Chrome-era postcard of the Equinox Valley Nursery Pumpkin Patch on Historic Route 7A in Manchester, Vermont — thousands of orange pumpkins spread across the field, whimsical scarecrows posed among them, crowds of visitors browsing stacked produce and cider, with a wooden sign featuring a carved fisherman presiding over the scene and the sweeping green flank of Mount Equinox rising behind the red barn. The Pumpkin Patch at Equinox Valley Nursery — founded by the Preuss family in 1979 — became one of Vermont's signature autumn destinations and was featured in Vermont Life Magazine as the state's "Favorite Pumpkin Patch," drawing visitors from across the Northeast to pick pumpkins, wander among scarecrow displays, and buy cider donuts and fresh-pressed cider in the shadow of the Green Mountains.

• Caption: "The Pumpkin Patch — Equinox Valley Nursery, Historic Rt. 7A, Manchester, Vt. Featured in Vermont Life Magazine as 'The Favorite Pumpkin Patch.'" (card no. Vt-127)
• Card no.: 85420-D
• Photographer: Frank L. Forward
• Publisher: Forward's Color Productions, Inc., Manchester, VT 05254 (made by Dexter Press, West Nyack, N.Y.)
• Status: Unposted