Boat landing at Oceanic, Isle of Shoals, NH, 1903
- Card type
- Lithograph
- Date
- c. 1903 (Early)
About this postcard
The view looks across landscaped grounds with curving gravel paths, flower beds, and a lamp post toward a stone pier where a white excursion steamer with red trim lies docked. A small red boathouse and a low tree stand at the water's edge, with the low, grassy islands of the Shoals stretching across the horizon. The landing served the Oceanic Hotel on Star Island, one of the Isles of Shoals and a long-established summer resort off the New Hampshire coast. In the early 1900s, excursion steamers from Portsmouth and the mainland carried summer visitors out to the islands, and the landing was the point where hotel guests came ashore.
Postcard Details
Amesbury, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , PORTSMO |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Detroit Photographic Co. |
| Series | 6355 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Miss L Carrie S Hassett, Amesbury, MA |
| received | Amesbury, MA |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | White border around a color-printed view; handwritten date and message on the front; light soiling and edge wear; undivided-back era stock. Postmark: PORTSMO AUG 7 (partly illegible; circular dater cancel over stamp, likely Portsmouth, N.H.) / Receiving mark: AMESBURY MASS. AUG 3 1-PM 1903. Undivided back printed "POST CARD" / "THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS"; white border; copyright 1902 (front). Light edge wear and minor corner creases. |
Cite this card
Boat landing at Oceanic, Isle of Shoals, NH, 1903, postcard, c. 1903. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/boat-landing-at-oceanic-isle-of-shoals-nh-1903. Accessed November 2, 2026.