{"product_id":"new-bedford-massachusetts-whaling-bark-josephine-drying-sails-1910s-postcard","title":"New Bedford Massachusetts Whaling Bark Josephine Drying Sails 1910s Postcard","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"261\"\u003eThis postcard dates to the 1910s and documents a whaling bark identified as Josephine during a period when New Bedford remained a symbolic center of American whaling culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"263\" data-end=\"802\"\u003eNew Bedford developed as one of the most important whaling ports in the United States, supplying whale oil for lighting, lubrication, and industrial use well into the late nineteenth century. Even as steam power and petroleum reduced the industry’s economic dominance, whaling vessels continued to serve as visual emblems of maritime labor and seafaring tradition. Postcards depicting ships in port emphasized rigging, sail handling, and harbor infrastructure, presenting working vessels as subjects of civic pride and technological skill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"804\" data-end=\"1330\"\u003eThe image shows the whaling bark Josephine with sails spread for drying at a New Bedford wharf, surrounded by barrels, warehouses, and small harbor structures. The printed caption reads “Whaling Bark Josephine, ‘Drying Sails,’ New Bedford, Mass.” and the scene emphasizes the ship’s full rig and dockside equipment as part of an active working port. The divided back is printed by H. S. Hutchinson \u0026amp; Co., New Bedford, Massachusetts, and marked “Printed in Germany,” with a one-cent domestic and two-cent foreign postage guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1332\" data-end=\"1621\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eThe item shown in the listing is the exact item the collector will receive. We have tens of thousands of items to choose from. Shipping will always be combined (or refunded) to save you as much money as possible. Please contact us with any questions, or visit our store page for specifics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Everything Ephemera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52848072458424,"sku":"20260128","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/8740\/6008\/files\/57_b10a8b9c-386b-4acc-aabf-70bbb8e20293.jpg?v=1770884082","url":"https:\/\/everythingephemera.com\/products\/new-bedford-massachusetts-whaling-bark-josephine-drying-sails-1910s-postcard","provider":"Everything Ephemera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}