This mid-century view offers a serene "Greetings from Grand Ledge, Mich." looking down the Grand River. Framed by a white birch tree in the foreground, the scene highlights the lush, wooded banks and the calm blue waters that give this area its natural charm. A glimpse of a building perched atop the distant high banks provides a sense of scale to the famous sandstone ledges that have made this region a popular destination for hikers and nature lovers for decades.
Era: Linen (1946)
City: Grand Ledge
State or Region: Michigan
Country: USA
Topic: Rivers, Landscapes, Nature, Waterways
Condition: Circulated (Postmarked Jan 18, 1946)
Postage: 1¢ Green George Washington Stamp
Address Side: Divided Back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: Unknown
Publisher: Tichnor Quality Views (Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass.)
Printer: Tichnor Bros., Inc.
Print Type: Lithograph (Linen)
This postcard features a friendly winter message from a sender to "Adah and Zella Adell" in Hastings, Michigan. Written just months after the end of WWII, the message asks how they are enjoying the "beautiful winter weather" and shares news of a letter from a mutual friend, Emma.
The clear 1946 Grand Ledge postmark and the well-preserved "Tichnor Quality Views" branding make this a wonderful piece of mid-century Michigan social history.
