The Captain's Well, Main Street, Amesbury, MA, circa 1901
- Subject
- Town & City Views
- Card type
- Printed photo
- Date
- c. 1901 (Early)
About this postcard
A small wooden well house with a shingled gable roof stands behind a white picket fence on Main Street in Amesbury, Massachusetts, shaded by a large, bare-branched tree; rooftops and trees show faintly in the distance. The card names the structure as "The Captain's Well," a local landmark photographed for a bookseller's view series. Amesbury, an old Essex County mill and carriage-making town on the Merrimack River, was also long associated with the poet John Greenleaf Whittier, whose home there made the town a destination for literary pilgrims.
Postcard Details
No address detected
Postcard record
| Publisher | Howes' Bookstore |
|---|---|
| Condition | Excellent |
| Place depicted | Amesbury, MA |
| Notes | Black-and-white halftone print with a wide white border; bookseller imprint (HOWES' BOOKSTORE, AMESBURY, MASS.) printed vertically along the left edge of the picture. No postmark, stamp, address, or message — back is entirely blank stock. Undivided back with "POST CARD" heading, stamp box reading "PLACE STAMP HERE / DOMESTIC ONE CENT / FOREIGN TWO CENTS", and "THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS" at bottom; typical of the undivided-back era (c. 1901-1907). Halftone print with white border on the picture side; light soiling/toning on cream stock. |
Cite this card
The Captain's Well, Main Street, Amesbury, MA, circa 1901, postcard, c. 1901. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-captains-well-main-street-amesbury-ma-circa-1901. Accessed November 2, 2026.