Across the water, Middle Beach shows a row of gabled summer cottages and a small observation or water tower behind a rocky beach. Westbrook was a summer colony on Long Island Sound, and the view captures the mix of cottages and open shore that drew summer visitors. A small cross marks the cottage where Helen G. Fuller was staying; she wrote to Charlotte Hassett in Amesbury, Massachusetts, "The house with the cross above it is where we are staying."
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Dear Charlotte
The house with the cross above it is where we
are staying. With love Helen. G. Fuller.
White border; hand-colored photographic print with printed 'Handcolored.' credit on front; small green stain near center-left of image; light edge and corner wear. Undivided-back era.
Postmark: WESTBROOK CONN AUG 5 4 PM 1905 (with AMESBURY MASS AUG 6 6-PM 1905 receiving mark). Undivided back; handcolored card printed in Germany for W. J. Neidlinger, Westbrook, Conn. Light edge wear and a few foxing spots.
Cite this card
Middle Beach shoreline, Westbrook, CT, 1905, postcard, c. 1905. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/middle-beach-shoreline-westbrook-ct-1905. Accessed November 2, 2026.
