A green boat house with a red roof sits on the bank of a river, with a large crowd of onlookers gathered along the shore and in boats. In the foreground, canoeists paddle a pair of green canoes across the water, while a lone canoeist and a white launch are also visible.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pencil
Dear Mable: -
In Waltham now. Have
been to beach + am [illegible]
Visited Harvard yesterday,
great! Also Concord + Lex.
This is view of Charles river.
Was on it last night
with Helen (cousin) + her boy
friend. Lovely. Paddled
the canoe home myself.
Closely wooded + winding.
Have been out on ocean
in row boat. Go to N.Y.
next week + then to Fena
Send me a card first.
[illegible] to you. Virginia
Thin white border around the image; diagonal crease/scratch across the sky; light surface wear and spotting. Circled 'JV' monogram at lower left.
Postmark: WORCESTER MASS AUG 26 1912 9:30 PM. Divided-back card with faint pencil message; stamp removed (empty stamp box, no stamp to catalog). Card lightly soiled and toned; printed Valentine & Sons' 'Famous Throughout the World' globe logo at top. Front (context only) is a white-bordered litho view of Arnold's Boat House, Waltham, Mass.
