Swampscott Prints for sale

 

Swampscott images from the late 1800s, originally captured on glass plate or very early film negatives, have been carefully scanned and restored to their original glory. Printed as digital archival prints on watercolor papers or semi-gloss photo paper, they will retain their quality for more than 100 years. People, places and events from Swampscott’s past are here; perhaps the street you live on; an ancestor you know of, or places you’ve only heard about like the grand hotels that once graced Swampscott’s shore. These prints make an excellent addition to home or office as historical record or authentic decorative accent.

“Standard” sizes and prices are detailed below. All prints are enlarged as big as possible to fit the print size listed, leaving at least 1/4” border on all sides.

All of our prints can be custom sized and cropped if necessary to fit an existing space or favorite frame. Please contact us with your specific requirements.

Prints only available in  certain sizes and/or configurations are so noted in their description. Prints are available on our Professional Grade Photo Satin or Museo Max watercolor papers. Please specify by image number, paper choice and size.­

Print Size: Semi-.Gloss/Watercolor
5×5:  $5.00/$6.00
5×7: $7.50/$8.50
5×8: $10.00/$11.00
8×8: $10.50/$11.50
8×10 : $11.50/$13.00
9×12: $13.50/$15.00
12×12: $19.50/$22.00
11×14: $20.50/$23.00
10×16: $22.00/$24.00
16×20: $41.00/$46.00
18×24: $54.50/$61.00
20×24: $60.50/$67.50
20×32: $79.00/$89.00
24×36: $106.00/$119.00

Stretched canvas prints are available on special order, please contact us at digitalarchivalprint@verizon.net for pricing.

All of our images are available as note cards, please inquire for pricing. All prints larger than 11” in both dimensions shipped rolled. All others shipped flat. We can ship USPS, UPS, or FedEx. All freight additional.

F.O.B. Swampscott, MA 01907

Orders and inquiries should be directed to digitalarchivalprint@verizon.net

We accept most major credit cards. Most prints shipped within 2-3 days of receipt of order.

 

SWMP-2198 Puritan Elms

2198_PuritanElms_GPuritan Lane was once lined with graceful Elm trees, all gone now following severe storms. From a glass plate negative ca. 1908.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SWMP-2199 Blaney Beach Fish House

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Swampscott’s iconic Fish House when it was relatively new (ca. 1900). It is immediately recognizable some 150 years later. Note the absence of the dock, the horse and buggy in foreground and “ghost” images on beach. The long exposures required for the process created these blurry images of people moving along the beach (or boats moving with the tide). This is now listed on the National Register of Historic Landmarks.

 

 

SWMP-2216  Police Car

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Two Swampscott patrolmen pose with what may have been one of the force’s first patrol cars. ca. 1930

 

 

 

 

 

 

SWMP-2218 Red Rock

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A view of Red Rock both very familiar and strangely different. Conspicuously absent is the familiar skyline of downtown Boston, not yet in existence in this turn-of-the-century glass plate. ca. 1902

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SWMP-2219 Paws

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Marion Wardwell, John Blaney and Norman Albree pose with a friend on Blaney Beach ca. 1890

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SWMP-2220 Weinstein The Tailor

2220_WeinsteinTheTailor_GA look down Humphrey Street toward Lynn around the turn of the century. Horse-drawn carriages and an electric trolley share the roadway. Glass plate negative.

 

 

 

 

 

SWMP-2221 Line Repair

2221_LineRepairSwampscott fisherman Charles Jones repairs lines on Blaney Beach. From a glass plate negative ca. 1890

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SWMP-2222 Shore Drive

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Swampscott viewed from along Shore Drive. Note the Lincoln House Hotel, Town Hall and the steeple of St. Johns. ca. 1900

 

 

 

 

 

 

SWMP-2223

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This pump and this crew worked 18 hours at the Great Salem Fire. ca. 1914

 

 

 

 

 

SWMP-2224

2224_Man’s best friend; the Cullen brothers, Henry & Jack pose with their Chesapeake Retriever at Blaney Beach.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SWMP-2225

2225_1904Franklin_FA 1904 Franklin is proudly featured at an automobile showing outside the building that now serves as Swampscott’s Town Hall, a private residence at the time. In the background is the building that housed the first private observatory in the US.

 

 

 

 

 

Schooner2

Photo: Schooner2, our latest restored glass plate print, dates from around the turn of the century. Schooners were built for speed and windward ability, and were popular for slaving, privateering, blockade running and offshore fishing. By the 1850s, Essex, MA was the most important shipbuilding location for fishing schooners in North America, launching over 4000 of this type of vessel from more than a dozen shipyards. Most were headed to Gloucester for the fishing industry but the one in this photo was based locally. Shown here off the Swampscott coast. This image prints nicely at about 11.5x14.5 and available on Hahnemühle German Etching for $29.95.Schooner 2, our latest restored glass plate print, dates from around the turn of the century. Schooners were built for speed and windward ability, and were popular for slaving, privateering, blockade running and offshore fishing. By the 1850s, Essex, MA was the most important shipbuilding location for fishing schooners in North America, launching over 4000 of this type of vessel from more than a dozen shipyards. Most were headed to Gloucester for the fishing industry but the one in this photo was based locally. Shown here off the Swampscott coast. This image prints nicely at about 11.5×14.5 and available on Hahnemühle German Etching for $29.95.

 

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