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Silver Cascade waterfall, Alton Bay, NH, 1903

Subjects
Forests & TreesRivers & Streams
Card type
Private mailing card
Date
c. 1903 (Early)
Front of Silver Cascade waterfall, Alton Bay, NH, 1903, Charlotte S. Hassett, MA, USA, c. 1903 private mailing card postcard
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Back of Silver Cascade waterfall, Alton Bay, NH, 1903, Charlotte S. Hassett, MA, USA, c. 1903 private mailing card postcard
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About this postcard

Silver Cascade drops in a white ribbon over dark, tree-shaded rocks. The caption ties the view to Alton Bay, New Hampshire, a summer resort at the southern tip of Lake Winnipesaukee. In the early 1900s, lake visitors bought souvenir cards like this to send home, and this one carried a note from The Pinecroft dated August 26, 1903, to a niece in Amesbury, Massachusetts.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

The Pinecroft, Aug. 26, 1903. Mama's letter received and am very glad to do as she asked. Should have sent the postals through the mail at first but thought you would prefer them without writing on them Aunt Mattie.

SOUVENIR OF ALTON BAY, N. H. SILVER CASCADE.
PostmarkedBarnstable, MA, August 27, 1903, 19:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Charlotte S. Hassett

Greenleaf St. Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Barnstable, MA
ConditionFair
Place addressedCharlotte S. Hassett, Greenleaf St., Amesbury, MA
Place mentionedAlton Bay, NH, NH
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesUndivided-back era card with the entire message handwritten on the front; halftone print with a light stain near the top center and wear at the corners. Postmark: A. F. BARNSTEAD AUG 27 7:30P 1903. Undivided-back "Private Mailing Card" (Act of Congress May 19, 1898) with 1¢ green Franklin stamp; light edge wear and toning.

Cite this card

Silver Cascade waterfall, Alton Bay, NH, 1903, postcard, c. 1903. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/silver-cascade-waterfall-alton-bay-nh-1903. Accessed November 2, 2026.