This image shows a much more sturdy looking and better maintained dock than the previous image. Also, this one is much more popular among the California Gull population. A quick review of the population shown indicates these are all adult males.
There is a net drying frame in the left rear of the picture, so this is likely also a fishing dock.
The caption states:
Sea Gulls Northport, Mich. 52
This picture likely dates from the 1930s.
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Fishing Dock, Northport Point, Michigan
This image is an interesting look into the mid-20th century way of living and fishing. This image is one that might have been familiar to the writer John Steinbeck as he composed his book Cannery Row.
The racks on the right are loaded with fishing nets left out to dry in the sun. They are built on pivots that allow the nets to be rolled on and off as required. The two children are both too young for school, and may in fact live in the building at the end of the dock. The container in front of them appears to be full of floats for the nets. It is not clear what the rails are used for, but it is possible it is for off-loading the catch and moving it more easily.
The caption states:
A Scene at the Fishing Docks – Northport Mich. -61-
This card likely dates from the 1930s.
Dryden’s Beach Gardens, Northport Point, Michigan
These lakefront gardens existed during the WW 2 era and likely before and after, but there is no indication that they survive today.
The caption states:
Drydens Beach Gardens Northport Point Mich. P6
Other cards showing this same scene are postmarked in the 1940s, but it is likely the images date from before that time, as such pictures were used continuously for many years.
This card was used, and is postmarked 1943, but like the others it is most likely that this image dates from the 1930s
Beach Scene, Northport Point, Michigan
This series of cards are from the earlier days of postcards, where photographs were printed on heavier stock and stamped on the back with a generic Post Card imprint, showing where to write the address and personal note.
The next few cards show a remote area of northern Michigan’s lower peninsula called Northport Point. The area is at the extreme north end of the Leelanau Peninsula so it is usually visited deliberately and not on the way somewhere else.
The caption states:
Sandy Beach & Drive at Northport Point – com b
The last few letters in the caption are probably sequence numbers for the postcard collection.
This postcard was used, and is postmarked June 1939.
Cherokee Chief Standing Deer, North Carolina
This image shows a notable Native American of the 1930s eastern Cherokee Nation, by the name of Chief Standing Deer. His clothing is a mix of Cherokee design and manufacture, specifically the headdress, vest and pants, while the shirt and shoes appear to be more typical of American manufacture.
Since the man shown is a champion archer, it is likely the bow and arrows were constructed by him, using target points instead of the more well known arrow heads. Where he stands is a place where archery demonstrations and training took place for visitors to the reservation.
There is no description on the back, but the card is dated in the lower right corner to 1938.
Cherokee Bead Worker, North Carolina
This is another photo of the woman shown in the lower left of the previous image. She still holds the bead making device she had in the previous picture, and sits on the same steps with much of the same pottery as shown before. It is easier to see the beaded headband she wears, presumably an example of her own work.
While the head band and shawl drape she wears appear to be of Native design and production, the dress and necklace is more typical of clothing worn widely throughout the United States during this time.
The legend on the front says: Cherokee Pottery and Bead Worker, Cherokee Indian Reservation, N.C.
This card also has no description on the back. Unlike the others in this series, this one has a date printed on the front, so it can be definitely dated to 1937.
Cherokee Potters, North Carolina
This image is ostensibly of three Cherokee women potters, although the woman in the lower left is working on a bead board, making a beaded band while the others hold completed pots. Such bands would be applied to other objects or clothing.
This is one of the converted photos that have no description on the back, but it is consistent with other cards indicating that it dates from the 1930s.
Maude Welch, Cherokee Pottery Maker, North Carolina
This is an image of the noted Cherokee pottery maker Maude Welch, shown with an unidentified girl. This was undoubtedly taken on the North Carolina Cherokee reservation.
There is no caption on the back of this card, as it was a photograph converted to a postcard by stamping the back with simple markings to allow it to be mailed.
The legend on the front says: Maude Welch Making Cherokee Pottery, Cherokee, NC
This image likely dates from the 1930s.
Mount Vernon, Virginia
This week features views of the George Washington family home and estate known as Mount Vernon. It is located near Alexandria, Virginia not far south of Washington D.C, and is a popular tourist destination. This image features the main house.
The description is simply:
The Mount Vernon Mansion, East Front.
–As can be seen on the card, this image dates from the 1930s.
Pluto Falls, Watkins Glen, New York
This card begins an excursion at the Watkins Glen State Park near the village of the same name in upstate New York. The first card is a colored and edited image of Pluto Falls, a thin cascade that descends through a small fissure in the rocks to a pool below.

Santway Photo Craft Co., Watertown, N.Y.
The water flow on this card has been enhanced and modified to provide a more dynamic appearance. This will be obvious in a later card showing the same image.
This card has no description on the back and was used. It is dated 28 August 1931.