The World of Lighthouses on the Postcards of Yesterday and Today
TITLE: Portland Head Light by Night, Casco Bay, Portland, Maine
POSTCARD ID: 101 and 4A-H2170
POSTMARK: Portland Maine JUL 8 1954 3PM
PUBLISHER: Portland News Co., Portland, Maine
GENUINE CURTEICH CHICAGO “C.T. ART-COLORTONE” POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.)
MESSAGE: Dear Mrs. Hunter – Mary and I are enjoying Portland and the Eastend, as usual. I hope you are well. Yours, Hattie B. ????? July 8 /54
TITLE: RAM’S LEDGE LIGHT FROM CUSHING’S ISLAND, PORTLAND, ME.
POSTCARD ID: 13056
POSTMARK: PORTLAND, MAINE MAY 27, 1924
TITLE: Lighthouse Grand Marais, Minn
POSTCARD ID: None
PUBLISHER: Unknown
This postcard is a standard sized, Real Photo Post Card (RPPC)
TITLE: The Spring Point Ledge Light House, Guarding Portland Harbor, Maine
POSTCARD ID: D-8 and 25838
PUBLISHER: Published by Portland Candy Co., Portland, Me.
Colorcraft – Made by The Dexter Press, Pearl River, N.Y.
<b>BUTLER’S FLAT LIGHT HOUSE, NEW BEDFORD, MASS.</B>
CAPTION: NONE
POSTCARD ID: A-64446
POSTMARK: NONE – But Written on
Published by H.A. Dickerman& Son, Tauton, MASS. Made in U.S.A.
Today’s Lighthouse Postcard of the Day is a colorful linen card featuring MINOT’S LIGHT, Massachusetts.
CAPTION: MINOT’S LIGHT
The most famous of all New England lighthouses, located one and a half miles from shore, required over five years to build. The tower is of granite blocks rising to a height of 88 feet, and the lower half is solid all through. Above the solid portion are the apartments of five rooms, one above the other and above all, the revolving light. The present structure was completed in 1960.
PUBLISHER: MFG. BY TICHNOR BROS., INC., 160 NO WASH. ST., BOSTON, MASS.
“TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS” MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROTHERS INC. BOASTON, MASS.
POSTCARD ID: 50 AND 64465
POSTMARK: BOSTON, MASS 3 AUG 24, 1941
MESSAGE: Having a swell time. What’s a cooking? ????? Mike
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Burkehaven Light, Lake Sunapee, N.H.
POSTCARD ID: 116786
POSTMARK: None – Unused Divided Back Standard Sized Postcard
CARD TITLE: Point Judith Light, Narragansett, R.I.
CAPTION: None
POSTCARD ID: 18589
POSTMARK: Wakefield, RI AUG29, 1947
“COLORPICTURE PUBLICATION, BOSTON 15, MASS., U.S.A.
PUBLISHED BY NARRAGANSETT GIFT CENTRE, NARRAGANSETT, R.I.
MESSAGE: Vacation about over. We’re eager to be back for the turning of the fall work. Hope to see you all soon. The Malloys
CARD TITLE: CHATHAM LIGHT, CHATHAM, CAPE COD, MASS.
CAPTION: A lighthouse built of brick by the United States Government stood on the edge of the bluff overlooking Chatham Bar, the tides and the rains undermined the cliff and the lighthouse fell into the sea. Then the present Light was built about 200 yards further inland, and electrically lighted.
POSTCARD ID: 161 and 102625
PUBLISHER: E. D. WEST CO., SOUTH YARMOUTH, CAPE COD, MASS.
POSTMARK: Harwich Port, MASS., AUG 19, 1936
MESSAGE: Harwich Port. Having a fine time and am enjoying the salt air. Hope you had a fine trip. Clara
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Today’s lighthouse postcard takes us back to New Jersey, and this linen card view of Cape May Light.
Light House, Cape May Point, N.J.
POSTCARD ID: 60724
None
POSTMARK: None – Unused
Publisher: Pub. By Ricker’s, Cape May, N.J.
“TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS” REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROS., INC, BOSTON, MASS