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Boston Light by moonlight, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, circa 1910

Subjects
LighthousesWaterfronts & Harbors
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1902 (Early)
Front of Boston Light by moonlight, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, circa 1910, c. 1902 lithograph postcard
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Back of Boston Light by moonlight, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, circa 1910, c. 1902 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A night view of Boston Light on its small island in Boston Harbor, the white tower sending two bright beams across a moonlit sky while the keeper's dwellings beside it glow with lamplight and the moon's reflection streaks the water. Boston Light, on Little Brewster Island, is the oldest lighthouse station in the United States, first lit in 1716 and rebuilt in 1783 after the British destroyed it during the Revolution. The station long included keeper's quarters like those shown here, and it remains an active aid to navigation in the harbor approach.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Provincetown Mass Aug 22 we have been here [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] and will have to be at home next week [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] from [illegible]

PublisherRobbins Bros.
MOONLIGHT BOSTON LIGHT BOSTON HARBOR --- Post Card For Correspondence. For Address only. E. 9065 Pub. by Robbins Bros., Boston and Germany. Manufacturers of Souvenir Postal Cards.
PostmarkedClinton, MA, August 28, 1907, 07:00
Stamp
Addressed to

R.F.D. No 3, Chester, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Clinton, MA
PublisherRobbins Bros.
ConditionGood
Place addressedR.F.D. No 3, Chester, MA
Place depictedBoston Light, Boston, MA
Place depictedBoston Harbor, Boston, MA, Boston, MA
PublisherRobbins Bros., Boston, MA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902
NotesThin white border; sparkly applied highlights on the light beams; chipping and paper loss at the top corners and edge wear. Postmark: CLINTON MASS AUG 28 7-AM 1907 (also a PROVINCETOWN MASS flag 'RECEIVED' machine cancel). Divided back; magenta 'Missent to Clinton, Mass.' postal stamp; pencil message; soiled and worn edges, stamp torn at right.

Cite this card

Boston Light by moonlight, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/boston-light-by-moonlight-boston-harbor-massachusetts-circa. Accessed October 24, 2026.