Whittier Street from Sparhawk Street, Amesbury, Massachusetts, circa 1910
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- Printed photo
About this postcard
A residential corner in Amesbury, Massachusetts, seen from Sparhawk Street: a large Queen Anne-style house with a conical corner turret, wraparound porch and shingled upper storeys dominates the left, with smaller frame houses receding down the tree-lined street and tall telegraph poles carrying wires overhead. Whittier Street takes its name from the poet John Greenleaf Whittier, who lived in Amesbury for much of his life and is buried in the town's Union Cemetery. Amesbury in this era was a mill and carriage-manufacturing town on the Powow River, and its streets were lined with the homes of merchants, mill managers and skilled workers.
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Postcard record
| Publisher | Howes |
|---|---|
| Condition | Very good |
| Notes | Black-and-white halftone print with a thin white border; slight edge wear, image clean. No postmark, address, or message; unused card. Divided-back stock with vertical rule, "Message allowed in this space for one cent postage" at left, stamp box at upper right reading "Place Stamp Here / Domestic One Cent / Foreign Two Cents". Light edge wear and slight toning; front is a matte halftone print with a narrow white border. |
Cite this card
Whittier Street from Sparhawk Street, Amesbury, Massachusetts, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/whittier-street-from-sparhawk-street-amesbury-massachusetts-1915. Accessed October 24, 2026.