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Steamer at the pier, Garelochhead, Scotland, circa 1910

Subjects
Ships & BoatsSteamboats & RiverboatsWaterfronts & Harbors
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Steamer at the pier, Garelochhead, Scotland, circa 1910, Miss E. S. Bassett, MA, USA, c. 1907 printed photo postcard
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Back of Steamer at the pier, Garelochhead, Scotland, circa 1910, Miss E. S. Bassett, MA, USA, c. 1907 printed photo postcard
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About this postcard

A paddle steamer lies alongside the wooden pier at Garelochhead, framed by overhanging tree branches, with the village and low hills of the Gare Loch shore behind. Garelochhead, at the head of the Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute, was a popular Clyde coast resort reached by the steamers that called at its pier, and the village grew up around the railway and steamer traffic of the later 19th century. The pier structure and the vessel's tall funnel and paddle box are typical of the Clyde passenger steamers of the period.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

2/1/09 [illegible] we are having [illegible] we have just [illegible] your letter [illegible] from [illegible] Yours [illegible]

THE PIER, GARELOCHHEAD. --- POST CARD. THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR COMMUNICATION (In British Isles only.) (Postage to Foreign Countries 1d.) THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN HERE.
PostmarkedGlasgow, Scotland, January 15, 1909, 21:15
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss E. S. Bassett

44 Sparhawk St., Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Glasgow, Scotland
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss E. S. Bassett, 44 Sparhawk St., Amesbury, MA
Stamp1d King Edward VII, red
NotesThin white margin at edges; light wear and scuffing along the left edge; fine halftone texture with tinted colour. Postmark: GLASGOW 9:15 PM JAN 15 09. Divided-back British 'POST CARD.' with KEVII 1d stamp; message written upside down on left half; creases, edge wear, tear at right edge.

Cite this card

Steamer at the pier, Garelochhead, Scotland, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/steamer-at-the-pier-garelochhead-scotland-circa-1910. Accessed October 24, 2026.