Brick armory with drill hall, Waltham, MA, 1913

Subject: Armories
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1913 (Golden Age)

Back of Brick armory with drill hall, Waltham, MA, 1913, c. 1913 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

Waltham's armory is a red-brick building with a long gabled drill hall extending behind a taller, castle-like front block. Two American flags fly from poles on the roof, and a horse-drawn carriage with a covered top stands on the road beside the lawn. Armories of this type served both military and civic purposes, with a large drill hall for militia or National Guard exercises and front rooms for meetings and social events. Waltham was a busy manufacturing city in the 1910s, and the building's castellated front gave the local company a formal public face. The carriage in the street reflects a moment when horse-drawn and motor traffic still shared the road.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

and here at 10.03 met father on the street, folks are all well so am I. Wim.

PostmarkedWaltham, MA, June 12, 1913, 11:00

Addressed to

Mrs H. J. Patrick

762 Mass Charlemont, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked	June 12, 1913, 11:00, Waltham, MA
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mrs H. J. Patrick, 762 Mass, Charlemont, MA
Place depicted	Armory, Waltham, MA
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp	1c George Washington, issued 1912
Notes	Thin white margin around image; light corner and edge wear, small crease at lower right corner, slight surface soiling. Postmark: WALTHAM JUN 12 11-AM 1913 MASS. Divided-back card with green 'THIS SIDE FOR MESSAGE' divider; white border; lithographic (non-linen, non-glossy) texture. Moderate creasing, corner wear and light soiling; stamp intact.

Cite this card

Brick armory with drill hall, Waltham, MA, 1913, postcard, c. 1913. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/brick-armory-with-drill-hall-waltham-ma-1913. Accessed November 2, 2026.