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Ship in a storm off Highland Light, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, circa 1910

Subjects
LighthousesSailing & SailboatsShips & Boats
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1906 (Early)
Front of Ship in a storm off Highland Light, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, circa 1910, c. 1906 printed photo postcard
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Back of Ship in a storm off Highland Light, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, circa 1910, c. 1906 printed photo postcard
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About this postcard

A black-and-white halftone view of a three-masted square-rigged ship heeling hard in heavy seas, with a lighthouse and low shoreline visible at right. The printed caption identifies the scene as a near-wreck off Highland Light, the 1857 Cape Cod lighthouse at Truro, Massachusetts, a landmark long notorious among coastwise mariners for the dangerous shoals of the outer Cape. Such dramatic marine views were popular postcard subjects in the early twentieth century.

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PublisherC. O. Tucker
A close call off Highland Light, Cape Cod --- POST-CARD This side for address PUBLISHED BY C. O. TUCKER, BOSTON
PostmarkedProvincetown, MA, July 17, 1907, 07:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Charlotte S Harsett

Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Provincetown, MA
PublisherC. O. Tucker
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMiss Charlotte S Harsett, Amesbury, MA
Place depictedHighland Light, MA
PublisherC. O. Tucker, Boston, MA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1906
NotesWhite border; monochrome halftone reproduction with a slightly grainy screen; light edge and corner wear. Postmark: PROVINCETOWN MASS. JUL 17 1907 7 AM. Undivided back ("This side for address"), cream stock, halftone-printed view card with white border; light edge wear, no message.

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Ship in a storm off Highland Light, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/ship-in-a-storm-off-highland-light-cape-cod-massachusetts-ci. Accessed October 24, 2026.