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Schooner off Rockport, Mass., circa 1920
This lovely postcard of a schooner off Rockport has no date or postmark. It was published by Frank W. Swallow of Exeter, N.H. As I’ve previously noted, Swallow produced postcards starting in 1904 and continuing until his death in 1927. … Continue reading
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Three ‘Fishermen’ of Cape Ann at the Old Wharf, Rockport, Mass., c. 1942
Note that the fishing shack you see here is not the famed Motif No. 1. Rather, it is the very similar shack that stood on the wharf now known as Tuna Wharf. You can see the two wharves with the … Continue reading
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Summer Residences at Land’s End, Rockport, Mass., 1910
As you can see from the photo below, these two houses still stand (with a third house now dividing them) on Penzance Road at the eastern end of Pebble Beach in Rockport. This is a real photo postcard bearing a … Continue reading
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Woods House, Rockport, Mass., circa 1920
The Woods House still stands at the corner of Mt. Pleasant St. and Norwood Ave. (see picture below). At the time this picture was taken, the house was a summer boarding house. A 1912 classified ad in the Boston Evening … Continue reading
The Common, Rockport, Mass., circa 1910
This view shows the Rockport Common, looking up Mt. Pleasant St. from where it intersects with Broadway. The houses to the right are on High St., where they remain today. To the right of the common, outside the view of … Continue reading
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The Horseless Carriage Comes to Turk’s Head, circa 1906
In my research one day, I tripped across an article from the July 4, 1906, issue of The Horseless Age, a magazine devoted to the growing popularity of the motor vehicle. In a section of the magazine devoted to “commercial … Continue reading
Main St., Showing Poole’s Drugs, Rockport, Mass., c. 1914
This postcard was published by J. Sidney Poole and shows Poole’s Pharmacy, the drugstore he operated at the corner of Main and Beach streets. I believe he lived upstairs from the pharmacy. Poole was a descendant of John Pool, who … Continue reading
Rising Sun Behind the Twin Lights, Rockport, Mass., c. 1906
This view of the Twin Lights on Thacher Island appears on several postcards from the early 1900s. This particular one is unique for the publisher’s addition of the rays of the rising sun emanating from behind the island. Something else … Continue reading
The Billingsgate, Rockport, Mass., circa 1912
The home shown in this postcard still stands, as you can see in the picture below, which I took just this week. It is located at the southern end of South Street, just past Penzance Road. Note how much the … Continue reading
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Driftwood Farm, Rockport, Mass., c. 1937-1940
Driftwood Farm was the home of J. Raymond Smith, a man well known in Rockport for the lumber yard and hardware store he operated, and his wife, Edna L. Smith. Driftwood Farm was also operated as a guest house, managed … Continue reading
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Vintage Rockport 