Tag Archives: Rockport Harbor

Sunset, Rockport, Mass. circa 1904

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Robert Ambrogi

Here is a classic view of the sun setting over Rockport harbor, as seen from the Headlands. This postcard was postmarked on Aug. 19, 1912, but the picture has to be earlier than that because of what it shows. Note … Continue reading →

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Rockport Harbor in Winter, c. 1935-1955

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Robert Ambrogi

I found this image on the Web. Like another I have showing Rockport harbor in winter, it was taken by photographer Arthur Griffin. The date of the photo is identified only as sometime between 1935 and 1955. 

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Ice-Covered Rockport Harbor, c. 1935-1955

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Robert Ambrogi

Here’s one I found on the Web, showing an ice-covered Rockport harbor. In the background, you can see the old bowling alley near the foot of Bearskin Neck. The photograph was taken by photographer Arthur Griffin sometime between 1935 and … Continue reading →

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Freezer and Cold Storage Building of the Interstate Fish Corporation, 1918

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Robert Ambrogi

In 1918, George W. Perkins — described in news reports as a “prominent fish magnate” — constructed this freezer and cold storage building on T-Wharf in Rockport. Perkins had scouted locations along both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts before settling … Continue reading →

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Sailors Resting on the Wharf, Rockport, Mass., circa 1906

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Robert Ambrogi

Sailors line the north side of T-Wharf as a small number of curious onlookers watch them. Behind them, a two-masted schooner is docked at the wharf, but I doubt the schooner had any relation to these sailors. More likely, the … Continue reading →

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Rockport Then and Now — Motif No. 1

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Robert Ambrogi

Here is another “then and now” image created by my son, Ben Ambrogi, by fusing a scene from an old postcard with the same scene as it looks today. For another “then and now” image, see Rockport Then and Now … Continue reading →

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The Wharf (T-Wharf), Rockport, Mass., circa 1906

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Robert Ambrogi

In this postcard, the wooden structure you see on T-Wharf is the coal pocket where coal was once stored there. Just to the right of the wharf, a shuttle boat is approaching with a uniformed sailor standing in the bow, … Continue reading →

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The Wharf, Rockport, Mass., circa 1905

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Robert Ambrogi

This postcard shows Rockport harbor, with its two fishing shacks — the closest the famous Motif No. 1 — and the breakwater in the background. This is a colorized version of a black-and-white card I posted previously. Both are from … Continue reading →

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Surf at Headlands, Rockport, Mass., circa 1910

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Robert Ambrogi

Here is a beautiful postcard showing the view from The Headlands — the granite dome on the southeast side of the mouth of Rockport harbor — looking northwest across Sandy Bay towards Pigeon Cove. This postcard was printed by The … Continue reading →

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Found on the Web: Rockport Harbor, 1905

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Robert Ambrogi

Here is a 1905 view of Rockport harbor, shot from the steeple of the Congregational Church. Click on the image for an enlarged view. I believe this is from the Detroit Publishing Company, many of whose images were reproduced as … Continue reading →

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