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A 5.5x3.5" vintage collotype photo postcard (NOT a modern reprint) from the estate of a vintage postcard collector. This was part of a huge collection of antique postcards.
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Photo Overview
A charming hand-colored postcard depicting the Archway of Rockery in North Easton, Massachusetts, postmarked August 1911. The image shows a rustic stone arch built from large fieldstones, framing a set of stone steps rising through a lush, tree-lined path. Three children are posed in the foreground along a dirt walkway surrounded by boulders and dense greenery, giving the scene a peaceful, pastoral quality typical of the era. The card was published by the Hugh C. Leighton Co. of Portland, Maine, and bears catalog number 9255.
The card was mailed on August 25, 1911, addressed to Carleton E. Tucker of East Sumner, Maine, with a personal message signed by \'Marjorie.\'
Historical Notes
The Archway of Rockery is part of the estate grounds in North Easton, Massachusetts, a village famous for the extraordinary concentration of buildings designed by renowned architect H.H. Richardson, commissioned by the Ames family - one of New England\'s most prominent industrial dynasties. The Ames family had made their fortune in the shovel manufacturing industry and used their wealth to beautify North Easton with civic buildings and landscape features. The rockery and its arch were part of the ornate Victorian-era landscaping on the Ames estate grounds, which were later associated with Frederick Law Olmsted\'s landscape design work. North Easton remains a significant destination for architectural and landscape history enthusiasts, and the historic district, including the Ames estate grounds, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Hugh C. Leighton Co. of Portland, Maine, was one of the major American postcard publishers of the early 20th century, known for producing high-quality hand-colored collotype postcards of New England scenes during the golden age of postcard collecting (roughly 1905-1915).
Print analysis
This is a hand-colored collotype postcard produced by Hugh C. Leighton Co. of Portland, Maine. Collotype printing uses a gelatin-coated plate and produces a continuous-tone image without a halftone dot pattern. The color has been applied by hand tinting over the collotype base image, which was standard practice for this publisher during the 1905-1915 period. This is consistent with a Type 1 print, produced at or near the time of the original photograph. This is classified as a collotype photo postcard, not an RPPC.
Condition
All postcards we sell are in fair to excellent vintage condition. Please see photos for any tears, folds, smudges, or other age damage that may be present.
