A stone observation tower crowned with a dome stands on a rocky hill, with a small group of visitors gathered at its base and rooftops and a church spire visible in the valley below. The card names it as High Rock Tower in Lynn, Massachusetts, a granite lookout erected in the early 1900s to replace earlier wooden observatory structures on the site and long a landmark of the city's High Rock Reservation. The halftone reproduction gives the scene a grainy, documentary look typical of the period.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
I do not think you
have a card like this.
I am going to Marblehead
this afternoon. Grandma.
White border around a black-and-white halftone image; handwritten message in blue ink on the front right side; light edge toning and corner wear; undivided-back era card.
Postmark: LYNN MASS. SEP 15 5:30 PM 1908 — undivided back with "THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS.", white border, matte gray collotype print; light soiling and corner wear.
Cite this card
High Rock Tower, Lynn, Massachusetts, circa 1905, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/high-rock-tower-lynn-massachusetts-circa-1905. Accessed October 24, 2026.
