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Balance Rock glacial boulder, Pittsfield, MA, 1903

Subject
Forests & Trees
Card type
Real photo
Date
c. 1903 (Early)
Front of Balance Rock glacial boulder, Pittsfield, MA, 1903, c. 1903 real photo postcard
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Back of Balance Rock glacial boulder, Pittsfield, MA, 1903, c. 1903 real photo postcard
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About this postcard

Balance Rock, a large glacial erratic left by retreating ice, rests on a smaller stone base in a grassy clearing in Pittsfield. Trees ring the clearing, and the boulder's face carries painted graffiti, including 'THOS. DALY' and 'ACADEMY OF MUSIC.' The rock is a local Berkshire landmark, the kind of natural curiosity that postcard photographers and visitors sought out in the early 1900s.

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PITTSFIELD, MASS. Balance Rock.
PostmarkedEAST, MA, June 23, 1903
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr. L. W. Tucker

7 Hastings St Greenfield, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, EAST, MA
ConditionGood
Place addressedMr. L. W. Tucker, 7 Hastings St, Greenfield, MA
Place depictedBalance Rock, Pittsfield, MA
Place mentionedPittsfield, MA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
NotesBlack-and-white real photo postcard; light edge wear and creasing. Postmark: EAST [illegible] JUN 23 1903 MAS. Undivided-back, German-printed card (front: Pittsfield, Mass. Balance Rock); heavy foxing/staining and glue residue on address side; stamp retains 'PRINTED IN GERMANY' sheet selvage at right.

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Balance Rock glacial boulder, Pittsfield, MA, 1903, postcard, c. 1903. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/balance-rock-glacial-boulder-pittsfield-ma-1903. Accessed November 2, 2026.