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The Hamlin House, Pigeon Cove, Mass., circa 1910
[Note: I have new information about this house in a later post.] Here is a real-photo postcard identified as The Hamlin House in Pigeon Cove. This house still stands, as you can see from the picture below. The address is … Continue reading
Front Beach, Rockport, Mass., 1905
Here is a beautiful view of Front Beach in Rockport published by the Rotograph Co. in 1905. Except for the absence of the gazebo that now stands on the rocks in the upper left of the picture, this scene is … Continue reading
Warships Entering Sandy Bay Harbor, Rockport, Mass., c. 1907
I’ve written several times here about the regular summer visits to Rockport of the North Atlantic squadron and of the to-do its arrival caused among the townspeople. While I’ve seen various photos of the fleet anchored off Rockport, I’ve never … Continue reading
The Witch House in Winter, Pigeon Cove, Mass., circa 1920
In honor of today’s snow, here is a nice winter view of the building known as the Witch House. The house has long been a source of fascination and was the subject of many early 20th Century postcards. (I have … Continue reading
Harbor, Breakwater & Fleet, Rockport, Mass., circa 1906
Here is a circa 1906 view of T-Wharf and Motif No. 1 beyond it. The wooden structure on T-Wharf is the coal pocket where coal was stored. It was later replaced by a cold storage building. T-Wharf was built in … Continue reading
Straitsmouth Island & Lighthouse, Rockport, Mass., circa 1909
This view of Straitsmouth Island and the Straitsmouth Lighthouse bears a postmark of Jan. 6, 1910. The postcard was published by The Rotograph Co., New York City. Compare this view of Straitsmouth Island with this one and this one.
Residence of C.W. Seamans, Pigeon Cove, Mass., c. 1912
When C.W. Seamans died in his Pigeon Cove summer home on May 30, 1915, his obituary in the Boston Daily Globe described him as “one of the men chiefly responsible for the universal use of the typewriter.” Seamans started his … Continue reading
Elevated View of the Town, Harbor and Bearskin Neck, c. 1920
In this view of Rockport, you can see the cold storage building that stood on T-Wharf from 1919 to 1923. (See this post for more information on that building and another view of it.) You can also see Motif No. … Continue reading
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The Granite Shore Hotel, Rockport, Mass., circa 1907
The building that once housed the Granite Shore Hotel still stands at the corner of Main and School Streets in downtown Rockport. I read that part of this building was originally the home of the Rev. Ebenezer Cleaveland, who arrived here … Continue reading
Main Street Rockport in Living Color, circa 1911
I’ve previously posted the black-and-white version of this postcard, but this colorized version is much nicer. Besides adding color, this version removed the utility poles and wires that lined both sides of the street and you can only barely make … Continue reading
Vintage Rockport 