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Lobster pots on the shore, Little Boar's Head, New Hampshire, circa 1910

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Printed photo

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A hand-colored view of wooden lobster pots and traps heaped on the grassy shore in front of weathered shingled fish houses, with a red-roofed shed and a utility pole behind. Little Boar's Head is a rocky headland on the New Hampshire coast in North Hampton, long associated with summer hotels and shore fishing; the traps shown are the slatted wooden lath pots used by New England lobstermen before wire traps became standard.

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Miss Louisa Burrows

Miss Louisa Burrows

Postcard record

PublisherFrank W. Swallow Post Card Co. Inc.
Series86
ConditionVery good
Place depictedLittle Boar's Head, NH
NotesWhite border; hand-colored halftone print, with 'Hand Colored' and the number 86 printed in the lower margin. No postmark. Divided-back "POST CARD" with Frank W. Swallow Post Card Co. Inc. eagle trademark; unused, no message; light soiling and foxing on cream stock. Front is a hand-colored view with white border.

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Lobster pots on the shore, Little Boar's Head, New Hampshire, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lobster-pots-on-the-shore-little-boars-head-new-hampshire-ci. Accessed October 24, 2026.