Harbor View, Plymouth, Massachusetts — C. H. Rogers

C. H. Rogers’s stereoview of Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts, identified by the underlined title “Harbor View.” on the printed reverse. The paired photographs look across an ornate stone canopy toward timber wharves, a steamer and sailing vessels, with open water beyond.

The canopy’s arched entrance is closed by an iron gate. Behind it stands a timber building bearing a “COAL WHARF” sign, while small boats lie in the sheltered water to the left. A two-masted vessel is moored along the left pier; tall masts, yards and rigging dominate the right side. The foreground structure appears to be the Plymouth Rock canopy, which is separately named in the publisher’s checklist, although this card is marked for the broader harbor view.

The cream mount bears the photographer’s imprint, “C. H. ROGERS, PHOTOGRAPHER,” and the address “16 MAIN STREET, PLYMOUTH, MASS.” The reverse is headed “PLYMOUTH SERIES.” and states “The Subject of this Picture is Underlined.” The firm underline beneath “Harbor View.” establishes the selected subject. The checklist is unnumbered, and no date is printed.

The card measures 6.97 × 3.46 inches (177.0 × 88.0 mm), as supplied. There is scattered spotting in the skies and a small surface loss at the upper-right edge of the right-hand photograph; otherwise sound, with clear waterfront and rigging detail and clean, legible reverse printing.