The card pictures ocean waves breaking against a rocky, pine-topped shore, captioned "Surf Scene, Mt. Desert Island, Me." Mount Desert Island is Maine's largest island and a long-established summer resort area known for its granite coastline; much of it is now protected within Acadia National Park. The view emphasizes the surf and dark ledges typical of the island's exposed ocean front.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
I went along this shore yesterday. You & mamma
will see it some summer I hope. It was the most
delightful trip I ever took. Uncle Lawrence
White border; handwritten message in ink on front; printed caption and number; black-and-white printed photograph.
Postmark: DIRIGO ISLAND. MAINE. AUG 12 1906 DM (second, partly obscured strike reads AMESBURY ... AM 1906). Undivided back ("This side for the Address"), red "POST CARD" heading, 1¢ Franklin stamp, Rotograph Co. imprint; light corner/edge wear, faint vertical crease.
Cite this card
Surf scene, Mount Desert Island, Maine, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/surf-scene-mount-desert-island-maine. Accessed October 24, 2026.
