Tag Archives: The Rotograph Co.

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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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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Outward Bound, Rockport, Mass., circa 1908

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Robert Ambrogi

Here is a sloop setting sail from Rockport Harbor around 1908. The postcard is postmarked Jul 20, 1908. It was published by The Rotograph Co., New York City, and printed in Germany. To the left you see the breakwater that … Continue reading →

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Front Beach, Rockport, Mass., 1905

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Robert Ambrogi

Here is a beautiful view of Front Beach in Rockport published by the Rotograph Co. in 1905. Except for the absence of the gazebo that now stands on the rocks in the upper left of the picture, this scene is … Continue reading →

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The New Oakdene, Pigeon Cove, Mass., 1905

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Robert Ambrogi

The New Oakdene was a hotel on Phillips Avenue in Pigeon Cove operated by Mrs. J.J. Dean. An advertisement in a 1903 magazine described the New Oakdene as “built and furnished new 1900; all modern improvements.” It also said the … Continue reading →

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Halibut Point, Pigeon Cove, Mass., 1905

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Robert Ambrogi

This postcard needs no explanation. Besides the small sailboat in the center of the picture, note the sails of a larger schooner in the background, just over Halibut Point. The postcard shows a copyright date of 1905. It was published … Continue reading →

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The Fleet in Harbor, Rockport, Mass., circa 1910

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Robert Ambrogi

Here is another view of the warships of the U.S. Navy’s North Atlantic Squadron at anchor in Rockport Harbor. For other views and to read more about the annual visits of these ships, see my other posts tagged “warships.” The … Continue reading →

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Fleet and Breakwater from Hill, Rockport, c. 1907

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Robert Ambrogi

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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Long Beach, Cape Ann, Mass., 1905

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Robert Ambrogi

Here is a beautiful, colorized 1905 view of Long Beach, looking much the same as it does today, except for the Victorian-era attire on the people strolling along the beach. One other difference is that the concrete retaining wall that … Continue reading →

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