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The Inner Harbor After the Launching, Rockport, Mass., c. 1920
An earlier post here showed the launching of the “Evelyn and Ralph,” a reminder that shipbuilding was once common on Rockport’s Bearskin Neck. Another postcard showed a ship under construction on the Neck. This postcard, by the Rockport Photo Bureau, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bearskin Neck, Rockport Granite Company, Rockport Photo Bureau
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How a Rockport Fire Spawned Gorton’s of Gloucester
By way of Parlez-Moi Blog, I learned of this great little video about Gloucester produced by seafood giant Gorton’s of Gloucester. It reminded me of a tidbit I came across about how a disastrous fire in Rockport led to the … Continue reading
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Thatcher Light, Thatcher’s Island of Cape Ann, Mass., c. 1905
This postcard has an undivided back, which indicates it was produced sometime between 1901 and 1907. It shows the famous Twin Lights of Thacher Island. This card was published by The Metropolitan News Co., Boston, Mass., and printed in Germany.
The Old Lane Down Pigeon Hill, Pigeon Cove, c. 1925
What goes up must come down. Yesterday’s post featured the old lane up Pigeon Hill. Here is the same lane, looking down the hill. If you look carefully, you can see the ocean and, to the right, the Rockport coast. … Continue reading
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Tagged Pigeon Hill, Rockport Photo Bureau, Virginia Cleaves Little
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The Old Lane up Pigeon Hill, Pigeon Cove, Mass., circa 1915
An earlier post here featured the view from the top of Pigeon Hill. Once described as a view “excelled nowhere on the New England coast,” it can no longer be seen, now obstructed by trees. This postcard shows the road … Continue reading
Bearskin Neck and the ‘Yellow Bowl,’ Rockport, Mass., c. 1929
Compare this view of Bearskin Neck with the lower one in this post. Both are by Rockport Photo Bureau and appear to be from the same time period. Who knows, they could have both been shot the same day. This one … Continue reading
The Original Cape Hedge Inn and Annex, Rockport, Mass., 1953
This is the original Cape Hedge Inn, at the very end of South Street, just above Cape Hedge beach. (A different hotel, a bit further up South Street, uses that name now.) This postcard was published by Virginia Cleaves Little. … Continue reading
Haskell’s Camp and Loblolly, Rockport, Mass., c. 1925
I went driving around one day trying to find this view. As best as I can tell, this appears to be on Penzance Road, just about where it intersects with Eden Road. That is Loblolly Cove just beyond the cars, … Continue reading
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Tagged Haskell's Camp, Loblolly Cove, Rockport Photo Bureau, Thacher Island, Twin Lights
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The Harbor, The Headlands and Straitsmouth Point, c. 1920
In the nearly 90-plus years since this picture was taken, little has changed. Different boats were moored there then, there is no light on the end of the jetty, and close inspection would no doubt reveal changes in the houses … Continue reading
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Tagged Rockport Harbor, Rockport Photo Bureau, Straitsmouth, The Headlands
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Fleet and Breakwater from Hill, Rockport, c. 1907
The caption of this card, “Fleet & Breakwater from Hill, Rockport, Mass.,” is barely legible, printed in white in the lower left corner. I have another version of this card with the same photo and from the same publisher, but … Continue reading
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