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Sea Wall and Lake Champlain at Shelburne Farms, near Burlington, Vermont, circa 1910

Subjects
Beaches & CoastlinesLakes & Ponds
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Sea Wall and Lake Champlain at Shelburne Farms, near Burlington, Vermont, circa 1910, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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A curving stone sea wall and shoreline path run along the edge of Lake Champlain, with a large shade tree, a grassy bank and a horse-drawn carriage at left, and distant headlands under a pink-and-blue sunset sky. The caption names the spot as Shelburne Farms, the model estate and agricultural enterprise established by William Seward Webb and Lila Vanderbilt Webb on the shore of Lake Champlain south of Burlington, Vermont, in the 1880s. The estate became known for its progressive farming and its landscape designed with Frederick Law Olmsted.

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PublisherThe Hugh C. Leighton Co.
Shelburne Farms. Sea Wall and Lake Champlain, near Burlington, Vt. --- POST CARD QUALITY MESSAGE MAY BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE. ADDRESS ONLY ON THIS SIDE. Place the Stamp Here ONE CENT for United States and Island Possessions Cuba, Canada and Mexico. TWO CENTS For Foreign. THE HUGH C. LEIGHTON CO., MANUFACTURERS, PORTLAND, ME., U.S.A. 27464 MADE IN GERMANY.
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PublisherThe Hugh C. Leighton Co.
ConditionGood
Place depictedShelburne Farms, VT
Place mentionedBurlington, VT
NotesThin white border; small stain at upper right corner; color litho with a slightly grainy screen. No postmark; unused card. Divided-back era (1907+), green imprint, tan stock; light edge/corner wear, faint vertical crease at center.

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Sea Wall and Lake Champlain at Shelburne Farms, near Burlington, Vermont, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sea-wall-and-lake-champlain-at-shelburne-farms-near-burlingt. Accessed October 25, 2026.