Surf breaks in a heavy white wall of spray against a dark, low shoreline, with a green-tinted sea rolling in the foreground and a reddish band of sky above. The printed caption names the scene "Among the Breakers" at Nantucket, Mass., the exposed island off Cape Cod. By the early 1900s Nantucket's whaling days were long past, and the island was known as a summer resort with weathered shingle architecture and open Atlantic beaches. The view emphasizes the force of the ocean against that low shore.
White margin at bottom carrying the printed caption; heavy dot-screen texture. Handwritten date "6/17/06" and a signature ("Helen Winslow") in ink at the lower edge, with a thick ink scribble across the bottom margin; worn corners and light surface scuffing.
Postmark: NANTUCKET MASS MAY 18 6 AM 1906; receiving mark: AMESBURY MASS MAY 18 5-PM 1906. Undivided back with "This side for the Address only"; Litho-Chrome imprint (Leipzig Berlin Dresden), Order No 10142; green 1¢ Franklin stamp; light toning and a small stain at left.
Cite this card
Among the Breakers, Nantucket, MA, 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/among-the-breakers-nantucket-ma-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.
