The photograph shows Beth-Eden Baptist Church in Waltham, Massachusetts, a stone church with a square tower and ivy covering much of its facade. Bare trees and a utility pole stand in the foreground, suggesting a late-winter or early-spring view along a town street. The sender's note objects that "a postal was a letter" and asks for a letter soon, a small glimpse of how casually postcards were used for quick messages in the early 1900s.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
I did not think a postal
was a letter. Write me
a letter soon please
White border; printed halftone photograph; handwritten message on front. Postmark: WALTHAM MASS. AUG 2 7-30A (year not legible); second strike REC'D AUG 2 12 M. Undivided back ("THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS"), white border, halftone print. Initials "W.S.A." in pencil at lower left. Stamp is 1c Franklin green, perforated, tied by wavy flag cancel.
Cite this card
Beth-Eden Baptist Church, Waltham, MA, circa 1901, postcard, c. 1901. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/beth-eden-baptist-church-waltham-ma-circa-1901. Accessed November 2, 2026.
