Hair Pin Curve, Showing Stamford Valley

From the collections of PVMA • Digital image © Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Assoc. • Image use information

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The Mohawk Trail in Western Massachusetts is one of the nation’s earliest designated scenic routes. Its Hair Pin Curve was a good place for motorists to stop to cool brakes smoking from the steep descent. Those driving up could stop to cool radiators that might reach the boiling point under the stress of the steep ascent.

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Item typePhotograph
Postcard
PhotographerCurt Teich and Company, Incorporated
Datecirca 1915
TopicTransportation, Travel, Tourism
Land, Environment, Geography
EraProgressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPhotography
Catalog #1999.03.0038.03
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Curt Teich and Company, Incorporated, photographer. Hair Pin Curve, Showing Stamford Valley. Photograph. ca. 1915. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1999-03-0038-03/. Accessed on October 7, 2024.

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