TITLE: Nantucket Island, Massachusetts
CAPTION: The Nantucket Lightship is seen here passing Brant Light.
Photo by H. Flint Ranney
POSTCARD ID: P330733
PUBLISHER: A Nantucket View
POSTMARK: None – Not Used Postally
The World of Lighthouses on the Postcards of Yesterday and Today
TITLE: Boston Light, Boston Harbor
CAPTION: For over 200 years the historic Boston Light has guarded the entrance to Boston Harbor, showing to safety the countless ships that enter and leave the busy Port of Boston daily.
POSTCARD ID: 48 and 64466
PUBLISHER: “Tichnor Quality Views” Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, MASS.
POSTMARK: None – Not Used Postally
MASSACHUSETTS NORTH SHORE
TITLE: Lighthouses of the Massachusetts North Shore
CAPTION: Top, l to r: Annisquam Light, Annisquam; Hospital Point Light, Beverly. Bot. l to r: Eastern Point Light, Gloucester; Twin Lights, Rockport; Lighthouse Point, Marblehead.
POSTCARD ID: CC-50 and P326293
PUBLISHER: Coastal Colour Products, Danvers, MA
POSTMARK: None, not used postally
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Highland Light, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
TITLE: Highland Light, Cape Cod, Mass.
CAPTION: The original lighthouse was built in 1797, torn down in 1857, and the present tower erected. It stands on a cliff 140 ft. above sea level and is the second most powerful light on the Atlantic Coast.
POSTCARD ID: 74537
PUBLISHER: Pub. by Mayflower Sales Co., Provincetown, Mass
POSTMARK: None, not used postally.
TITLE: Long Island Light, Boston Harbor, Mass
CAPTION: LONG ISLAND LIGHT
On the Northerly end of Long Island, Mass., and the Southerly side of the Easterly end of President Roads, Boston Harbor.
POSTCARD ID: 215725
PUBLISHER: The Leighton & Valentine Co., N.Y. City
Printed in United States
POSTMARK: Unused Standard Sized Postcard
TITLE: U.S. Wireless Station and Highland Light, North Truro, Cape Cod, MASS.
CAPTION: As early as 1797 Mr. Small sold to the United States ten acres of land on which was erected the first lighthouse on Cape Cod. This lighthouse most generally known as Highland Light is on the ocean side of Cape Cod. The cliffs are 140 feet above sea level and the tower is 65 feet. It has a revolving white light and its rays can be seen forty miles at sea. The fog horn has a blast of eight seconds and an interval of thirty seconds.
POSTCARD ID: 163 and 111730
PUBLISHER: Published by E.D. West Co., South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MASS.
POSTMARK: Stamped but no postmark; Hand dated 9-10-60