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Cape Cod Canal from fire tower, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, circa 1940

Subjects
Aerial Views & PanoramasBridges & Dams
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Cape Cod Canal from fire tower, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Cape Cod Canal from fire tower, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Elevated view over the Cape Cod Canal, seen from a fire tower, with the blue waterway cutting diagonally through dense green woodland. Small buildings and bridges line the canal banks, and a pond or inlet appears in the lower right foreground.

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PublisherTichnor Bros. Inc.
CAPE COD CANAL FROM FIRE TOWER, CAPE COD, MASS. --- THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES 131676 POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE DOMESTIC ONE CENT FOREIGN TWO CENTS THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS
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ConditionVery good
Place depictedCape Cod Canal, Cape Cod, MA
PublisherTichnor Bros. Inc., Boston, MA, MA
NotesWhite border; fine halftone dot texture typical of mid-century color printing; light edge wear. Postmark: none visible — back is entirely blank (no stamp, no cancellation, no handwriting). Divided-back "POST CARD" layout with Tichnor Quality Views imprint and card number 131676; linen-textured stock with white border (from front).

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Cape Cod Canal from fire tower, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/cape-cod-canal-from-fire-tower-cape-cod-massachusetts-circa. Accessed October 5, 2026.