Horseshoe Bend, Connecticut River and Holyoke Range
Image ID: WPC 02:013
Front:
Color image of Horseshoe Bend [a section of the Connecticut River] and the Mount Holyoke Range. River is lined with rocky/sandy shores and trees. A railroad crosses the foregound of the image. A bridge, buildings, trees, fields seen between the river and the mountain range in the background.
Message on back reads: "I suppose you are still busy working / wait until I come back than I suppose I'll have to do the same. My cousin and I have been reviving the old Harry. We have to celebrate. Viola"
Back is addressed to: "Miss Louise Davenport / High St / Shelburne Falls / Mass."
Date is taken from postmark.
Color image of Horseshoe Bend [a section of the Connecticut River] and the Mount Holyoke Range. River is lined with rocky/sandy shores and trees. A railroad crosses the foregound of the image. A bridge, buildings, trees, fields seen between the river and the mountain range in the background.
Message on back reads: "I suppose you are still busy working / wait until I come back than I suppose I'll have to do the same. My cousin and I have been reviving the old Harry. We have to celebrate. Viola"
Back is addressed to: "Miss Louise Davenport / High St / Shelburne Falls / Mass."
Date is taken from postmark.
Image Details
| Dublin Core | |
|---|---|
| Title |
Horseshoe Bend, Connecticut River and Holyoke Range
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| Subject |
Davenport, Louise
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| Description |
Front:
Color image of Horseshoe Bend [a section of the Connecticut River] and the Mount Holyoke Range. River is lined with rocky/sandy shores and trees. A railroad crosses the foregound of the image. A bridge, buildings, trees, fields seen between the river and the mountain range in the background. Message on back reads: "I suppose you are still busy working / wait until I come back than I suppose I'll have to do the same. My cousin and I have been reviving the old Harry. We have to celebrate. Viola" Back is addressed to: "Miss Louise Davenport / High St / Shelburne Falls / Mass." Date is taken from postmark. |
| Date |
7/5/1923
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| Contributor |
Donation of the Gutterman-Pohlman Family, Northampton. 2017
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| Identifier |
WPC 02:013
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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
“Horseshoe Bend, Connecticut River and Holyoke Range,” Forbes Library Images from the Archives (Legacy site: Pre-2022), accessed June 10, 2026, https://images.forbeslibrary.org/items/show/5120.