This undivided back postcard dates to the pre-1907 period and depicts the Charles W Morgan and Platina whalers at the pier in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
New Bedford stood at the center of the American whaling industry in the nineteenth century, its waterfront crowded with bark-rigged ships, oil casks, and maritime infrastructure tied to global voyages. The harbor scene here reflects that industrial scale, with multiple masts, steam funnels, and pier buildings forming a dense working waterfront. Printed by the Metz Specialty Company of New Bedford, the card situates itself directly within the city’s maritime publishing trade.
The image shows the Charles W Morgan alongside the Platina at the pier, their rigging sharply outlined against a pastel sky. Rows of whale oil barrels fill the foreground, arranged in tight stacks that emphasize storage and export activity. The caption across the top reads Charles W Morgan and Platina Whalers at Pier New Bedford Mass, and the reverse features an undivided back with one-cent domestic and two-cent foreign stamp box and Metz Specialty Company imprint.
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