John Greenleaf Whittier home with portrait, Amesbury, MA, 1903

Subjects: Portraits Public Figures Residences
Card type: Private mailing card
Date: c. 1903 (Early)

Back of John Greenleaf Whittier home with portrait, Amesbury, MA, 1903, c. 1903 private mailing card postcard — Back

About this postcard

The two-story clapboard house in Amesbury, Massachusetts, where John Greenleaf Whittier lived from 1836 until his death in 1892, shown with an oval portrait of the poet. Whittier was one of the best-known American poets of the nineteenth century and a committed abolitionist, and after his death the house drew admirers as a literary landmark. The sender of this card teases a young correspondent: "Can you guess which one of your playmates sent you this?"

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Amesbury, Mass Aug. 14, 1903 Dear Charlotte Can you guess which one of your playmates sent you this?

PostmarkedAmesbury, MA, August 15, 1903, 08:30

Addressed to

Charlotte Hassett

Greenleaf St Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked	August 15, 1903, 08:30, Amesbury, MA
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Charlotte Hassett, Greenleaf St, Amesbury, MA
Place depicted	Whittier's Home, Amesbury, MA
Place depicted	Amesbury, MA
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	Undivided-back era card with a decorative engraved floral border; handwritten message and date on the front; light foxing and edge wear. Postmark: circular date stamp, AMESBURY / AUG 15 / 8-30A / 1903 / MASS., with flag-and-stars killer, struck over heading and stamp. Private Mailing Card stock ("Authorized by Act of Congress of May 19, 1898"), undivided back with "This side is for the address"; red ornate title with pen-and-ribbon flourishes, 1-cent Franklin stamp; light edge wear and slight soiling.

Cite this card

John Greenleaf Whittier home with portrait, Amesbury, MA, 1903, postcard, c. 1903. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/john-greenleaf-whittier-home-with-portrait-amesbury-ma-1903. Accessed November 2, 2026.