Frog Postcards From Different Places II
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Frog Postcards From Locations Printed on the Card
These postcards all have the location printed on the postcard.
" 'Frog's Landing' Lenox Station, Mass." sent from
Massachusettes September 25, 1908. I received the following
message about this postcard: "Some information about the
" Frogs Landing at Lenox Station" Postcard.
The 25 ton painted stone frog was painted by my grandfather,
Peter J. Tyer in 1898. The huge stone on the west edge of
the Housatonic River was a short way from his His house.It looked
like an enormous sitting frog gazing south down the narrow river.
On the west side of the river was the road from Lenox to
Lenoxdale Ma. and the train tracks into Lenox Ma. He and
his friend painted the top half of the stone a bright green, the
bottom half bright yellow, put a large white eye encircled
with black and outlined a mouth with black. My Grandfather
took a picture of the rock and had 10,000 postcards printed
up. He called the spot Frogs Landing and he became known as
the "Sage of Frogs Landing". In 1976 ,
Author R.W.Smith , in his book "Town
Talk" included a chapter about my
Grandfather, entitled "Sage
Dressing" . This postcard has been collected
by several generations of my family. I was happy to see it on
your site. Robert E. Tyer, Springfield, Ma" When
I asked if the frog rock was still there, Robert replied: "Yes
the Frog is still there, although it needs a fresh coat of paint,
The old waterfall has been rebuilt and during that process the
frog was put on a concrete pad to preserve it. The frog can be
seen by a trained eye from the road to Lenoxdale."
"The Green Frog Restaurant, Waycross, Georgia 'Chicken
dinners - Frog legs - Sea foods - Western steaks - We Serve
Everything from Sandwiches to Banquets' " not used. On the
back it has "The Green Frog On U. S. Highway 1 Short Cut
Waycross, Georgia. Air conditioned. - Good Food. Service with a
Hop. Plenty Parking Space. AAA." There is no date on this
postcard; however, the cars in front of the restaurant will give
you some idea of the date it was printed.
"Greetings from Angels Camp, Calif." sent from
California May 24, 1962. On the back it has "Angels Camp,
Calif., home of the Annual Jumping Frog Jubilee; locale for Mark
Twain's famous story, 'The Jumping Frog of Calaveras'."
"The
Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras by Mark Twain" not
used. On the back it has "Angels Camp, California The
Jumping Frog Jubilee takes place each year the third weekend in
May. Frogs and people from all over the world participate in this
historic celebration which has its roots in Mark Twain's famous
story, 'The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County'."
"Munising,
Mich." sent from Michigan in 198something.
Sent
from Iowa August 7, 1981. On the back it has " 'Rocky' the
Desert Frog Natural rock formation, painted to further resemble a
frog, located on the Wickenburg Highway 89 below the Yarnell
hill."
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" 'Frog's Landing' Lenox Station, Mass." sent from
Massachusettes September 25, 1908. I received the following
message about this postcard: "Some information about the
" Frogs Landing at Lenox Station" Postcard.
The 25 ton painted stone frog was painted by my grandfather,
Peter J. Tyer in 1898. The huge stone on the west edge of
the Housatonic River was a short way from his His house.It looked
like an enormous sitting frog gazing south down the narrow river.
On the west side of the river was the road from Lenox to
Lenoxdale Ma. and the train tracks into Lenox Ma. He and
his friend painted the top half of the stone a bright green, the
bottom half bright yellow, put a large white eye encircled
with black and outlined a mouth with black. My Grandfather
took a picture of the rock and had 10,000 postcards printed
up. He called the spot Frogs Landing and he became known as
the "Sage of Frogs Landing". In 1976 ,
Author R.W.Smith , in his book "Town
Talk" included a chapter about my
Grandfather, entitled "Sage
Dressing" . This postcard has been collected
by several generations of my family. I was happy to see it on
your site. Robert E. Tyer, Springfield, Ma" When
I asked if the frog rock was still there, Robert replied: "Yes
the Frog is still there, although it needs a fresh coat of paint,
The old waterfall has been rebuilt and during that process the
frog was put on a concrete pad to preserve it. The frog can be
seen by a trained eye from the road to Lenoxdale."
