U.S. Buoy Dock, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, circa 1910
- Card type
- Lithograph
About this postcard
The view looks across the harbor at Woods Hole, Massachusetts, toward the U.S. buoy dock: a long, low white depot building with a dark roof stands on the shore, a schooner-rigged vessel and several small boats lie at moorings, and a plank float in the foreground is stacked with crates, spars and gear beside a couple of rowboats. Woods Hole was the site of a U.S. Lighthouse Service buoy depot, where navigational buoys for the surrounding waters were stored, painted and repaired before being placed on station. The village was also home to the Marine Biological Laboratory and the fisheries research station, making the little harbor one of the busiest scientific and maritime corners of Cape Cod.
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Postcard record
| Condition | Very good |
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| Notes | Colored lithograph with red printed caption across the top; circular red 'MC' monogram in the lower left corner; no white border; light edge and corner wear. No postmark, address, or message — back is entirely blank apart from the printed stock. Undivided back with "THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS." and a stamp box quoting 1c domestic / 2c foreign rates; imprint "No. 7652 ... Made in Germany" with an MC trademark monogram, indicating a privately printed German-made card of the undivided-back era (c. 1901–1907). Light soiling/toning only. |
Cite this card
U.S. Buoy Dock, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, circa 1910, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/u-s-buoy-dock-woods-hole-massachusetts-circa-1910. Accessed October 24, 2026.