A low sun drops behind a dark, hazy ridge across Lake Champlain, its red disc just clearing the distant hills while chop in the foreground catches long streaks of gold and orange. A wooded point of land juts in from the right, and a faint pier or breakwater shows on the left horizon. By the time this card was printed, the lake was a well-established summer destination, with steamboats and the railroads that met its shores carrying vacationers to resorts on both the Vermont and New York sides, and sunset views over the water made a standard souvenir.
Grainy lithographic screen texture; caption "Sunset on Lake Champlain" printed in red at upper right; light wear at corners and edges.
No postmark — unused card. Divided-back "POST CARD" with "MESSAGE MAY BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE." / "ADDRESS ONLY ON THIS SIDE." and a "QUALITY" triangle logo with HL monogram; stamp box reads "Place the Stamp Here / ONE CENT for United States and Island Possessions Cuba, Canada and Mexico. TWO CENTS For Foreign." Publisher imprint along left edge: The Hugh C. Leighton Co., Manufacturers, Portland, Me., U.S.A., no. 30292, Made in Germany. Light toning and a few foxing spots; no writing.
Cite this card
Sunset on Lake Champlain, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sunset-on-lake-champlain-circa-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.
