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Moonlight over the ocean waves, circa 1910

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Lithograph

About this postcard

A night seascape: a full moon glows through streaks of cloud above a dark ocean, its light laying a bright golden path across breaking surf and rolling waves. No place is named on the front, so the scene reads as a generic moonlight marine view of the kind popular in early twentieth-century postcard art. The heavy darkness with a luminous moon is typical of night-effect cards printed from retouched photographs or paintings.

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PublisherLynn Boyer, Jr.
ConditionGood
Place mentionedWildwood by the Sea, Wildwood, NJ
PublisherLynn Boyer, Jr., Wildwood, NJ
NotesVery dark, high-contrast night scene with visible halftone/screen texture; thin light margin along the right edge. No printed text on the front. The glowing moon may indicate a hold-to-light effect, but this cannot be confirmed from the picture side alone. Postmark: none visible (unused card). Divided-back chrome-era "Lusterchrome" postcard, printed in blue on cream stock; light edge wear and faint foxing at right edge.

Cite this card

Moonlight over the ocean waves, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/moonlight-over-the-ocean-waves-circa-1910. Accessed October 24, 2026.