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Bird's Eye View of Whitman, Mass., circa 1908

Subject
Aerial Views & Panoramas
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1908 (Golden Age)
Front of Bird's Eye View of Whitman, Mass., circa 1908, Miss Mary R. Fowler, MA, USA, c. 1908 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Bird's Eye View of Whitman, Mass., circa 1908, Miss Mary R. Fowler, MA, USA, c. 1908 lithograph postcard
Back

About this postcard

An elevated view looks down over Whitman, Massachusetts, with a broad unpaved street running through the center, lined with houses and commercial blocks. A large brick factory complex and its tall tower dominate the middle ground, with wooded hills and scattered houses rising behind the town. Whitman was a shoe-manufacturing center in the early 1900s, and the scale of the brick works in the view reflects that industrial role. The mix of homes, commercial blocks, and factory buildings shows a compact New England town tied to local manufacturing.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear May: Fred just got back. come when you can we are well as usual hope you are. With love Mrs. M.M.

PublisherThe Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd.
Bird's Eye View of Whitman, Mass.
PostmarkedWHITMAN, MA
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Mary R. Fowler

293 Colifton St. Malden, MA

Postcard record

PostmarkedWHITMAN, MA
PublisherThe Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd.
Series203,052
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Mary R. Fowler, 293 Colifton St., Malden, MA
PublisherThe Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd., 225 Fifth Ave, New York, NY
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
NotesPostmark ink smudges across the upper left of the image; light corner and edge wear; small printed job number and 'C.T.' mark at lower right. Postmark: WHITMAN, MASS. FEB 20 8 P STA (no year legible). Divided-back Valentine 'Souvenir Post Card' printed in Great Britain; 1c Franklin stamp. Light edge wear.

Cite this card

Bird's Eye View of Whitman, Mass., circa 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/birds-eye-view-of-whitman-mass-circa-1908. Accessed November 2, 2026.