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This brightly colored mid-century postcard promoting Canandaigua's beloved "Roseland" captures the nostalgia many feel for the old Finger Lakes gem as it was in years gone by. Today we can relive the magic with this striking souvenir image.

From a postcard showing a passenger boat docked at Woodville on Canandaigua Lake.

From an early 20th century hand-colored photographic postcard. The coloring on this card is nicely detailed. Its original message, dated 1912, reads,

“Dear Miss Nashburn, You ought to be here with me to help eat fruit. I am going to can and bake today. Go to the Lake on the first of the week. Send a card to Clyde. Miss Sandford.”

Curt-Teich postcard image from 1949. The reverse side caption reads,

“The Canandaigua Yacht Club during the summer months hold sailing races every Sunday.” The linen look of Curt-Teich cards gives this image added depth and texture.

The rich colors in this early 20th century postcard make for a very pretty image. The scene shows two men tending grapevines with a view with Canandaigua Lake in the distance.

This colorful image from a 1940s linen postcard shows a pleasure cruise on the lake in a Roseland boat. The original postcard message reads,

“Hi Jean, Having one smooth time up here. Went to Roseland Amusement Park last night and rode on everything also danced. Going swimming down to the lake now – see you soon- Eleanor.”

The pretty and well balanced image is in soft blues and greens. The lake is perfectly calm and peaceful, evocative of early morning.

From a scenic postcard dated 1922. The original message on the reverse side of the card reads,

“Dear Gertrude, Lovely time. Lovely weather. Finding quite a few live ones yet. Love Dad. Wrote a letter to Margaret.”

Curt-Teich postcard image from 1949. Colorful scenes from Canandaigua’s past are framed within the borders of the “Canandaigua” letters. The linen look of Curt-Teich cards gives this image added depth and texture.

This bird’s eye view of Main St. Canandaigua shows the heart of the city with farmland and Canandaigua Lake in the distance. This image comes from an antique postcard dated 1911. The postcard original message reads,

"Dear Ada How are you getting along. Have not heard from you in a long time. We went to Geneva yesterday in the auto. It was a nice ride. The baby is beginning to creep and is as fat as ever. It has been awful hot and dry here this summer. Will close. Gertrude Powell."