A painted harbor scene at sunset: a small single-masted sailboat with a furled sail and a few dark figures aboard floats in the foreground, its mast and rigging silhouetted against a sky of yellow, orange and deep red. A low blue-grey shoreline with faint spires and rooftops stretches across the horizon, and a dark blocky structure — likely a lighthouse or pier building — stands at the right. The picture is rendered in an impressionistic, painterly style with strong reflections in the calm water.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Strange friend of Lizzie
I would like to give
my friend a present
to show for her kind
day so please send
the [illegible] she
a [illegible] in her
am [illegible] Joseph
132 [illegible] Street
Pronounced canvas/linen weave texture across the whole surface; no printed text on the front; worn corners and light edge scuffing.
Postmark: [illegible] 9:30 PM. Divided-back card with multi-language 'Post card – Carte postale – Postkarte' heading; 1¢ green Franklin stamp; German message in ink; light edge wear and toning.
Cite this card
Sailboat silhouetted at sunset in a harbor, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sailboat-silhouetted-at-sunset-in-a-harbor-circa-1940. Accessed October 24, 2026.
