Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Object # |
2008.001.081 |
Object Name |
Digital photograph |
Description |
Shoreline - As a coastal town, Marion is viewed from its harbor nearly as often as it is seen from points of land. Intrepid postcard photographers over the years loaded their equipment into skiffs and rowboats and took to the water to capture views of the shoreline. The subjects often duplicated those already visited in other sections of this tour, so some sites may be familiar by now. But landward views from the water present opportunies for creative compositions similar to those taken by generations of landscape artists who never tire of painting New England scenes. Thus some of these view cards present Marion's most picturesque face. Others simply give us a glimpse of the seaward sides of estates, grand homes, and areas of the shore that would be otherwise inaccessible from public vantages along the streets and roads. In a few instances, we get to see features of the Marion landscape that are otherwise almost invisible to passersby on land. Notable among them is the colorful figurehead now permanently affixed to the tip of Bates Wharf, who--if she could speak--could no doubt tell a tale or two of her adventures right in Sippican Harbor! Lower Water Street residences from the water side. At left, the home of Edward Hamlin, a Boston coal dealer, later owned by Amory Houghton, ambassador to France under President Eisenhower. Daniel W. Knowlton owned the cottage to the right. |
Search Terms |
shoreline Water Street Postcard History of Marion |
People |
Hamlin, Edward Houghton, Amory Knowlton, Daniel W. |
Date |
07/24/2010 |
Title |
2128 Residence of Edward Hamlin and The Knowlton Cottage, Marion, Mass. |
Accession number |
2008.001 |