Tag: Lighthouse

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Cap Chat

CAP CHAT

TITLE: Cap Chat
CAPTION: Cap Chat – date de 1815, cette formation geologique est situee                    pres du phare a l’ouest du village.
Cap Chat – dates back to 1815 – The Rock formation stands                          near the lighthouse at the western end of the village.
POSTCARD ID: 90905 & 4063
PUBLISHER: Pub. UNIC, 6917 Avenue du Parc, Montreal
POSTMARK: 22 IX 1965 (September 22, 1065?)

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A Good Catch – Sailboats in the Harbor

We love early postcards like this.  It shows the utilitarian purpose of lighthouses – to return the seafarer safely home.  Unfortunately, with no postmark, it is too difficult to tell how old this postcard is.

Why do you like lighthouses?  Let us know in the comments!

A GOOD CATCH

TITLE: A GOOD CATCH
CAPTION: None
POSTCARD ID: 5611
PUBLISHER: Unknown
POSTMARK: Unused Standard Sized Postcard

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Versailles (Trianon). – La Laiterie

Versilles (Trianon). – La Laiterie Hameau de la Reine ~ The Queen’s Hamlet

TITLE: Versailles (Trianon). – La Laiterie
Hameau de la Reine ~ The Queen’s Hamlet
CAPTION: None
POSTCARD ID: 184
PUBLISHER: P. D. Paris
POSTMARK: Unused Standard Sized Postcard

According to Wikipedia, “The Hameau de la Reine … The Queen’s Hamlet) is a rustic retreat in the park of the Château de Versailles built for Marie Antoinette in 1783…

… The building scheme included a farmhouse, a dairy, a dovecote, a boudoir, a barn … a mill and a tower in the form of a lighthouse.”

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Gibraltar Europa Point during a storm

Gibraltar Europa Point during a storm

TITLE: Gibraltar Europa Point during a storm
CAPTION: None
POSTCARD ID: None
PUBLISHER: Published by Photochrom Co., Ltd., Tunbridge Wells
for Messrs Bruce Starke & Co., Ltd., London
POSTMARK: Unused Standard Sized, White Border Postcard

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The Hoe Promenade. Plymouth Great Western Railway

This Lighthouse is also known as Smeaton’s Tower
the third and most notable Eddystone Lighthouse.

The Hoe Promenade. Plymouth Great Western Railway

TITLE: The Hoe Promenade. Plymouth Great Western Railway
CAPTION: None
POSTCARD ID: G.W.R> Series 5
PUBLISHER: Great Western Railroad
POSTMARK: Unused Standard Sized Postcard