLakes & Ponds
Card type
Lithograph
Front of Storm on Lake Michigan, lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Storm on Lake Michigan, lithograph postcard
Back

About this subject

A large wave crashes on the shore of Lake Michigan under a dark, stormy sky, with driftwood and debris scattered across the beach in the foreground.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Hello Lizzie I came to Chicago last night. I will be home [illegible] [illegible]

STORM ON LAKE MICHIGAN --- POST CARD THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS 572C
PostmarkedChicago, IL
Stamp
Addressed to
Alfred Littel

Odebolt, Iowa

Postcard record

PostmarkedChicago, IL
ConditionFair
Place addressedAlfred Littel, Odebolt, IA
Place depictedLake Michigan
Stamp10c Thomas Jefferson, green
NotesWhite border; surface damage/white spots; printed caption. Postmark: CHICAGO ILL. 29 1-30 AM 1911. Divided-back card with 'THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS' imprint; heavy foxing/staining and edge wear; pencil message written sideways along the left edge.

Cite this card

Storm on Lake Michigan, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/storm-on-lake-michigan. Accessed October 5, 2026.