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Colt & Hibbard Houses and South Mountain, Pittsfield, MA, 1920

Subjects
Mountains & HillsResidences
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1920 (White Border)
Front of Colt & Hibbard Houses and South Mountain, Pittsfield, MA, 1920, c. 1920 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Colt & Hibbard Houses and South Mountain, Pittsfield, MA, 1920, c. 1920 lithograph postcard
Back

About this postcard

The card pictures the Colt and Hibbard houses, two substantial brick residences set on lawns along a road, with South Mountain rising in the distance at Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The printed caption names the houses and mountain directly. Pittsfield lies in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts, and South Mountain is a ridge south of the city center.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Well Jenn I suppose you are working hard & am up here for the day. We are all Amy.

PublisherUNG CO
COLT & HIBBARD HOUSES & SOUTH MOUNTAIN PITTSFIELD, MASS.
PostmarkedPittsfield, MA, September 2, 1920
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss G B Murphy

12 Walnut PK Roxbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Pittsfield, MA
PublisherUNG CO
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss G B Murphy, 12 Walnut PK, Roxbury, MA
Place depictedPittsfield, MA
Place depictedSouth Mountain, Pittsfield, MA
Place depictedColt & Hibbard Houses, Pittsfield, MA
Stamp10c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; red printed caption; dark smudge/stain in sky at upper right; light edge and corner wear. Postmark: PITTSFIELD MASS. SEP 2 1920 (two strikes). Divided-back card with 1¢ green Washington stamp; white-bordered color litho front; light wear and a few stains on the back.

Cite this card

Colt & Hibbard Houses and South Mountain, Pittsfield, MA, 1920, postcard, c. 1920. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/colt-hibbard-houses-and-south-mountain-pittsfield-ma-1920. Accessed November 2, 2026.