Lightering Salt, Gloucester, Mass.

Postcard

Magnolia Historical Society & Museum

Name/Title

Lightering Salt, Gloucester, Mass.

Entry/Object ID

2026.013.072

Description

Dockworkers toil on a gangway high above the deck of a schooner at a wharf lined with large barrels. The distinctive arches of the Reed & Gamage warehouse (now Beacon Marine) locate this scene on the East Gloucester waterfront,

Subject Person/Organization

Reed & Gamage

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Divided Back (1907-1915)

Publisher

Edwin C. McIntire, Gloucester

Location

Postcards - Black

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Seafood Industry

Provenance

Provenance Detail

White Binder Postcards

Created By

Albert Steg

Create Date

June 1, 2026

Updated By

Albert Steg

Update Date

August 7, 2026