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Martha’s Vineyard Island, Mass., Gay Head Light

This blog post features two postcards featuring Gay Head Light – same image on both cards: one is posted and the other is unposted.

Martha’s Vineyard Island, Mass., Gay Head Light
Posted card – Gay Head Light
Unosted card – Gay Head Light

TITLE: Martha’s Vineyard Island, Mass. Gay Head Light
CAPTION: None
POSTCARD ID: OC613-N
PUBLISHER: Distributed by New Bedford News Company, New Bedford, Massachusetts
POSTMARK: Falmouth, Mass. Aug13, 1951 and another card unused

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Gay Head Light

Gay Head Light, Massachusetts</CENTER

TITLE: Gay Head Light
CAPTION: The Gay Head Lighthouse at Dusk
Photo by G. Frederick Stark
POSTCARD ID: P329083
PUBLISHER: Dist. by Edward L. Thomas, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
POSTMARK: None – Unused Standard Sized Postcard

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Chatham Light – Weather Warning Signals

Weather Warning Signals – Chatham Light

TITLE: Weather Warning Signals
CAPTION: EXPLANATION OF WARNING DISPLAYS
Effective Jan 1, 1958
SMALL CRAFT WARNINGS – Winds up to 33 knots (38 m.p.h.) and/or sea conditions dangerous to small craft operations are forecast for the area.
GALE WARNINGS – Winds, ranging from 34 to 48 knots (39 to 54 m.p.h.) are forecast for the area.
WHOLE GALE WARNINGS – Winds, ranging from 48 to 63 knots (55 to 73 m.p.h.) are forecast for the area.
HURRICANE WARNINGS – Winds 64 knots (74 m.p.h._ and above are forecast for the area.
POSTCARD ID: 39951
PUBLISHER: Copyrighted by Websters, 560-562 Main Street, Chatham, Mass., 1959
POSTMARK: None – Unused Standard Sized Postcard

 

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Gay Head Lighthouse, Martha’s Vineyard, MA

Gay Head Light and Cliffs, Martha’s Vineyard, MA.

TITLE: Gay Head Light
CAPTION: Gay Head cliffs and lighthouse on beautiful Martha’s Vineyard Island. Bright clay souvenirs are made here by the Indian inhabitants of Gay Head village, a link with the past that stirs the imagination.
POSTCARD ID: P7583
PUBLISHER: Color Photo by DeWolf Thompson
Pub. by Menemsha Inn. Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.
POSTMARK: None – Unused Standard Sized Postcard

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Annisquam Light, Gloucester, Mass

Annisquam Light, Gloucester, Mass

TITLE: Annisquam Light, Gloucester, Mass
CAPTION: None
POSTCARD ID: 26718-N
PUBLISHER: William M. Francis, Gloucester, Mass
Genuine Curteich-Chicago “C.T. American Art” Post Card (Reg. U.S. Pat. Ofc.)
POSTMARK: Gloucester, Mass OCT 5, 1951