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Many of these cards were purchased on ebay, some were donated by classmates, and others were shamelessly plagiarized from unsuspecting ebay sellers who were demanding a king's ransom for them.
Cards in this gallery range from the late 1800's to the late 1930's. A few may be of unknown dates, but appear old, so by default they ended up in this gallery.
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Original HARPER’S WEEKLY Illustrated Newspaper, (New York) dated April 18, 1885. COMPLETE in 16 pgs, Folio (16” x 11 1/4”). Featured in this issue is an original 6 3/4” x 9” wood engraved view: “LOGGING IN MICHIGAN-A BIG LOAD (from a photograph by Ish, Gaylord, Michigan)”. The accompanying article “CONCERNING LOGS AND LOGGERS” reads, “...Mr. William A. Benedict, of Detroit, Michigan, send us an interesting and instructive photograph, of which an engraving is given below, and he writes as follows: ‘I...take pleasure in mailing you a photograph of the largest load of pine logs ever hauled by any one team of horses in the pine woods of Michigan. The load consisted of twenty logs, all of which were sixteen feet in length, and scaled 14,595, board measure. This immense load was hauled a distance of four miles, from one of the numerous camps of the Gratwick, Smith, & Fryer Lumber Company, and banked in Otsego Lake, Michigan...’”.
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Written on back, "July 1914 - Jim Gates, his wife, and two boys, near Gaylord Mich"
  
This real photo postcard shows part of the huge Dayton Last Block Works at Gaylord, Michigan MI, about 1910. This was one of the largest industries in the Gaylord area, located in the heart of northern Michigan's hardwood district. Established in 1895, the Dayton Last Block Company occupied 27 buildings and milled up to four million feet of hardwood per year, turning it into into blocks that would be used by various manufacturers for shoe lasts and other forms,. It also produced bowling pins. The supply of northern Michigan hardwood eventually ran out, causing the plant to close in 1931. This fine view shows several of the plant's buildings, a long conveyor at left, railroad cars full of logs arriving for milling, and piles of finished hardwood last blocks.
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Mailed by F. A. Baldwin, a Gaylord attorney. Note writing on the back of the envelope, "48 below 0 - and getting colder every minute 28th"
 
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A normal looking postcard on the back, but Gaylord Michigan was cut off on the right margin.
 
This is an antique cabinet photo displaying the 1st basketball team from Gaylord High School. All the player's names are penciled on the back of the mount, which reads: "left to right - Ernest Brain, Ernest Eby, Harold Durst, Ray Hamilton and Will Schockley". The mount is also embossed / stamped by the photographer at the lower right corner; "LBros Gaylord, Mich"
One of the old linen post cards.
 
This card was postmarked from Gaylord, but the location of the "Club House", or circumstances surrounding it, are unknown.
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Must have been a record snowfall that day as 2-3 different views of these tracks were taken.
From an article in the May 2, 1958 issue of the Herald Times, which was included with the purchase of the 1927 Football team. Orville Butcher is the father of our classmade Chuck Butcher per his email. "Hi Jan: Yes, Orville is my father. Amon Schreur seated next to him is my uncle. Bill Johnson upper left is MaryLee's uncle. Good Find. Chuck"
Wasn't sure if this was this was our "GHS" as there are lots of them in the U.S., and it wasn't postmarked. But by looking at postcards of the old Gaylord High School you could tell that this picture was taken near the footings of the old Gaylord High School. Not sure if this is the classmate's name, or a nickname.
 
Courtesy of eBay - The postmark is from Gaylord, but no markings on the face of the card to indicate that the photo postcard was taken in Gaylord. It was for sale on eBay for $88.88.
This card sold on eBay for $184.50 (4/2021)
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A silent movie staring Douglas Fairbanks.
Courtesy of Otsego County Historical Society
The Michigan Department of Convervation was created in 1921.
  
Probably used to water crops and was pulled by a couple horses.
Although not stated as a Gaylord postcard, it was Postmarked in Gaylord.
Phil Alexander - Otsego County Historical Society - I heard from 2 people that they think it was located near the intersection of Wilkinson Road at Krys Road. A little east of the St. Mary Cemetery. Waiting to hear back from 3rd person who I’m told “if anyone knows, Bucky Summers will have the answer.” - January 20, 2023
Dated March 5, 1913
Postmarked August 14, 1939
Postmarked From Gaylord on August 8, 1912
Mailed From Gaylord August 4, 1941
Postmarked June 10, 1940
Postmarked Gaylord March 26, 1912
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