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Monthly Archives: March 2015
Best Wishes from Rockport Postmaster ‘Uncle Bill’, 1909
Here is a highly unusual postcard that was both printed for and sent by William E. Parsons, long known around Rockport as “Uncle Bill” or “Uncle Billy.” Parsons was postmaster of Rockport between 1898 and 1914 and also gained acclaim … Continue reading
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The Road to Bearskin Neck, Rockport, Mass., c. 1934
In this view looking down Bearskin Neck, we can see three reminders of Rockport’s bygone days. The first can be found on the building that is slightly to the left of the picture’s center. Today, this building houses The Pewter … Continue reading
Two Views Of Artists On The Headlands, c. 1930 and 1945
As evidence that some things never change, here are two postcards, roughly 15 years apart, showing artists painting Rockport’s picturesque harbor from above it on The Headlands. One is just as likely to encounter the same scene today (in warmer … Continue reading
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