Tag Archives: 1940s

City of Cheboygan Ferry, Mackinaw City, Michigan

This card features the car/passenger ferry called City of Cheboygan, a one time rail ferry of the Ann Arbor Railroad that was converted to automobile carriage in 1937.

The L.L. Cook Co., Milwaukee, WI


There is no description on the back of cards from this era, only the writing shown on the front.
As indicated in the image, this photo is from 1948.

Greyhound Post House Restaurant, Mackinaw City, MI

This is an interior view of the restaurant located in the Greyhound Post House and bus station in Mackinaw City, Michigan.

Greyhound Post House, Mackinaw City, Mich., N-436


This carefully staged photograph shows the typical accoutrements of a table at a mid-1940s diner: the napkin dispenser, salt and pepper shakers, and a sugar dispenser. These are curiously all clustered carefully in one corner of each table, where in normal use they usually found their way to the center.
The slider shelf on the left hand counter indicates this was a cafeteria style service system. There is a small souvenir counter in the back, and a juke box on the right of the fireplace.
There is no description on the card.

Greyhound Post House, Mackinaw City, Michigan

This image shows the exterior and parking lot of the Greyhound bus station in Mackinaw City, MI as it looked in the 1940s. It served as more than just a bus station, as there was a restaurant and showers there as well.

Greyhound Post House, Mackinaw City, Mich., N-436


The busses in service at the time are visible in the far right background, next to the sign indicating where additional accommodations and services could be found. The cars in the picture clearly point to the 1940s for this photo. Greyhound no longer serves Mackinaw City, and this building appears to be gone.
There is no description on the back.

Wilderness Park, Mackinaw City, MI

This image begins a series of black and white images of the backwoods and bays of Michigan. This is an image of a stand of white birch trees in Wilderness Park, Mackinaw City, Michigan.

Wilderness Park, Mackinaw City, Mich.


The park is over 8,000 acres and covers the most northerly point of land on the lower peninsula of Michigan, looking out over the upper reaches of Lake Michigan. This image likely dates from the 1940s. There is no description on the back.

Comanche Trail, Bryce Canyon, Utah

This image changes the location from the previous cards, and features the more stark and heavily eroded Bryce Canyon National Park, a short distance to the northeast from Zion National Park, also in southwest Utah. This image features hikers on the Comanche Trail as it winds along the slopes of the Canyon.

American Colortype, Chicago, U.S.A.


The description states:
FROM THE COMANCHE TRAIL one gets a new conception of the grandeur and dignity of the formations that were viewed from the rim. A Ranger-naturralist conducts trips into Bryce Canyon leaving Sunset Point at 9:00 A. M. daily. Bryce Canyon national Park is reached on the Union Pacific Railroad to Cedar City, Utah, thence by delightful motor bus tour.
–In fact, Bryce Canyon is not a canyon at all, but a series of eroded amphitheater like formations. This postcard was used and is postmarked July 1, 1948.

Rock Candy Mountain, Zion National Park, Utah`

This formation, striated throughout its surface by water action, is called the Rock Candy Mountain. This label may not be current, as the location with the name at this writing is located in central Utah, not in the Zion National Park.

American Colortype, Chicago, U.S.A.


The description states:
The carvings in sandstone formations seen along the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway are a source of interest and wonderment. Motor bus tours from Cedarr City, Utah, pass over this highway from Zion, Grand Canyon and Bryce Canyon National Parks. Cedar City is reached by rail on the Union Pacific Railroad 275 miles south of Salt Lake City. Natural Color Photograph from Kodachrome.
–The card likely dates from the 1940s.

Gun Rack and Ammo Box, Shrine of the Pines, Baldwin, Michigan

This image shows objects immediately to the right of the beds in the previous photo, as the two items on the left of the image here match the items on the right in the ‘bedroom’ picture.
This stump was carved open and hinged, then some additional materials were put on top to provide a display case for the shotguns. The antlers act as traps for the barrels while on the bottom there are pits carved for the gun butts.

The L.L. Cook Co., Milwaukee, WI


The bottom of the stump has been carved like a refrigerator and hinged on one side to allow closable storage for ammunition, shown displayed both in boxes in front of the stump, but also individual cartridges on the shelves and the door trays.
This image dates from the 1940s.

Bedroom, Shrine of the Pines, Baldwin, Michigan

This image shows two modest beds nicely handcrafted from natural wood shapes and a stump presumably usable as a nightstand.

The L.L. Cook Co., Milwaukee, WI


In the center of the image is a window with a unique framing form, and there are some hunting implements on the wall to the right.
This card dates from the 1940s.

Lounge Room, Shrine of the Pines, Baldwin, Michigan

This image shows the extent of decoration and furnishing typical of the Shrine of the Pines. The table in the center is for gaming, and there are additional table/chair combinations lining the walls. Decorating the walls themselves are hunting trophies of various sorts.

The L.L. Cook Co., Milwaukee, WI


Pretty much everything visible in the picture is crafted from local wood by the man who created the Shrine.
This card dates from the 1940s.

Dining Room, Shrine of the Pines, Baldwin, Michigan

The furniture here in the dining area consists of a candelabra, table and six chairs, three of which are just visible on the far side of the table.

The L.L. Cook Co., Milwaukee, WI


The table is made from a single 700 pound stump with over 600 inlays on the surface. Presumably the two more unusual chairs are meant for the head and foot of the table. In the background is an elaborately framed opening to another part of the cabin, possibly the kitchen.
This card likely dates from the 1940s.