A Granite Quarry, Rockport, mass.

Name/Title

A Granite Quarry, Rockport, mass.

Entry/Object ID

2026.013.205

Description

This unspecified Rockport quarry is probably that of Rockport Granite Co., later known as Flat Ledge Quarry. The high vantage point affords a sense of the depth and scale of the excavation as well as a record of the placement of rail lines with regard to the rock face and hoisting derricks.

Subject Person/Organization

Granite Industry

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Divided Back (1907-1915)

Publisher

Edwin C. McIntire, Gloucester

Printer

Curt Teich, Chicago

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

September 11, 19--

Postmark Place

Lanesville, Mass. PO

Transcription

"How do you like High School. A little too hot to really judge. They are taking down the big J.H. Hammond Union Station. A man on the boat said they were going to move it to Tenafly N.J. See you soon -- [?]"

Location

* Untyped Location

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Provenance

Provenance Detail

White Binder Postcards

Created By

Albert Steg

Create Date

June 22, 2026

Updated By

Albert Steg

Update Date

July 28, 2026