Hartshorn: Windmill Along the Lackawanna, 1908

Name/Title

Hartshorn: Windmill Along the Lackawanna, 1908

Entry/Object ID

2024.004.084

Description

Postally used B&W photographic postcard, "Along the Lackawanna" depicting the windmill constructed for Stewart Hartshorn to pump water for Short Hills. The windmill was located between Great Oak Drive and the railroad at Pine Terrace East. Postmarked Springfield, October 6, 1908 and addressed to Mr. John V. Abbott, Fairview Street, Waterbury , Connecticut. Message on front reads: "Am getting to be a fixture down here. Sang in a long-service at the Methodist Church Sun., etc. Don't know when I will come home. Before long, I guess. C.R.C."

Collection

Postcard

Acquisition

Accession

2024.004

Source or Donor

Eric Hado

Acquisition Method

Gift

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Undivided Back (1901-1907)

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in