The Hockanum Ferry
Image ID: WPC 02:035
Front:
Black and white image of the Hockanum Ferry that travels from Northampton to Hadley. The ferry, a long wooden platform, carries a man in a horse and buggy. A sailboat sits in the foreground on the river. Smoke stacks can be seen in the distance. The river is heavily lined with trees.
Message on back reads: "Dear Cousin Edith, your card received. Am at Williamsville now. Shall be delighted to see you. And will surely do so before your husband goes back, but can't just say when now but will let you know later. Give me a call if you can. Cinthia [?] and Clara are coming Saturday. / With love for all, Marcia [?]"
Back is addressed to: "Mrs. Edith Gray Hinds / Templeton / Mass / Care of L. D. P. Gray."
Date is taken from postmark.
Black and white image of the Hockanum Ferry that travels from Northampton to Hadley. The ferry, a long wooden platform, carries a man in a horse and buggy. A sailboat sits in the foreground on the river. Smoke stacks can be seen in the distance. The river is heavily lined with trees.
Message on back reads: "Dear Cousin Edith, your card received. Am at Williamsville now. Shall be delighted to see you. And will surely do so before your husband goes back, but can't just say when now but will let you know later. Give me a call if you can. Cinthia [?] and Clara are coming Saturday. / With love for all, Marcia [?]"
Back is addressed to: "Mrs. Edith Gray Hinds / Templeton / Mass / Care of L. D. P. Gray."
Date is taken from postmark.
Image Details
| Dublin Core | |
|---|---|
| Title |
The Hockanum Ferry
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| Subject |
Gray Hinds, Edith | Gray, L. D. P.
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| Description |
Front:
Black and white image of the Hockanum Ferry that travels from Northampton to Hadley. The ferry, a long wooden platform, carries a man in a horse and buggy. A sailboat sits in the foreground on the river. Smoke stacks can be seen in the distance. The river is heavily lined with trees. Message on back reads: "Dear Cousin Edith, your card received. Am at Williamsville now. Shall be delighted to see you. And will surely do so before your husband goes back, but can't just say when now but will let you know later. Give me a call if you can. Cinthia [?] and Clara are coming Saturday. / With love for all, Marcia [?]" Back is addressed to: "Mrs. Edith Gray Hinds / Templeton / Mass / Care of L. D. P. Gray." Date is taken from postmark. |
| Date |
7/16/1908
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| Contributor |
Donation of the Gutterman-Pohlman Family, Northampton. 2017
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| Identifier |
WPC 02:035
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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
“The Hockanum Ferry,” Forbes Library Images from the Archives (Legacy site: Pre-2022), accessed November 28, 2024, https://images.forbeslibrary.org/items/show/5142.