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Surf scene, Mt. Desert Island, Maine, 1906

Subjects
Beaches & CoastlinesCoastal Scenery
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1906 (Early)
Front of Surf scene, Mt. Desert Island, Maine, 1906, Mount Desert Island, ME, USA, c. 1906 printed photo postcard
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Back of Surf scene, Mt. Desert Island, Maine, 1906, Mount Desert Island, ME, USA, c. 1906 printed photo postcard
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About this postcard

Ocean waves break against a rocky, pine-topped shore on Mount Desert Island, Maine. The view emphasizes the surf and dark ledges of the island's exposed ocean front, part of a granite coastline that made the area a long-established summer resort. Much of the island is now within Acadia National Park. The sender's note describes a trip along this shore and calls it "the most delightful trip I ever took."

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

PublisherThe Rotograph Co.
A 2372 Surf Scene, Mt. Desert Island, Me.
PostmarkedDirigo Island, ME, August 13, 1906
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Charlotte S. Hassett

#44 Sparhawk St. Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Dirigo Island, ME
PublisherThe Rotograph Co.
SeriesA 2372
ConditionFair
Place addressedMiss Charlotte S. Hassett, #44 Sparhawk St., Amesbury, MA
Place depictedMount Desert Island, ME
PublisherThe Rotograph Co., New York, NY
receivedAmesbury, MA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; handwritten message in ink on front; printed caption and number; black-and-white printed photograph. Postmark: DIRIGO ISLAND. MAINE. AUG 13 1906 PM; separate receiving mark reads AMESBURY AUG 14 7-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, Mt. Desert Island, Maine, 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/surf-scene-mt-desert-island-maine-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.