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Tag Archives: Motif No. 1
The Harbor, Rockport, Mass., 1906
Here you see a 1906 postcard of Rockport harbor, published by Detroit Publishing Co., and below it the actual photograph that was the source of the postcard’s image. The photograph is from the Library of Congress collection. The Detroit Publishing … Continue reading
Gill Netters at Motif No. 1, Rockport, Mass., 1945
Compare this scene of Motif No. 1 with this one, both photographed by Virginia Cleaves Little. One of these boats has the same name as one in the other picture, the “Joe D’Ambrosio, Boston.” I cannot make out the names … Continue reading
Long Cove, Rockport, Mass., circa 1935
This postcard shows Long Cove and Motif No. 1. It has a Rockport postmark dated June 20, 1936. The postcard was published by Rockport Photo Bureau and printed by The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. Charles Cleaves, the man who founded … Continue reading
For Motif No. 1 Day, a Motif No. 1 Art Class, circa 1961
For Motif No. 1 Day, here’s a postcard that kind of sums up why we celebrate this old fishing shack. The caption on the back says: Outdoor art class at Rockport, Mass. Motif #1 most painted subject in U.S. Whether … Continue reading
Two Views of Rockport’s Award Winning Motif No. 1 Float, 1933
Tomorrow is Motif No. 1 Day, Rockport’s annual celebration of its iconic fishing shack. In conjunction with that, Leslie D. Bartlett will premiere his film tonight, The Fish Shack Float that Charmed Chicago, the story of Rockport’s first-prize-winning entry in … Continue reading
Fishing Boats, Rockport, Mass., circa 1910
The coloring of this postcard makes it look more like a modern painting than a 100-year-old postcard. One source I found attributed this look to the crude form of hand coloring used by the postcard’s publisher, E.C. McIntire of Gloucester. … Continue reading
Watching the Launching, Rockport, Mass., circa 1920
Here is a companion to the postcard published here earlier this week, The Inner Harbor after the Launching. This time, we see the scene during the launching. Onlookers line the pier beside Motif No. 1 to get a good view. … Continue reading
High Tide at Motif No. 1, Rockport, Mass., circa 1942
I am estimating this picture to be from the early 1940s, which makes it one of the most recent of any of the postcards I’ve posted here so far. The picture is by Virginia Cleaves Little, who, as I noted … Continue reading
The Inner Harbor Near Bearskin Neck, Rockport, Mass., circa 1920
In this old view of the harbor, note the fishing schooners docked alongside a large building on T-Wharf. The building was the freezer and cold storage building of the Interstate Fish Corporation. The building was constructed in 1918 and destroyed … Continue reading
Motif No. 1 and Harbor, Rockport, Mass., 1905
Here, once again, is a picture of Rockport’s famous Motif No. 1 well before anyone ever gave it that name. This card is dated 1905, was published by the Rotograph Co., New York City, and was printed in Germany.
