Green Water Pond and Jacob's Ladder Trail, Mass., 1925

Subjects: Automobiles Forests & Trees Lakes & Ponds
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1925 (White Border)

Back of Green Water Pond and Jacob's Ladder Trail, Mass., 1925, Templeton, MA, USA, c. 1925 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

A car with a spare tire mounted on the rear travels a dirt road beside Green Water Pond. A low wooden guardrail runs between the road and the water, with trees and wooded hills filling the background. The printed caption pairs the pond with Jacob's Ladder Trail, a scenic mountain road in western Massachusetts that was promoted to early motorists. By the 1920s, views like this served as souvenirs for travelers touring the Berkshires by car.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hello John How are you I guess you are busy getting ready for school what will wee little sister do with out you I think you will miss little Anna as I miss the little Hart family From Auntie

PostmarkedGreat Barrington, MA, September 5, 1925, 06:30

Addressed to

Master John Hart

401 East 57 Street New York City

Postcard record

Postmarked	September 5, 1925, 06:30, Great Barrington, MA
Publisher	CHAS. W. HUGHES
Series	A-96814
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Master John Hart, 401 East 57 Street, New York City
Place depicted	Green Water Pond, Templeton, MA
Place depicted	Jacob's Ladder Trail, Granby, MA
Publisher	CHAS. W. HUGHES, Mechanicville, NY
Notes	White border; linen texture; printed caption at top; small crease at lower right. Postmark: GREAT BARRINGTON MASS SEP 5 6:30 AM 1925. Divided-back 'Star Quality' card published by Chas. W. Hughes, Mechanicville, N.Y.; green sticker covers the stamp box, no stamp present; light toning/foxing and a few stains.

Cite this card

Green Water Pond and Jacob's Ladder Trail, Mass., 1925, postcard, c. 1925. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/green-water-pond-and-jacobs-ladder-trail-mass-1925. Accessed November 2, 2026.