Postcard from Duluth to David Letterman

Paul Lundgren Nov 22, 2024 2 Comments

This unmailed postcard, published by Erickson Postcards & Souvenirs, shows an early 1980s (or perhaps late 1970s) scene of boats clustered outside the Duluth Harbor. The card must have been commissioned for promotional use by KDLH-TV in the 1990s or later, however, because it is preaddressed to David Letterman, courtesy of what was then the local CBS affiliate. Late Night with David Letterman ended its run on NBC-TV in June 1993 and the Late Show with David Letterman launched on CBS two months later.

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2 Comments

RoyEgan54

about 4 weeks ago 

This is most likely from around August 1979 near the end of the Twin Ports grain millers strike as the shippers were staging ships awaiting successful contract negotiations.

douginduluth

about 4 weeks ago 

I remember that summer very clearly! The bay was crammed full of boats waiting for the strike to end. Somewhere, I have a photo that I took at the time showing all the boats.

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