1908 Norumbega Tower Weston MA Postcard UDB

About This Postcard

This antique color tinted postcard features the Norumbega Tower, located in Weston, Massachusetts, near the Charles River. Built in 1889 by Eben Norton Horsford, the stone tower was intended to mark the alleged site of an ancient Viking settlement known as Norumbega. The photograph captures the rustic fieldstone masonry and the large bronze commemorative plaque at the base. This landmark is situated about one mile from the historic Norumbega Park, a famous early twentieth-century recreation area.

Details

Era: Undivided Back (1908)
City: Weston
State: Massachusetts
Region: New England
Country: United States
Topic: Norumbega Tower, Viking Folklore, Eben Norton Horsford, Stone Towers, Historic Massachusetts Landmarks.
Condition: Circulated
Address Side: Undivided Back
Orientation: Vertical (Portrait)
Artist / Photographer: Not Stated
Publisher: Metropolitan News Co., Boston, Mass. (Series No. 727)
Printer: Germany
Print Type: Tinted Halftone / Lithograph

Additional Information

This card was postmarked in Newton Center, Massachusetts, on May 23, 1908, and features a one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. It is addressed to Mr. Walter B. Gaskell in Nashua, New Hampshire. The front features a handwritten date of May 22, 1908, and a brief personal message written upside down in the bottom margin. The address side displays the MNCO trademark logo and vertical text identifying the Metropolitan News Co. of Boston and its German printing origin. While postmarked in 1908, it retains the undivided layout with the instruction This side is for the address.

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