Monthly Archives: February 2013

Shoveling Snow on Pasture Road, Pigeon Cove, Mass., c. 1905

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Robert Ambrogi

This real-photo postcard has not survived in good shape; it is spotted and some of the detail is lost. It is another of the postcards graciously loaned to me by Merry Seppala of Pigeon Cove, who is a relative of … Continue reading →

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Found on the Web: Visitors to Straitsmouth Light, 1913

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Robert Ambrogi

From the archives of Harvard University comes this 1914 view of Straitsmouth Light on Straitsmouth Island off the coast off Rockport. The women in the picture are from the Radcliffe College class of 1914. No explanation is provided as to … Continue reading →

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Straitsmouth Inn, Rockport, Mass., circa 1912

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Robert Ambrogi

Here is a real-photo postcard view of the Straitsmouth Inn, which stood on the tip of Gap head from 1906 until it burned to the ground on New Year’s Eve in 1958. For another view of the inn, see this … Continue reading →

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Carnegie Public Library, Rockport, Mass., c. 1914

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Robert Ambrogi

On Nov. 11, 1903, the town of Rockport accepted a $10,000 grant from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to build a public library. The Carnegie Library opened to the public on Feb. 3, 1906, standing at a prime location just across from … Continue reading →

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Winter View from Pigeon Cove over Sandy Bay, c. 1925

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Robert Ambrogi

This is another real-photo postcard provided to me by Pigeon Cove resident Merry Seppala. The photograph is believed to be from Charles Cleaves. It looks out over Sandy Bay from the top of Pasture Road, where Cleaves lived. There is … Continue reading →

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Kids Playing in Snow on Granite Street, c. 1928

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Robert Ambrogi

This is a real-photo postcard, most likely taken by Charles Cleaves. It is another of several images proved to me from the collection of Pigeon Cove resident Merry Seppala. The location is Granite Street in Pigeon Cove and the date … Continue reading →

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Images of Rockport after the Blizzard of ’78

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Robert Ambrogi

Rockport was hit hard by the Blizzard of ’78, destroying homes, boats and our famous Motif No. 1. (Click any image for larger view.)

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Cape Ann Light, Rockport, Mass., circa 1920

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Robert Ambrogi

This postcard offers a somewhat unusual view of the Twin Lights of Thacher Island. Closest of the two is the southern lighthouse, which today is owned by the town of Rockport. The chimney sticking up just to the left of … Continue reading →

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Annisquam Cotton Mill, Before and After the 1882 Fire

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Robert Ambrogi

For more than 50 years, the Annisquam Cotton Mill dominated downtown Rockport, filling the area along Broadway between School Street and Main Street. In operation since 1847, the mill was destroyed by fire in 1882. Even though the mill never … Continue reading →

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