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Norumbega Tower, Norumbega Park, Mass., 1909

Subjects
Amusement ParksHistoric Towers
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1909 (Golden Age)
Front of Norumbega Tower, Norumbega Park, Mass., 1909, Mrs. Chas Platt, CA, USA, c. 1909 lithograph postcard
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Back of Norumbega Tower, Norumbega Park, Mass., 1909, Mrs. Chas Platt, CA, USA, c. 1909 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A tall cylindrical tower of rough fieldstone stands on a grassy knoll, a dark tablet set into its base. Dense green trees surround it, and the sky fades from pale blue to pink near the horizon. The structure is Norumbega Tower, a monument on the Charles River near Weston, Massachusetts, built in the late 1880s to mark the supposed site of a Norse settlement. The caption ties it to Norumbega Park, the trolley park and river resort in nearby Auburndale that drew Bostonians for boating, shows, and amusement in the early 1900s.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

having a swell this week

PublisherMason Bros. & Co.
NORUMBEGA PARK, MASS. NORUMBEGA TOWER.
PostmarkedBoston, MA, October 14, 1909, 12:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. Chas Platt

660 Bush St San Francisco, CA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Boston, MA
PublisherMason Bros. & Co.
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, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesThin white border around image; light corner and edge wear; slight surface scuffing in sky area. Postmark: BOSTON MASS. OCT 14 12-M 19 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., 1909, postcard, c. 1909. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/norumbega-tower-norumbega-park-mass-1909. Accessed November 2, 2026.