The card shows a broad view of the Connecticut River, with the Barney Estate visible on the right and railroad tracks curving along the near bank. The printed caption names the scene "Connecticut River, showing Barney Estate on right." A handwritten note dates the card to February 1906, and the view records the river landscape with rail access along the shore.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
We arrived home at eight P.M with
many pleasant memories Feb 18-1906
Hattie L. Hubbell
Handwritten message on front, signed Hattie L. Hubbell, dated Feb 18-1906; white border; black-and-white printed photograph captioned "Connecticut River, showing Barney Estate on right"; publisher imprint includes Leipzig-Berlin; series No. 766.
Postmark: double-ring duplex cancel with wavy killer bars, SPRINGFIELD, MASS 1906, top arc obscured by POST CARD printing. Undivided back with printed "THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY"; 1¢ green Franklin adhesive stamp; addressed to Miss Charlotte Hassett, Amesbury, Mass., c/o Harriet V. Hodge; light soiling and edge wear.
Cite this card
Connecticut River and Barney Estate, Springfield, MA, 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/connecticut-river-and-barney-estate-springfield-ma-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.
