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TITLE: Mt. Tom, near Waverly Beach, Ind. Dune State Park
DATE: 1930
PUBLISHER: Brooks Photo (#302)
POSTMARK: August 15, 1930, Chesterton, Indiana
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 

TITLE: View from Mt. Tom showing dunes in distance. Waverly Beach, Ind. Dune State Park
DATE: 1930
PUBLISHER: Brooks Photo (#303)
POSTMARK: July 14, 1930, Chicago, Illinois
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 

TITLE: Mouth of Wood Creek, Ind. Dunes State Park
DATE: circa 1920s
PUBLISHER: unknown
POSTMARK: unknown
COLLECTION: M. Fleming

 

TITLE: Bid-A-Wee Cabin, Chesterton, Indiana
DATE: 1915
PUBLISHER: unknown
POSTMARK: October 21, 1915, Chesterton, Indiana
COLLECTION: S. Shook
REMARK: Sign on screened porch says BID-A-WEE.
 

TITLE: Greetings From Indiana Dunes State Park, Chesterton, Indiana
DATE: circa 1940
PUBLISHER: G. N. Company (#70638)
POSTMARK: none
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 

 

TITLE: Dune at Indiana Dunes State Park on the shore of Lake Michigan. Sand dunes are found along the east shore of Lake Michigan. The theory is that these dunes trace their history back to the glacial period and were forced up by the action of the ice. The peculiar beauty of these dunes is in itself a great asset, to say nothing of the protection which they afford from the winds that blow off Lake Michigan during the winter months.
DATE: circa 1940s
PUBLISHER: E. C. Kropp (#86, #17704N)
POSTMARK: none
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 

TITLE: View of the dunes, near East Chicago-Indiana Harbor, Ind. Photo courtesy of Chamber of Commerce.
DATE: 1938
PUBLISHER: Hammond News Agency, Curt Teich (#8A-H300)
POSTMARK: none
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 

TITLE: Indiana Dunes State Park, on the shore of Lake Michigan, wonder spot of Indiana. The region from Gary east to Michigan City, along the southern shore of Lake Michigan, known as "The Dunes," is the wonder spot of Indiana, into which nature has crowded beauty unsurpassed, geological wonders, bird and animal life of intense interest, and a profusion of wild flowers with a charm not easily resisted. The visitor may spend years within its borders, without exhausting its possibilities of pleasure, amusement and education.
DATE: circa 1935-1945
PUBLISHER: E. C. Kropp (#73, #28861)
POSTMARK: none
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 
 
TITLE: The sea gulls of the Indiana Dunes, Lake Michigan, Chesterton, Ind.
DATE: 1931
PUBLISHER: Curt Teich (#1A1567-N)
POSTMARK: none
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 

TITLE: The summer's end in the dunes, Dunes State Park, Tremont, Ind. This beautiful picture of "The Dunes" in Indiana State Park, on the shores of Lake Michigan, is only one of hundreds of picturesque scenes that will delight your eyes on your visit to "The Dunes."
DATE: 1931
PUBLISHER: F. W. Dra Goo, Curteich (#1A1570)
POSTMARK: none
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 
 
TITLE: Trail to lake -- Indiana Dunes State Park -- Chesterton, Indiana
DATE: 1933
PUBLISHER: Curt Teich (#D-2827)
POSTMARK: October 17, 1934, Chesterton, Indiana
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 

TITLE: The sea gulls of the dunes, Dunes State Park, Tremont, Ind. This beautiful picture of "The Dunes" in Indiana State Park, on the shores of Lake Michigan, is only one of hundreds of picturesque scenes that will delight your eyes on your visit to "The Dunes."
DATE: 1931
PUBLISHER: F. W. Dra Goo, Curteich (#1A1567)
POSTMARK: July 18, 1932, Chesterton, Indiana
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 

TITLE: The summit of Mount Tom, Indiana Dunes State Park. Mount Tom, covering more than 100 acres, is 195 ft. above the lake and is the highest of the three largest Dunes in "Dune-land," midway between Gary and Michigan City. The Park comprises 2200 acres of forest and dunes, miles of interesting trails, gnarled trees, plants peculiar to the topics and moss indigenous to the arctics.
DATE: circa 1940s
PUBLISHER: E. C. Kropp (#79, #12167N)
POSTMARK: none
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 

TITLE: On the trails, Dunes State Park, Chesterton, Ind.
DATE: circa 1920s
PUBLISHER: Defender
POSTMARK: none
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 
 
TITLE: Indiana Dunes State Park, Chesterton, Indiana. Windblown trees have insecure footing in the sand dunes on the Indiana shore of Lake Michigan.
DATE: circa 1960s
PUBLISHER: Harvey's Studio, Dexter Press (#76384)
POSTMARK: none
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 

TITLE: The path to the lake, Dunes State Park, Tremont, Ind. This beautiful picture of "The Dunes" in Indiana State Park, on the shores of Lake Michigan, is only one of hundreds of picturesque scenes that will delight your eyes on your visit to "The Dunes."
DATE:  1931
PUBLISHER: F. W. Dra Goo, Curteich (#1A1573)
POSTMARK: none
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 
 
TITLE: Indiana Dunes State Park, Chesterton, Indiana. Pavilion and Hotel at Waverly Beach.
DATE: circa 1960s
PUBLISHER: Harvey's Studio, Dexter Press (#20637-B)
POSTMARK: none
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 

TITLE: Front yard Dunes Arcade Hotel, Indiana Dunes State Park, P. O. Chesterton, Ind.
DATE: circa 1930s
PUBLISHER: C. R. Childs Company
POSTMARK: none
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 

TITLE: Sunday afternoon, Indiana Dunes State Park, Chesterton, Ind.
DATE: circa 1930s
PUBLISHER: C. R. Childs Company (#89134)
POSTMARK: none
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 

TITLE: Indiana Dunes State Park, Chesterton, Indiana. A sunny afternoon on Lake Michigan.
DATE: circa 1960s
PUBLISHER: Harvey's Studio, Dexter Press (#20635-B)
POSTMARK: none
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 
 
TITLE: Sparkling Indiana Dunes State Park. One of the finest beach areas on Lake Michigan. The park at Chesterton, Indiana offers miles of superb shoreline and sand dunes to delight visitors.
DATE: 1970s
PUBLISHER: Penrod/Hiawatha Company (#P-2314)
POSTMARK: none
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 

TITLE: Finest beach in middle west -- Indiana Dunes state Park, P. O. Chesterton, Indiana
DATE: 1951
PUBLISHER: C. R. Childs Company (#89126)
POSTMARK: August 9, 1951, Chesterton, Indiana
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 
 
TITLE: Indiana Dunes beach scene, Chesterton, Indiana
DATE: 1947
PUBLISHER: Curt Teich (#7B-H77, #S-1027)
POSTMARK: September 2, 1952, Chesterton, Indiana
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 

TITLE: Indiana Dunes State Park, Chesterton, Indiana. Warm sun and the cooling, blue water of Lake Michigan bring many families to the beach for a picnic and swim.
DATE: circa 1960s
PUBLISHER: Harvey's Studio, Dexter Press (#47172-C)
POSTMARK: none
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 
 
TITLE: Waverly Beach, with plenty of parking nearby, is a favorite swimming spot at Indiana Dunes State Park, Chesterton, Indiana.
DATE: 1958
PUBLISHER: L. L. Cook Company (#31807)
POSTMARK:
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 

TITLE: Scene on the beach, Ind. Dunes State Park.
DATE: circa 1920-1930
PUBLISHER: Defender
POSTMARK: none
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 
 
TITLE: none
DATE: 1947
PUBLISHER: Curteich (#7B-H76, #S-1026)
POSTMARK: July 30, 1954, Chesterton, Indiana
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 

TITLE: View on Three Miles Beach, Indiana Dunes State Park, P. O. Chesterton, Ind.
DATE: circa 1930s
PUBLISHER: C. R. Childs Company (#89101-4)
POSTMARK: none
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 
 
TITLE: Beach -- Indiana Dunes State Park -- Chesterton, Indiana
DATE: 1933
PUBLISHER: Curt Teich (#D-2826)
POSTMARK: none
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 

TITLE: View on Three Mile Beach, Indiana Dunes State Park, P. O. Chesterton, Ind.
DATE: circa 1930s
PUBLISHER: C. R. Childs Company (#89100-4)
POSTMARK: none
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 

TITLE: Swim in Lake Michigan, Indiana Dunes State Park, P. O. Chesterton, Ind.
DATE: circa 1920-1935
PUBLISHER: C. R. Childs Company (#89125-7)
POSTMARK: none
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 

TITLE: Beach View -- Dunes in Background, Indiana Dunes State Park
DATE: circa 1955
PUBLISHER: Fort Wayne Printing Company (#B-353)
POSTMARK: none
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 

TITLE: Leisure on the Dunes, Indiana Dunes State Park, P. O. Chesterton, Ind.
DATE: 1938
PUBLISHER: C. R. Childs Company (#89127)
POSTMARK: July 26, 1938, Chesterton, Indiana
COLLECTION: S. Shook
 

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