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Norumbega Tower, Norumbega Park, Mass.

Subject
Historic Towers
Card type
Lithograph
Date
Postmarked October 14, 1909 (Golden Age)
Front of Norumbega Tower, Norumbega Park, Mass., Mrs. Chas Platt, CA, USA, 1909 lithograph postcard
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Back of Norumbega Tower, Norumbega Park, Mass., Mrs. Chas Platt, CA, USA, 1909 lithograph postcard
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About this subject

A tall cylindrical tower of rough fieldstone with a dark tablet set into its base, standing on a grassy knoll surrounded by dense green trees. The sky is tinted pale blue fading to pink near the horizon.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

having a swell time this week

PublisherMason Bros. & Co.
NORUMBEGA PARK, MASS. NORUMBEGA TOWER. --- Printed in Germany E.145 Mason Bros. & Co., Boston, Mass.
PostmarkedBoston, MA, October 14, 1909, 12:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. Chas Platt

660 Bush St, San Francisco, Cal.

Postcard record

Postmarked, Boston, MA
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs. Chas Platt, 660 Bush St, San Francisco, CA
PublisherMason Bros. & Co., Box 8000, WNAC-TV, Boston, MA, 02114
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesThin white border around image; light corner and edge wear; slight surface scuffing in sky area. Postmark: BOSTON MASS. OCT 14 12-M 09 / ESSEX STREET STATION (flag cancel). Divided-back card printed in Germany; light edge wear and album residue on reverse.

Cite this card

Norumbega Tower, Norumbega Park, Mass., postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/norumbega-tower-norumbega-park-mass. Accessed October 5, 2026.