There seem to be Biddle houses just about everywhere, but for this one, “origins … are unknown, but its New France architectural lines and heritage indicate it was built about 1780, at the time of the first settlement of Mackinac Island by Euro-Americans. The American fur trade grew significantly on Mackinac Island, and about 1822, fur trader Edward Biddle … occupied the house and refitted it to serve as a home for his family and a shop space to exchange trade goods for furs of the Upper Great Lakes ecosystem…” (Wikipedia)  This Plastichrome postcard P71584 looks like 1960s, and is aging noticeably on the reverse.  Grade: 2