Name/Title
PostcardDescription
Vertical color postcard of John Greenleaf Whittier, his house in Amesbury, Massachusetts, the Powwow River, and the Whittier Birthplace. Red text at the very bottom of the postcard reads [Amesbury, Mass. – John G. Whittier, Residence, Birthplace / and Powwow River.]. On the back of the postcard, there is a publisher's mark, handwritten correspondence and an address, a postmark, an American flag-shaped cancellation stamp with [2] in the middle, and a green 1¢ postage stamp.The postcard has been used and there are no inscriptions.Subject Person/Organization
John Greenleaf WhittierSubject Place
Location
John Greenleaf Whittier Home, Whittier BirthplaceCity
Amesbury, Massachusetts, Haverhill, MassachusettsRegion
NortheastContinent
North AmericaRiver
Powwow RiverState/Province
New Hampshire, MassachusettsCollection
Postcard CollectionPostcard Details
Publisher
Hugh C. Leighton Co.Place Published
City
Portland, MaineRegion
NortheastContinent
North AmericaTime Period
20th CenturyPlace Printed
Country
GermanyRegion
Central EuropeContinent
EuropePostmark
Date and Time of Postmark
August 7, 1907, at 12 PMPostmark Place
City
Haverhill, MassachusettsRegion
NortheastContinent
North AmericaStamp
Green 1¢ stamp of Benjamin FranklinAddressee
Name
Harold E. GoveAddress
City
Weymouth BridgeState/Province
Nova ScotiaCountry
CanadaPrimary Language
EnglishNotes
Production number: 30253Dimensions
Width
3-1/2 inLength
5-1/2 inProvenance
Notes
Donated by Richard K. and Yvonne H. Tracy
Addressed to Harold E. Gove (Weymouth Bridge, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Sent by someone in Haverhill, MA