Harbor view from Fort Sewall, Marblehead, Massachusetts, circa 1905
- Card type
- Printed photo
- Date
- c. 1902 (Early)
About this postcard
The view looks out over Marblehead Harbor from the rocky promontory of Fort Sewall, with several small rowboats drawn up in the foreground cove, a few sailboats and schooners standing offshore, and shingled houses clustered along the point at right. Fort Sewall, first laid out in 1742 and enlarged during the Revolution and the War of 1812, guards the entrance to the harbor and was a popular vantage point for early postcard photographers. Marblehead was then a well-known summer resort and yachting center on Massachusetts' North Shore.
Postcard Details
44 Washawk St, Dorchester, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Lynn, MA |
|---|---|
| Publisher | The Puritan Art Co. |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Charlotte F. Hassett, 44 Washawk St, Dorchester, MA |
| Place depicted | Fort Sewall, Marblehead, MA |
| Place depicted | Marblehead, MA |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902 |
| Notes | Undivided-back era card with a narrow white margin at the bottom carrying the caption; light soiling and edge wear; handwritten message in blue ink across the lower margin. Postmark: LYNN, MASS. SEP 19 1906 10:30 AM (wavy machine cancel). Undivided back with red "POST CARD" heading and "This side for the Address." imprint; 1¢ green Franklin stamp; publisher imprint "The Puritan Art Co., Lynn, Mass. (Germany)" printed vertically at left; light corner/edge wear, slight soiling. |
Cite this card
Harbor view from Fort Sewall, Marblehead, Massachusetts, circa 1905, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/harbor-view-from-fort-sewall-marblehead-massachusetts-circa. Accessed October 24, 2026.