This is a lot of seven postcards showing views in and around the town of Turners Falls, on the Connecticut River in Massachusetts.

The postcards are :

• real photo panorama view of Turners Falls from the west. Various locations are marked with numbers on the front, and the sender has identified these on the back
• colour view of Avenue A, Turners Falls. The comment on the back explains the ‘X’ on one building shows “where my Dad’s office is” (see below for more). The red brick building shown can still be seen on Google Street View, and appears to be 54 Avenue A. The sender also points out the image was taken “years ago as you can tell from the autos”
• colour view of Gill Bridge, Turners Falls, which the sender explains is a view they can see from the hill behind their house
• real photo of the High School, Turners Falls, which is clearly where the sender went to school, as they talk of “my freshman year”
• colour view of Gill Bridge, Turners Falls, with some technical details on the back
• real photo view of French King bridge, Turners Falls. The sender notes they can often skate on the frozen Connecticut River here in the winter
• real photo of St Mary’s Church and rectory, Turners Falls

All the postcards are in fair condition with minor wear to the corners and edges, and are unposted.

The cards are believed to originate from one of the children of Mr Frederick D. Sullivan, Dentist, at 54 Avenue A, Turner Falls.

I can see some family history information online suggesting that Frederick Devlin Sullivan of Northampton, Massachusetts (birthdate unknown), married Lillian Ann Cromack of Franklin County, Massachusetts (born 23 May 1898). The date of their marriage is not given, but they had a daughter, Elaine Phlois Sullivan, on 5 July 1928. Some information is also available online from an obituary for Elaine Sullivan from 2004. This states :

“She was born July 5, 1928 in Greenfield MA, daughter of the late Dr. Frederick and Lillian (Cromack) Sullivan. She was a 1946 graduate of Turners Falls High School. Elaine grew up in Turners Falls, MA and became a dental assistant for her father Dr. Sullivan. Later in life, she was employed by several local dentists prior to her work as office manager for Puffer Construction of North Amherst, MA. She retired from Puffer in 1994. She had lived in Sunderland until 1996 when she moved to New Hampshire.  On November 8, 1946 she married Philip “Scotty” Hepburn, Jr., he died October 6, 1966”.

It also mentions she had “a sister Anna Marie Amidon of Kissimmee, FL.; four brothers Dr. Frederick D. Sullivan, Jr. and Dennis Sullivan both of Grangeville, Idaho, Donald Sullivan of Spokane Washington and Gayle Sullivan of Franklin, MA”.   All this suggests the cards were sent by either Elaine, Anna, Frederick, Dennis, Donald or Gayle.

All in all, an interesting group, possibly of interest to someone from this area of Massachusetts, or for anyone who wishes to try to take the family history research further.

Please also see another lot of cards of the town of Greenfield, on the other side of the river, believed to be from the same source, as well as other US items.