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Adams House hotel, Waltham, MA, 1910

Subject
Hotels & Inns
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1910 (Golden Age)
Front of Adams House hotel, Waltham, MA, 1910, c. 1910 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Adams House hotel, Waltham, MA, 1910, c. 1910 lithograph postcard
Back

About this postcard

The Adams House, a three-story clapboard hotel with green shutters and a long dark veranda, stands behind a lawn and tall shade trees. A flagpole rises in the yard, and a picket fence runs along the right side.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

I heard you shot a deer, I'm awful glad, I wish you would write to me and tell me about your trip Sam. Vera Yours.

Adams House, Waltham, Mass.
PostmarkedWaltham, MA, November 4, 1910, 20:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Erroll Emery

138 Fourth St. Bangor, ME

Postcard record

Postmarked, Waltham, MA
Series13231
ConditionGood
Place addressedErroll Emery, 138 Fourth St., Bangor, ME
Place depictedAdams House, Waltham, MA
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesUndivided-back era card; handwritten message written across the lower front margin. Slight corner wear and light edge wear; white strip at bottom carries the printed caption. Postmark: WALTHAM MASS. NOV 4 8 PM 1910. Undivided back ('THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS'), printed in Germany; 1c Washington stamp. Heavy stain and paper loss at lower right corner, light edge wear.

Cite this card

Adams House hotel, Waltham, MA, 1910, postcard, c. 1910. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/adams-house-hotel-waltham-ma-1910. Accessed November 2, 2026.