Steamer Mt. Washington, The Weirs, Lake Winnipesaukee, NH, 1903
- Card type
- Printed photo
- Date
- c. 1903 (Early)
About this postcard
A composite view of the side-wheel steamer Mt. Washington on Lake Winnipesaukee, with a portrait captioned Capt. H. R. Wentworth and a wooded lakeshore vignette behind the greeting from The Weirs. The Weirs, a village of Laconia at the lake's outlet, was a busy summer resort in the steamboat era, and the Mount Washington was one of the lake's best-known excursion steamers. The portrait presents Capt. Wentworth as part of that resort trade. Aunt Mattie's message says she had never taken a trip on the lake before and enjoyed it, a small note from the height of the lake's summer excursion traffic.
Postcard Details
Greenleaf St. Amesbury, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Center Harbor, NH |
|---|---|
| Publisher | The G. W. Armstrong Co. |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Charlotte S. Hassett, Greenleaf St., Amesbury, MA |
| Publisher | The G. W. Armstrong Co., Boston, MA |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, Scott #300, green, issued 1903 |
| Stamp | 10c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | White border; handwritten message in ink across the lower front; light soiling and minor corner wear. Postmark: AMESBURY MASS AUG 27 7-30P 1903 (second circular cancel: CENTER HARBOR STEAMER N.H. 1903). Undivided back with printed "THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS"; 1c green Franklin stamp; light edge/corner wear and a small stain at lower right. |
Cite this card
Steamer Mt. Washington, The Weirs, Lake Winnipesaukee, NH, 1903, postcard, c. 1903. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/steamer-mt-washington-the-weirs-lake-winnipesaukee-nh-1903. Accessed November 2, 2026.