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Bingham Falls, Smugglers Notch, Green Mountains, Vermont, circa 1940

Subjects
Forests & TreesMountains & HillsRivers & Streams
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Bingham Falls, Smugglers Notch, Green Mountains, Vermont, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Bingham Falls, Smugglers Notch, Green Mountains, Vermont, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The card shows Bingham Falls, a waterfall cascading over dark rock ledges in Smugglers Notch, in Vermont's Green Mountains, as the printed captions identify. Smugglers Notch is a narrow mountain pass between Mount Mansfield and Sterling Mountain, and Bingham Falls is a noted cascade in the Stowe area. The pass was historically associated with smuggling during the Embargo Act of 1807.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Having a very nice trip thru the New England States. Mother is enjoying it so much & Dad is having a real good time. Scenery is just grand. Saw Old Man of the Mt. & the Flume today. Everything is so great & Helen looking Love Well & Elmer

PublisherBuswell Book & Stationery Co.
Smugglers Notch in the Green Mountains, Vermont Bingham Falls 95188 --- THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY BUSWELL BOOK & STATIONERY CO., MONTPELIER, VT. "C.T. AMERICAN ART" REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS
PostmarkedGorham, NH, August 7, 1938, 16:00
Addressed to
Misses Kate & Clara Shaler

Bear Creek, near Norris, Buffalo, WY

Postcard record

Postmarked, Gorham, NH
PublisherBuswell Book & Stationery Co.
Series95188
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMisses Kate & Clara Shaler, Bear Creek, near Norris, Buffalo, WY
Place depictedBingham Falls, VT
Place depictedSmugglers Notch, Stowe, VT
Place depictedGreen Mountains, VT
PublisherBuswell Book & Stationery Co., Montpelier, VT
NotesWhite border; linen-textured stock; printed card number 95188. Postmark: GORHAM N.H. AUG 7 4-PM 1938. Divided-back linen card with white border; pencil message and address; stamp removed, leaving a large stain at top right.

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Bingham Falls, Smugglers Notch, Green Mountains, Vermont, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/bingham-falls-smugglers-notch-green-mountains-vermont-circa. Accessed October 25, 2026.