Rocky shore from Lodge Estate, Swampscott, Massachusetts, circa 1905
- Card type
- Printed photo
- Date
- c. 1902 (Early)
About this postcard
The view looks out over a calm cove and low rocky ledges toward a granite point crowned by two large shingled summer houses, with a small bathhouse or pavilion at the right. The caption names the spot as the shore seen from the Lodge Estate in Swampscott, Massachusetts, a North Shore town on Massachusetts Bay that was a fashionable summer resort in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The rocky shoreline and clapboard-and-shingle villas are typical of the town's summer-estate architecture of that period.
Postcard Details
Southboro, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Boston, MA |
|---|---|
| Publisher | The Rotograph Co. |
| Series | A 7958 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Mrs. Appleton Newton, Southboro, MA |
| Place depicted | Swampscott, MA |
| Place mentioned | Lodge Estate, MA |
| Publisher | The Rotograph Co., New York, NY |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902 |
| Notes | White border along the bottom carrying the printed caption; faint circular handstamp/postmark in the water area at lower left; small brownish stain near the top edge; undivided-back era printing. Postmark: BOSTON, MASS. JUL 17 10-AM 1906, with a second receiving cancel JUL 17 3 PM 1906 REC'D (town name partly illegible). Undivided back ("This side for the Address."), red "POST CARD" heading, 1¢ green Franklin stamp, Rotograph Co. imprint. Light edge wear and a few foxing spots. |
Cite this card
Rocky shore from Lodge Estate, Swampscott, Massachusetts, circa 1905, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/rocky-shore-from-lodge-estate-swampscott-massachusetts-circa. Accessed October 24, 2026.