Mr. William Woelz lived in New Brunswick, the college town (Rutgers University) on the banks of the Raritan River in Middlesex County of central New Jersey.
Located 33 miles southwest of New York City, New Brunswick was a center of transportation and commerce since the arrival of European settlers in 1681.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Brunswick,_New_Jersey
The “King’s Highway”, linking New York and Philadelphia, followed the Raritan River through New Brunswick in the Colonial Era.
Sometime in a year near 1925, William received a postcard from his father.
The postcard was addressed, but not mailed.
It is possible that father decided to enclose the postcard in an envelope, perhaps with a letter.
Father inscribed his location as “East Wallingford”, one of two villages within the town of Wallingford in Rutland County of west-central Vermont.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallingford,_Vermont
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The face of the postcard is a photograph of a mountain view, “Looking toward Ludlow, Vermont from the Long Trail”.
A subscript identifies, “Green Mtns., VT.”
The Green Mountains are the ridges of the Appalachian Mountains that extend roughly south to north through the entire state.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Mountains
The same ridges are known in Massachusetts and Connecticut as the “Berkshires”, and the range continues into Quebec as the Sutton Mountains (Monts Sutton).
Ludlow is an incorporated village within the town of Ludlow in Windsor County of east-central Vermont.
Once a mill town, and the site of a General Electric plant, Ludlow is now visited primarily as a ski resort.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludlow_(town),_Vermont
The “Long Trail” is the oldest long-distance hiking trail in the US, traversing the entire length of Vermont.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Trail
The pretty scene, from a wooded hillside, was published by the Green Mountain Studios in White River Junction, Vermont.
The postcard is from the “Scenic Vermont Series”.
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On the reverse, Father greets “Dear Bill”
He reports, “We arrived safe and sound, 7 p.m. July 2nd.”
After commenting, “Wonderful country”, father closes the brief message, “With Love”.
One hopes that Father and the party continued to enjoy the delights of New England and that all returned safely to their homes.
Bill preserved the postcard in excellent condition throughout his life.
