Ft. Wilkins State Park, Lakeside View

This images shows the main buildings and flagpole of Ft. Wilkins State Park as seen from a boat on Lake Superior.

Reproduced from a Natural Color Transparency. The L. L. Cook Co., Milwaukee, Wis.

The caption states:

Fort Wilkins State Park

In the “Copper Country” of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Old Fort Wilkins – once an important military center is now a state park and is host to thousands of vacationers every year.

–The is a dedicated historical association that helps to maintain the park and provides interpretive guides as well as historical re-enactors.

This postcard is dated 1950.

View of Brockway Drive, Upper Peninsula of Michigan

This image shows a road descending down towards Lake Superior on the left, and Lake Fanny Hooe on the right. It is part of the Brockway Mountain Drive in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

A Genuine Kodachrome Reproduction. The L. L. Cook Co., Milwaukee, Wis.

The caption reads:

BROCKWAY VIEW

In the Copper Country of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Seen here are Lake Superior and the left and Lake Fanny Hooe on the right. This spot is always a favorite stopping place with those who take the Mountain Drive. If possible take this trip in the Fall when nature is really in her glory.

— This postcard is dated 1955

Brockway Mountain – West Bluff

This is an image of the drive and viewing point at West Bluff on Brockway Mountain Drive in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

A Genuine Kodachrome Reproduction. The L. L. Cook Co., Milwaukee, Wis.

The caption states:

THE WEST BLUFF OF BROCKWAY MOUNTAIN DRIVE

In The Copper Country of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

IN this distance can be seen Lake Superior, Lake Fanny Hooe, and Keweenaw Park Cottages.

–This postcard is dated 1955

Lakeshore Driftwood

This image shows a curving lakeshore beach with large pieces of driftwood scattered about. This is most likely a photograph of a beach along Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

From a Natural Color Transparency. The L. L. Cook Co., Milwaukee, Wis.

The caption states:

Driftwood — claimed again and again by the waves and finally cast ashore on a lonely beach.

Vacationland Scene

–This postcard is dated 1958

Autumn Woodland Colors

This is an image of trees showing their autumn colors along a rustic roadway, probably in the state of Michigan.

Reproduced from a Natural Color Transparency, The L. L. Cook Co., Milwaukee, Wis.

The caption states:

A WOODLAND TRAIL IN OCTOBER

You might fancy yourself in Fairyland if you were driving along this road. The riot of color almost takes your breath away.

Vacationland Scene

— The postcard is dated 1955.

Kitch-Iti-Ki-Pi Spring Tourist Float

This image is of a group of tourists viewing the sites below the surface of Kitch-Iti-Ki-Pi Spring, near the town of Manistique, Michigan. It is part of Palms Brook State Park. Because the water flows fast and continuous, it is very clear and allows viewing of numerous submerged objects, flora and fauna.

A Genuine Kodachrome Reproduction. The L.L. Cook Co., Milwaukee, Wis.

The caption states:

KITCH-ITI-KI-PI SPRING

Near Manistique, Michigan

Kitch-iti-ki-pi, an Indian name meaning “Great Cool Water”, is 400 feet long and 200 feet wide. It is fed by more than 20 bubbling springs and so clear are its waters that a coin dropped into them may be seen zigzagging to the bottom 60 feet below.

–This card is dated 1951.

White-Tailed Fawn

This image is of a immature white-tailed deer taken from nature, likely in the Michigan woods.

The L.L. Cook Co., 51240

The caption states:

NATURE’S DARLING

Of all the woodland animals none attracts more human admiration than young deer. They are cautious, alert, and graceful – they are the “Sweethearts of the Woods.”

Vacationland Scene

–This image is dated 1951.

Fantasy Clock Structure, Storybook Land, Wisconsin Dells

This image shows a different side of the Wisconsin Dells: the children’s playground and amusement park called Storybook Land. The object shown is an animated clock representing the children’s nursery rhyme “Hickory, Dickory, Doc.”

“Plastichrome” by Colourpicture., Boston 15, Mass., U.S.A.

The caption states:

HICKORY, DICKORY, DOCK!

You can bet your life Mr. Mouse is “in the swing” at

S T O R Y B O O K L A N D

on Hwy 12, Wisconsin Dells, Wis.

— The clock, having only one hand, is no doubt not intended to keep time, but simply to swing the mouse back and forth while the clock spins the hand around on its face.

Storybook Land is still in operation, and the clock shown above is still on display, though no doubt updated or replaced with a more modern version. The park train now runs directly past the clock, and there are paths in front and on the right, not present in this picture due to the park’s ongoing expansion and updates.

This image likely dates from the 1950s.

“Sugar Bowl” Rock Formation, Wisconsin Dells

This image is a well known formation visited by boat tours through the Wisconsin Dells. Called by the fanciful name Sugar Bowl, due to its rounded and tapering shape, it is an example of many such free-standing formations in the waters around the Dells.

E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis.

The caption states:

Here at the Wisconsin Dells, a lavish display of sculptural wonders in their primeval state of undespoiled natural beauty are found. Traveling along the winding shores of the river one has the thrilling feeling of being transported back through thousands of timeless years when nature first began to carve mystic shapes and forms for her gigantic outdoor museum. One of these formations, the “Sugar Bowl”, stands amid the swirling waters of the stream, boldly battling with the force of erosion.

— This image is also represented in a folio posted earlier on this site. In fact, the two pictures are identical and come from the same publisher, differing only in the colorizing and sky illustration applied. The white line in the middle of the image is damage caused by the card being folded.

This image likely dates from the 1940s.

Richardson’s Curios and Cabins, Cooke City, Montana

This image shows the gift shop and likely reception desk for the Richardson’s Cabins, located just outside Yellowstone National Park in Montana.

Intermountain Tourist Supply, Inc., Salt Lake City 1, Utah

The caption states:

RICHARDSON’S CURIOS AND CABINS

COOKE CITY, MONTANA

Indian Jewelry, Montana Moss Agate, On U.S. Highway 12, near northeastern entrance to Yellowstone National Park.

— Cook City is better understood to be a village or settlement, even today, as the population is only a few hundred and the locale is not incorporated as a town or city.

This card likely dates from the 1950s.