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Cape Ann Light, Rockport, Mass., circa 1920
This postcard offers a somewhat unusual view of the Twin Lights of Thacher Island. Closest of the two is the southern lighthouse, which today is owned by the town of Rockport. The chimney sticking up… more →
Vintage Rockport
Thacher Island Lighthouses
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Cape Ann Light, Rockport, Mass., circa 1920
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wrote 4 months ago: This postcard offers a somewhat unusual view of the Twin Lights of Thacher Island. Closest of the tw … more →
Thatcher Island Lights from Turk's Head Inn Piazza, c. 1918
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wrote 5 months ago: As I’ve previously noted, the Turk’s Head Inn was long considered Rockport’s grand … more →
View from Straitsmouth Inn, Rockport, Mass., circa 1920
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wrote 6 months ago: Last August, I put up a postcard showing a tennis court looking out towards Straitsmouth Island. I s … more →
Thacher's Island, Loblolly and Haskell's Camp, Rockport, Mass., circa 1920
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wrote 7 months ago: This view of Thacher Island and Loblolly Cove was probably looking out from somewhere in the vicinit … more →
The Northern Lighthouse on Thatcher's Island, Rockport, Mass., circa 1920
wrote 7 months ago: Built in 1861, this is one of the twin lighthouses that stand on Thacher Island off the Rockport coa … more →
Found on the Web: Loblolly Cove and the Twin Lights, c. 1890
wrote 9 months ago: This photograph from the early 1890s shows the twin lighthouses of Thacher Island, with Loblolly Cov … more →
Found on the Web: Good Harbor Beach, 1890
wrote 9 months ago: This photograph shows Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester, circa 1890. The twin lighthouses of Thacher I … more →
Thacher Island's Lighthouse-to-Lighthouse View
wrote 10 months ago: The South Tower Lighthouse as seen through a North Tower Lighthouse window A Room With A View Thache … more →
Thacher Island's North Tower at Sunrise
wrote 11 months ago: Thacher Island’s North Tower Lighthouse at Sunrise Art & Photo Day on Thacher Island An an … more →
1940 Census Records Show Residents of Thacher Island
wrote 1 year ago: In April, the U.S. National Archives published online the full set of records from the 1940 United S … more →
April's "Pink Moon" Rising!
wrote 1 year ago: Despite its color, April’s full moon is known as the “Pink Moon.” I was determined … more →
Thacher Island — A Great View From Loblolly Cove!
wrote 1 year ago: Thacher Island at dawn from Loblolly Cove Thacher Island is located just off the coast of Rockport, … more →
Thatcher's Island By Night, Rockport, Mass., 1924
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wrote 1 year ago: This nighttime view of the northern lighthouse on Thacher Island is the product of the 1920s version … more →
Twin Lights off Rockport, Cape Ann, Mass., circa 1902
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wrote 1 year ago: The coloring is beautiful in this view of the Twin Lights on Thacher Island. The two men on the rock … more →
Thacher Island's North Tower Lighthouse
wrote 1 year ago: Thacher Island’s North Tower Lighthouse as seen from Loblolly Cove Located just off the coast … more →
Rising Sun Behind the Twin Lights, Rockport, Mass., c. 1906
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wrote 1 year ago: This view of the Twin Lights on Thacher Island appears on several postcards from the early 1900s. Th … more →
Birch Bark Framed View of Twin Lights, 1906
wrote 1 year ago: At the Gloucester block party tonight, I stopped in Bodin Historic Photo, where Fred Bodin asked me … more →
Shipwreck on Long Beach, Rockport, 1902
wrote 2 years ago: On Feb. 28, 1902, during a fierce gale, the British tramp steamer Wilster, headed for Boston with a … more →
