Laurel Park Bathing Beach-- On the Connecticut River
Image ID: WPC 02:115
Front:
Color image of the Laurel Park Bathing Beach. A calm river runs through the center of the image; one side is lined with grass, bushes, etc., the other with sand [and beyond the sand, grass and trees]. On the beach sits a long rectangular water pump.
Message on back reads: "Dear Norman: We missed you a whole lot after you went home. We had good luck with our papers. We have to go home next week. We have had a good time down here and hate to go back to school. Come to see us. Herman + Ralph"
Back is addressed to: "Mr. Norman Nelson, / Bernardston, Mass."
Date is taken from postmark.
Color image of the Laurel Park Bathing Beach. A calm river runs through the center of the image; one side is lined with grass, bushes, etc., the other with sand [and beyond the sand, grass and trees]. On the beach sits a long rectangular water pump.
Message on back reads: "Dear Norman: We missed you a whole lot after you went home. We had good luck with our papers. We have to go home next week. We have had a good time down here and hate to go back to school. Come to see us. Herman + Ralph"
Back is addressed to: "Mr. Norman Nelson, / Bernardston, Mass."
Date is taken from postmark.
Image Details
| Dublin Core | |
|---|---|
| Title |
Laurel Park Bathing Beach-- On the Connecticut River
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| Subject |
Nelson, Norman
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| Description |
Front:
Color image of the Laurel Park Bathing Beach. A calm river runs through the center of the image; one side is lined with grass, bushes, etc., the other with sand [and beyond the sand, grass and trees]. On the beach sits a long rectangular water pump. Message on back reads: "Dear Norman: We missed you a whole lot after you went home. We had good luck with our papers. We have to go home next week. We have had a good time down here and hate to go back to school. Come to see us. Herman + Ralph" Back is addressed to: "Mr. Norman Nelson, / Bernardston, Mass." Date is taken from postmark. |
| Date |
8/12/1921
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| Contributor |
Donation of the Gutterman-Pohlman Family, Northampton. 2017
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| Identifier |
WPC 02:115
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| Coverage |
Northampton, Mass
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| Still Image Item Type Metadata | |
|---|---|
| Original Format |
Postcard
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| Physical Dimensions |
Print size: 3.5" x 5.5"
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Citation
“Laurel Park Bathing Beach-- On the Connecticut River,” Forbes Library Images from the Archives, accessed May 5, 2024, https://images.forbeslibrary.org/items/show/5222.