The steamer Gay Head lies beside a wooden pier crowded with excursionists, several holding umbrellas. The vessel's name is lettered along its white hull. Gay Head was a coastal steamer of the New Bedford, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamboat Company, a familiar vessel on the island route out of New Bedford. The scene reflects the excursion trade that carried travelers between mainland ports and the islands.
White border; caption and card number printed in red; color lithograph with visible halftone dot pattern.
No postmark. Undivided back ("This side is for the address."), pre-1907 style; white border on front; color lithograph/halftone texture; light edge wear and slight toning.
Cite this card
Steamer Gay Head at a crowded pier, circa 1905, postcard, c. 1901. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/steamer-gay-head-at-a-crowded-pier-circa-1905. Accessed November 2, 2026.
