Egg Rock Light stands on a low rocky island in Nahant Bay, its tower flanked by the keeper's quarters and small outbuildings. The station was established in the 1850s to guide vessels into Lynn Harbor and remained a familiar landmark off the Lynn shore until it was discontinued in the early 1920s. The island is now a bird sanctuary.
Black-and-white photographic print with a narrow white margin at the bottom carrying the caption "Egg Rock Light off Lynn Shore."; light soiling and edge wear, handwritten greeting on the front.
Postmark: AMESBURY, MASS. SEP 19 10 AM 1906. Undivided back with red "POST CARD" heading and "This side for the Address.", 1¢ green Franklin stamp (Series 1902), publisher imprint printed vertically at left ("50247 The Puritan Art Co., Lynn, Mass. (Germany)"; copyrighted by the Puritan Art Co.). Light edge/corner wear, slight toning.
Cite this card
Egg Rock Light off Lynn Shore, Lynn, MA, 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/egg-rock-light-off-lynn-shore-lynn-ma-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.
