The view looks out over Marblehead Harbor from the rocky promontory of Fort Sewall. Small rowboats lie drawn up in the foreground cove, a few sailboats and schooners sit offshore, and shingled houses cluster along the point at right. Fort Sewall was first laid out in 1742 and enlarged during the Revolution and the War of 1812; its position at the harbor entrance made it a natural lookout. By the early 1900s, Marblehead was a summer resort and yachting center on Massachusetts' North Shore.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
I was here with Meathis Lawrence Saturday
Grandma.
Undivided-back era card with a narrow white margin at the bottom carrying the caption; light soiling and edge wear; handwritten message in blue ink across the lower margin.
Postmark: LYNN, MASS. SEP 19 1906 10:30 AM (wavy machine cancel). Undivided back with red "POST CARD" heading and "This side for the Address." imprint; 1¢ green Franklin stamp; publisher imprint "Copyright 1905 by the Rotograph Co." and "50282 The Puritan Art Co., Lynn, Mass. (Germany.)" printed vertically at left; light corner/edge wear, slight soiling.
Cite this card
View of Harbor from Fort Sewall, Marblehead, Mass., 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/view-of-harbor-from-fort-sewall-marblehead-mass-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.
