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Boston Light, Boston Harbor, MA, 1940

Subjects
LighthousesWaterfronts & Harbors
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1940 (Linen)
Front of Boston Light, Boston Harbor, MA, 1940, c. 1940 linen postcard
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Back of Boston Light, Boston Harbor, MA, 1940, c. 1940 linen postcard
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About this postcard

View across the water toward Boston Light, the white conical tower and keeper's dwellings on the rocky tip of Little Brewster Island in Boston Harbor. The station is the oldest lighthouse site in the United States, first established in 1716; the tower shown here dates from the 1783 rebuilding. By the time of this card, the light had guarded the entrance to Boston Harbor for more than 200 years, guiding ships into and out of the busy port. Fog signal building, oil house, and keeper's quarters cluster around the tower on the bare granite ledges.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

No, would [illegible] home any all affection - means to write has you feared up again had a very nice time and we all enjoyed the weather - and the mountain trip - and the [illegible] Call me up some time. You are welcome to come and your mother likewise

PublisherTichnor Bros., Inc.
BOSTON LIGHT, BOSTON HARBOR For over 200 years the historic Boston Light has guarded the entrance to Boston Harbor. showing to safety the count- less ships that enter and leave the busy Port of Boston daily.
PostmarkedBoston, MA, September 5, 1940, 22:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. Warren Dutton

361 Cherry St W. Newton, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Boston, MA
PublisherTichnor Bros., Inc.
Series48 64466
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMrs. Warren Dutton, 361 Cherry St, W. Newton, MA
Place depictedBoston Light, MA
Place depictedBoston Harbor, MA
PublisherTichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, MA
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1938, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen-textured stock with a cream border; a faint circular Boston postmark is printed/overprinted across the sky at left. Card numbers 48 (upper right) and 64466 (lower right). Postmark: BOSTON, MASS. SEP 5 1030 PM 1940. Linen-texture Tichnor chrome card, divided back, cream border; light edge wear and a few blue ink smudges on the message side.

Cite this card

Boston Light, Boston Harbor, MA, 1940, postcard, c. 1940. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/boston-light-boston-harbor-ma-1940. Accessed November 2, 2026.