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North West Harbor, Deer Isle, Maine, 1906

Subjects
Coastal SceneryForests & TreesWaterfronts & Harbors
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1906 (Early)
Front of North West Harbor, Deer Isle, Maine, 1906, Miss Charlotte S. Hassett, MA, USA, c. 1906 lithograph postcard
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Back of North West Harbor, Deer Isle, Maine, 1906, Miss Charlotte S. Hassett, MA, USA, c. 1906 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A view across a mown field bounded by a low stone wall, with scattered orchard trees and a dark spruce wood. Beyond the trees stands a large light-colored house with a hipped roof, and beyond that the sheltered water of North West Harbor with low hills on the far shore. North West Harbor is one of the small fishing and summer-resort settlements on Deer Isle, off the Maine coast in Penobscot Bay, an area long known for its granite quarries, lobster fishing, and summer colonies. A note from Uncle Lawrence urges a young girl to have her mother bring her down because there are "lots of nice little girls" there, a bit of the summer colony's social life.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Tell mamma she ought to bring you down here. There are lots of nice little girls here. Uncle Lawrence

PublisherH. P. A. Spofford
North West Harbor, Deer Isle, Me. Made in Austria for H. P. A. Spofford, Deer Isle, Me. --- Post Card This side is for the address
PostmarkedDirigo Island, ME, August 20, 1906, 10:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Charlotte S. Hassett

#44 [illegible]hawk St. Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Dirigo Island, ME
PublisherH. P. A. Spofford
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Charlotte S. Hassett, #44 [illegible]hawk St., Amesbury, MA
receivedAmesbury, MA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesUndivided-back era card with the message written on the front; "Made in Austria for H. P. A. Spofford, Deer Isle, Me." imprint indicates an imported chromolithograph. Small chip at the bottom edge near the imprint; light wear to corners. Postmark: DIRIGO ISLAND MAINE AUG 7 1906 10 AM; receiving mark: AMESBURY MASS. AUG 8 1906 7-AM. Undivided back with green "Post Card" heading and "This side is for the address"; 1c Franklin stamp; light edge wear and a small notch at bottom.

Cite this card

North West Harbor, Deer Isle, Maine, 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/north-west-harbor-deer-isle-maine-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.