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Churn and Surf on the rocks, Marblehead Neck, Massachusetts, circa 1910

Subjects
Beaches & CoastlinesCoastal Scenery
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1902 (Early)
Front of Churn and Surf on the rocks, Marblehead Neck, Massachusetts, circa 1910, c. 1902 lithograph postcard
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Back of Churn and Surf on the rocks, Marblehead Neck, Massachusetts, circa 1910, c. 1902 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A wave bursts into a tall plume of white spray between dark, ledgy granite rocks, with the open sea and a pale horizon behind. The printed caption names the spot as Marblehead Neck, Mass., the rocky peninsula that forms the eastern side of Marblehead Harbor on Massachusetts Bay north of Boston. Its exposed granite ledges and surf, together with the 1896 Marblehead Light tower at the neck's tip, made the area a popular scenic subject for early twentieth-century view cards.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Somewhere out to sea of Marblehead standing on the rocks where you see the spray coming on them Grandma

PublisherMerrill H. Graves
Marblehead Neck, Mass., Churn and Surf. --- Post Card THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS Published by Merrill H. Graves, Marblehead Mass. Made in Germany No 1500
PostmarkedLynn, MA, September 26, 1906, 07:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Charlotte F. Hassett

44 Sparhawk St., Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Lynn, MA
PublisherMerrill H. Graves
ConditionGood
Place addressedCharlotte F. Hassett, 44 Sparhawk St., Amesbury, MA
Place depictedMarblehead, MA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902
NotesThin white border; handwritten message in pen running vertically along the right margin; light discoloration at the right edge. Postmark: LYNN MASS SEP 26 1906 7:30 AM. Undivided back with green "Post Card" heading and "THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS"; 1¢ green Franklin stamp; imprint "Published by Merrill H. Graves, Marblehead Mass. Made in Germany No 1500". Light edge wear and slight soiling; no message on this side.

Cite this card

Churn and Surf on the rocks, Marblehead Neck, Massachusetts, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/churn-and-surf-on-the-rocks-marblehead-neck-massachusetts-ci. Accessed October 24, 2026.