The Captain's Well, Main Street, Amesbury, Massachusetts, circa 1910
- Subject
- Historic Trees
- Card type
- Printed photo
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
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Postcard record
| Publisher | Howes' Bookstore |
|---|---|
| Condition | Excellent |
| Place depicted | Amesbury, MA |
| Notes | Black-and-white halftone print with a wide white border; publisher imprint 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, Massachusetts, circa 1910, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-captains-well-main-street-amesbury-massachusetts-circa-1. Accessed October 24, 2026.