Conn. Valley Chautauqua, Laurel Park
Image ID: WPC 02:118Front:
Small black and white image of a house labeled "Conn. Velley Chautauqua, Laurel Park, Northampton, Mass." House is large and partially hiden by trees. House is two/three stories with a wraparound porch and a segment of a wooden fence in front. A bike leans against one tree that has two thin planks of wood nailed to it.
Message on front reads: "I spent the last two week of Chautauqua over here and had just a great time. What are you doing to keep out of mischief this summer. I am doing housework when at home which isn't much of the time. / Write when you get a chance I shall be more then [gr] glad to hear from you. Hope all of your people are well. Lovingly, Bertha."
Back is addressed to: "Miss Phyllis Hopkins / Belchertown / Mass."
Postmark is illegible.
Small black and white image of a house labeled "Conn. Velley Chautauqua, Laurel Park, Northampton, Mass." House is large and partially hiden by trees. House is two/three stories with a wraparound porch and a segment of a wooden fence in front. A bike leans against one tree that has two thin planks of wood nailed to it.
Message on front reads: "I spent the last two week of Chautauqua over here and had just a great time. What are you doing to keep out of mischief this summer. I am doing housework when at home which isn't much of the time. / Write when you get a chance I shall be more then [gr] glad to hear from you. Hope all of your people are well. Lovingly, Bertha."
Back is addressed to: "Miss Phyllis Hopkins / Belchertown / Mass."
Postmark is illegible.
Image Details
| Dublin Core | |
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| Title |
Conn. Valley Chautauqua, Laurel Park
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| Subject |
Hopkins, Phyllis
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| Description |
Front:
Small black and white image of a house labeled "Conn. Velley Chautauqua, Laurel Park, Northampton, Mass." House is large and partially hiden by trees. House is two/three stories with a wraparound porch and a segment of a wooden fence in front. A bike leans against one tree that has two thin planks of wood nailed to it. Message on front reads: "I spent the last two week of Chautauqua over here and had just a great time. What are you doing to keep out of mischief this summer. I am doing housework when at home which isn't much of the time. / Write when you get a chance I shall be more then [gr] glad to hear from you. Hope all of your people are well. Lovingly, Bertha." Back is addressed to: "Miss Phyllis Hopkins / Belchertown / Mass." Postmark is illegible. |
| Contributor |
Donation of the Gutterman-Pohlman Family, Northampton. 2017
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| Identifier |
WPC 02:118
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| Coverage |
Northampton, Mass
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| Still Image Item Type Metadata | |
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| Original Format |
Postcard
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| Physical Dimensions |
Print size: 3.5" x 5.5"
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Citation
“Conn. Valley Chautauqua, Laurel Park,” Forbes Library Images from the Archives (Legacy site: Pre-2022), accessed June 10, 2026, https://images.forbeslibrary.org/items/show/5225.


