{"product_id":"south-wellfleet-massachusetts-black-fish-stranding-cape-cod-postcard-1951-posted-1","title":"South Wellfleet Massachusetts Black Fish Stranding Cape Cod Postcard 1951 Posted","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"242\" data-end=\"508\"\u003eThis early twentieth-century postcard documents a widely circulated image of a massive whale driven ashore along the outer beaches of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, reflecting the region’s long-standing maritime identity and public fascination with unusual coastal events.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"928\"\u003eCape Cod’s shoreline communities, including South Wellfleet, historically depended on the sea for fishing, whaling, and coastal trade, and stranded whales often became both economic opportunities and public spectacles. Illustrated and photographic postcards of such strandings were produced as topical souvenirs, merging maritime history with the novelty culture that fueled postcard collecting in the 1900s and 1910s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"930\" data-end=\"1417\"\u003eThe card features the printed caption Famous Whale Washed Ashore across the top, with a crowd of townspeople posed atop the whale’s body while the Atlantic stretches across the background. A small child sits in the foreground sand, creating scale against the immense form of the animal. The reverse shows an undivided back format and notes manufacture in Germany by A. C. Bosselman and Company of New York, a common importer and distributor of illustrated American view cards in the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1419\" data-end=\"1706\"\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":52890198212792,"sku":"20250226d","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/8740\/6008\/files\/57_95ad49fe-0e5f-43be-ba12-d1781c72ab9f.jpg?v=1772174014","url":"https:\/\/everythingephemera.com\/products\/south-wellfleet-massachusetts-black-fish-stranding-cape-cod-postcard-1951-posted-1","provider":"Everything Ephemera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}