Tag Archives: Dogtown

These two cards are different in their printing and quality, but both show the same scene of the Whale’s Jaw in Dogtown and both came from the same printer, Edwin C. McIntire of Gloucester. The top card is postmarked Sept. … Continue reading →

I have no idea who these men are, but given that the photograph comes from the collection of the Harvard University geology department, and is grouped with other photos of Cape Ann geology, I assume these men were visiting Whale’s … Continue reading →

This postcard identifies Whale’s Jaw as located in Gloucester, Mass., but several maps I’ve seen place it within Rockport. Whichever, there is no debating that Whale’s Jaw is one of the most prominent landmarks of Dogtown, an area of about … Continue reading →