US Life Saving Station Minot Beach North Scituate MA 1900s Postcard

The U.S. Life-Saving Station at Minot Beach in North Scituate, Massachusetts, dates to the late 19th century as part of the coastal network maintained by the federal U.S. Life-Saving Service (established 1878) to aid shipwrecked mariners; these stations featured a boathouse, rescue boat and a crew of uniformed surfmen operating under disciplined surf protocols and a station cupola for observation, and the Service was consolidated into the U.S. Coast Guard in 1915.

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🖼️ Information on the Front of the Postcard

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20—U. S. Life Saving Station, Minot Beach, No. Scituate, Mass.

📬 Information on the Back of the Postcard

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**Publisher:** PUB. BY THE F. N. DAMON CURIO CO., THE MUSEUM, SCITUATE, MASS.
**Postal Notes:** POST CARD, This Side for the Address

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This postcard is unused, as indicated by the absence of an address, stamp, postmark, or handwritten message. The format, featuring "POST CARD" prominently and a dedicated area for the address (implied by "This Side for the Address" and the central divider, though no specific "message" instruction is given on the other half), suggests it is a "divided back" postcard. In the United States, divided back postcards were permitted starting March 1, 1907, allowing messages to be written on the left half of the address side. The publisher, F. N. Damon Curio Co. of Scituate, Massachusetts, likely produced souvenirs or collectible postcards related to the local area or their museum/curio collection. Without the front image, the specific subject of the postcard is unknown.

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