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Boat landing at Oceanic, Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire, circa 1902

Subjects
Ships & BoatsWaterfronts & Harbors
Card type
Lithograph
Date
Postmarked August 3, 1903 (Early)
Front of Boat landing at Oceanic, Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire, circa 1902, Miss L Carrie S Hassett, MA, USA, 1903 lithograph postcard
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Back of Boat landing at Oceanic, Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire, circa 1902, Miss L Carrie S Hassett, MA, USA, 1903 lithograph postcard
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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 card names the spot as the boat landing at Oceanic, the landing serving the Oceanic Hotel on Star Island, long a summer resort destination among the Isles of Shoals off the New Hampshire coast. The imprint dates the view to 1902, when excursion steamers carried summer visitors out to the islands from Portsmouth and the mainland.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Aug 2- 1903 Lots of love Mama

PublisherDetroit Photographic Co.
THE BOAT LANDING AT OCEANIC, ISLE OF SHOALS, N. H. 6355. COPYRIGHT, 1902, BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO. --- POST CARD THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS.
PostmarkedPortsmouth, August 3, 1903
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss L Carrie S Hassett

Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Portsmouth
PublisherDetroit Photographic Co.
Series6355
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss L Carrie S Hassett, Amesbury, MA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border around a color-printed view; handwritten date and message on the front; light soiling and edge wear; undivided-back era stock. Postmark: PORTSMOUTH AUG 3 (partly illegible) / AMESBURY MASS. AUG 3 PM 1903. Undivided back printed "POST CARD" / "THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS"; white border; copyright 1902 (front). Light edge wear and minor corner creases.

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Boat landing at Oceanic, Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire, circa 1902, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/boat-landing-at-oceanic-isles-of-shoals-new-hampshire-circa. Accessed October 24, 2026.