Silver Dollar City is not a city at all, but an amusement park built on the same concept as Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Silver Dollar City was built a few years after Disneyland was founded, and much of the same conceptual design is present in the construction, particularly the identifiable zones within the park.
The description states:
SULLIVAN’S MILL AT SILVER DOLLAR CITY
This is the home of the famous Mountain Woodcarver’s Guild where you may watch Ozark craftsmen at work carving by hand all sorts of objects ranging up to life-size wooden Indians.
–The park was constructed in close proximity to the popular tourist destination of Branson, Missouri. This image features just one of many 1880s era structures and activities at the park, which also now includes modern rides and entertainments.
This card was used and is dated 16 April 1969.
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Kissinger Point Overlook, Missouri Ozarks
This image shows a young woman seated on the rock known as Kissinger Point, which overlooks the Gasconade River in central Missouri. A section of the associate valley and flood plain are visible in the background.
The description on the back states:
KISSINGER POINT, GASCONADE RIVER IN THE BEAUTIFUL MISSOURI OZARKS
Located near Waynesville, and U. S. Highway 66, the Gasconade River flows through the scenic Ozark Mountains.
—The Ozarks make up a large portion of south central and southwestern Missouri and adjoining states. This card was used and is dated 19 April 1968
Gerber Products Plant, Fremont, Michigan
This aerial view of Gerber Products Company, the largest business in Fremont for many decades shows the plant as it looked some time before the second world war. The founder, Dan Gerber, was a resident of Fremont and built his baby food company from a canning business owned by his father.
The image of the child in the upper left corner, known as the Gerber Baby, was used continuously on Gerber baby food products and other items. It is a portrait of the five month old Ann Turner Cook.
This postcard was used and is dated 8 July 1939.
Main Street, Fremont, Michigan
This image is of one of the main streets in the town of Fremont, Michigan. The presence of the Fremont State Bank on the corner indicates this is a view down Main Street, as the historic building is still recorded as being at 2 Main Street.
This image is typical of a more informal style of postcard, where the conditions are not strictly controlled and individuals or vehicles are often in natural locations rather than posed or removed.
This card was used and is dated 14 July 1939.
Dam and Bridge, Homer Michigan
This image of Homer Dam seems deceptively modern, but the presence of the horse-drawn buggy indicates that it predates the wide use of automobiles in the area of Homer, Michigan. By clicking the image to access the full sized version, you can also clearly identify another wagon at the curve of the road in the left background.
The dam has long since ceased to be used as such, and the Kalamazoo River flows unimpeded beneath the roadway over the old dam gates.
This card was used and is dated 8 August 1914.
Logging Sled, Cadillac, Michigan
This image shows the prodigious amount of logs that would be loaded onto a two-horse sled for transport to the nearest mill. Presumably the additional weight of the lumbermen and driver did not add a meaningful amount to the effort required by the horses.
The men appear to be equipped with a typical tool of the era called a Peavey, a pointed variation of the cant hook.
The card was used and is dated 23 July 1909.
City Hall, Saginaw, Michigan
This is an image of the former city hall for the city of Saginaw, Michigan. It was built in 1891 after the merger of Saginaw and East Saginaw, and was on S. Washington Ave.
The building was destroyed by fire on April 9, 1935, and replaced by the current City Hall structure on the same site.
This card was used and is dated 29 October 1909. The card is in poor condition, with tears and folds. The corners are not original, and were cut by the recipient.
Rock Point, Presque Isle, Marquette, Michigan
This image shows the spot known as Rock Point in the foreground, and the Middle Island of the Presque Isle chain in the background. The island chain juts out from the shore at Marquette, Michigan and was developed as a park by Frederick Law Olmstead, who also designed Central Park in New York.
There is no description on the back of the card.
This card was used and sent from Marquette. The person addressing the card did not have the clearest handwriting, and it was mis-sent to Farwell, where it was re-cancelled and forwarded on to the town of Lowell. It is dated 24 July 1914.
Hackley Public Library, Muskegon, Michigan
This card has an image of the Hackley Public Library building as it looked at the turn of the 20th Century. The building is much larger than it appears from the photo, enclosing over 27,000 square feet of space. It is still in use as a library.
There is no description on the back. As was common in the early days of postcards, there is a message on the front, but not the back, which has only the address, stamp and cancellation.
This card is dated 4 September 1909.
Central Avenue, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan
This photo is a view down the long roadway on Belle Isle, an island in the middle of the Detroit River between the state of Michigan and Ontario, Canada. It’s design originates from the 1880s, but was not completed as designed.
Clicking on the image reveals that there are no automobiles visible, partly because it is very early in the automobile era, and partly because the island had no road access at that time. It is now connected with a bridge from the Michigan side, and is managed as a Michigan state park.
This card was used and is dated 20 August 1908.