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Cave of the Winds and Great Stone Face, Mt. Mansfield, VT, 1927

Subjects
Forests & TreesMountains & Hills
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1927 (White Border)
Front of Cave of the Winds and Great Stone Face, Mt. Mansfield, VT, 1927, Mount Mansfield, VT, USA, c. 1927 linen postcard
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Back of Cave of the Winds and Great Stone Face, Mt. Mansfield, VT, 1927, Mount Mansfield, VT, USA, c. 1927 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A steep, broken cliff of grey rock, the Great Stone Face, rises above dark evergreen forest on the flank of Mount Mansfield, with a softer green ridge and a pale, cloud-streaked sky behind. The printed caption names the formation and the nearby Cave of the Winds on the side of the mountain in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Mount Mansfield is Vermont's highest peak, and its exposed ridgeline and cliffs have long drawn hikers and sightseers to the Stowe and Smugglers' Notch area. By the 1920s the state's mountain roads were drawing summer auto tourists, and views like this one were common souvenirs of a Vermont trip.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

How is every thing coming along. The season is rapidly closing and I will be back. Don't have to much for me to do. We have great country here. E.C.P.

PublisherGreen Mountain Card Co.
THE CAVE OF THE WINDS AND GREAT STONE FACE ON THE SIDE OF MT. MANSFIELD, GREEN MOUNTAINS, VERMONT.
PostmarkedJOHNSBURY, August 17, 1927
StampStamp
Addressed to
Miss Kathryn Graham

State Normal School Buffalo, NY

Postcard record

Postmarked, JOHNSBURY
PublisherGreen Mountain Card Co.
SeriesGMCCO SERIES "Scenic Vermont Series," No. 3196.
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMiss Kathryn Graham, State Normal School, Buffalo, NY
Place depictedMount Mansfield, VT
Place depictedGreen Mountains, VT
Place mentionedVT
PublisherGreen Mountain Card Co., White River Junction, VT
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; visible linen/crosshatch texture; light edge and corner wear with a small red mark at the bottom edge. Postmark: JOHNSBURY VT AUG 17 1927 (circular cancel tying two 1¢ Franklin stamps). Divided-back linen-era card; white border on front; publisher imprint "Green Mountain Card Co., White River Junction, Vt." and "Scenic Vermont Series No. 3196." Damage: overall toning/soiling, worn corners, light creasing.

Cite this card

Cave of the Winds and Great Stone Face, Mt. Mansfield, VT, 1927, postcard, c. 1927. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/cave-of-the-winds-and-great-stone-face-mt-mansfield-vt-1927. Accessed November 2, 2026.