Miss Lois Haskall was in Greenfield, a city and the county seat of Franklin County in north-central Massachusetts.
The first European settlements in this area were in the 17th century, but the area grew in the early 18th century as the South Hadley Canal facilitated the growth of mills and the rapid expansion of trade along the Green River, Deerfield River, and the Connecticut River.
Large numbers of German immigrants worked in the mills and the cutlery factory in Greenfield.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenfield,_Massachusetts
In August of 1929, Lois received a postcard from Helen.
Helen mailed the postcard from Old Orchard, a resort town on Saco Bay on the Atlantic Coast of southeast Maine.
Although the place was noted in records dating to 1653, the area grew and prospered by the development of rail and auto transportation in the 19th and early 20th century.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Orchard_Beach,_Maine
The Free Will Baptist Campground was established in 1881, and the Amusement Park, “Playland”, opened in 1902.
Some time ago we saw a postcard view of the beach and of the Camp Meeting Ground at Old Orchard.
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The face of the postcard is a photograph of “Promenading on the Pier by Moonlight”.
Here, a small crowd is gathered on the beach – they are not anticipating a swim.
The women wear dresses and the men are attired in suits and hats.
Above the beach denizens, a throng of people are ambulating along the pier.
A well-lighted Casino offers “Motion Pictures, Vaudeville, and Dancing”.
It may be that the coolness of evening was a more suitable time for socializing than the hot afternoons of August.
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On the reverse, Helen omits a written greeting.
The brief message reports only “I am having a very good time”.
The postcard was addressed to Lois at the “Franklin County Hospital”
Now, the “Baystate Franklin Medical Center”, this 89-bed not-for-profit institution still exists in Greenfield.
https://www.baystatehealth.org/locations/franklin-medical-center
In the absence of any expression of concern or good wishes, I am inclined to believe that Lois was employed at this institution.
Despite the brevity of the message, the postcard was preserved in very good condition.
One hopes that Helen continued to enjoy her visit and that she continued a postcard correspondence with Lois.
