About This Postcard
This antique monochromatic postcard features the decorative lighthouse in Palmer Park, Detroit, Michigan. The image captures the structure reflecting in the calm waters of the park's lake, a popular spot for leisure and recreation in the early twentieth century. This specific card was issued as a souvenir by The Detroit News, highlighting the local pride and civic engagement of the city's primary newspaper during the Golden Age of postcards.
Details
Era: Undivided Back (1906)
City: Detroit
State: Michigan
Region: Great Lakes
Country: United States
Topic: Palmer Park, Detroit History, Decorative Lighthouses, Park Landscapes, Newspaper Souvenirs , Postal card
Condition: Circulated
Address Side: Undivided Back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: Not Stated
Publisher: The Detroit News
Printer: Likely American
Print Type: Halftone / Phototypie
Additional Information
This card was postmarked in Detroit on December 12, 1906, and bears a one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. It is addressed to Mrs. C. Cooley at 82 Montcalm St. East in the same city. The front features a handwritten personal message written in the margins around the central image, a common practice before the 1907 postal regulation change that allowed divided backs for messages. The vertical text on the back identifies it as a Souvenir Postal Card issued by The Detroit News, The Great Daily of Michigan.
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