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4th Lake from Hogsback, Bald Mountain, Adirondacks, New York, circa 1910

Card type
Lithograph

About this subject

View from a rocky ledge on Bald Mountain looking out over a forested valley toward 4th Lake, with rolling Adirondack hills beyond and a pink-tinted sky. Tall conifers frame the left foreground beside the bare granite outcrop.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

We arrived O.K. Every thing the same as when we started all day and it is still raining yet we are camping in the stations. So we did not half to bother to put up our tent in the rain. Hope you are not worrying. Write soon. Your loving son Cecil

PostmarkedAugust 30, 1911
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. S. Leach

Geneva, NY

Postcard record

Postmarked
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMrs. S. Leach, Geneva, NY
PublisherUnion News Company, New York, NY
Stamp10c George Washington, green
NotesWhite border around the image; visible lithographic halftone grain and slight surface wear. Postmark: AUG 30 1911 N.Y. Divided-back card with white border; printed color lithograph (not linen/glossy). Pencil message written sideways along the left edge. 1c green Washington stamp, torn/perforation damage at right edge. UNCO (Union News Co.) trade-mark logo on back.

Cite this card

4th Lake from Hogsback, Bald Mountain, Adirondacks, New York, circa 1910, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/4th-lake-from-hogsback-bald-mountain-adirondacks-new-york-ci. Accessed October 5, 2026.