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Steamer Gay Head at a crowded pier, circa 1910

Subjects
Crowds & GatheringsShips & BoatsSteamboats & Riverboats
Card type
Lithograph
Front of Steamer Gay Head at a crowded pier, circa 1910, A. C. Bosselman & Co., NY, USA, lithograph postcard
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Back of Steamer Gay Head at a crowded pier, circa 1910, A. C. Bosselman & Co., NY, USA, lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

The picture shows the steamer Gay Head, its name lettered along the white hull, beside a wooden pier crowded with excursionists, several holding umbrellas. The Gay Head was a coastal steamer of the New Bedford, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamboat Company, long associated with the island route out of New Bedford. The printed caption identifies the vessel simply as "Steamer 'GAY HEAD'."

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PublisherA. C. Bosselman & Co.
Steamer "GAY HEAD". 2008 --- Post Card. Place the Stamp Here One Cent for United States, and Island Possessions, Cuba, Canada and Mexico. Two Cents For Foreign. Made in Germany. A. C. Bosselman & Co., New York. This side is for the address.
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PublisherA. C. Bosselman & Co.
Series2008
ConditionVery good
PublisherA. C. Bosselman & Co., New York, NY
NotesWhite 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.

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Steamer Gay Head at a crowded pier, circa 1910, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/steamer-gay-head-at-a-crowded-pier-circa-1910. Accessed October 25, 2026.