Brick market house with bell cupola and horse-drawn wagons, circa 1910

Subjects: Markets Trucks & Wagons
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1907 (Golden Age)

Back of Brick market house with bell cupola and horse-drawn wagons, circa 1910, Boston, MA, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard — Back

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A two-story brick market house dominates the view, its gable end facing the square with a semicircular fanlight in the pediment, two tiers of tall arched openings, and a square bell cupola topped by a weathervane. Below, canvas awnings shelter rows of market stalls while horse-drawn wagons and carts crowd the open ground in front. Buildings of this type served as combined municipal market halls and public gathering places in American towns and cities through the 19th and early 20th centuries, with the bell used to mark market hours and sound alarms.

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POST CARD PUT ONE-CENT STAMP HERE THIS SPACE FOR CORRESPONDENCE FOR ADDRESS ONLY Faneuil Hall, Boston.—Faneuil Hall is one of the old landmarks and historic spots of Colonial times. It was the great meeting place of the Revolutionists, and it was there that the first speech of a revolutionary character was made against the British Government and carried into effect. It is known as the "Cradle of Liberty" all over the world, and it is kept fairly well preserved. In the basement is the Faneuil Hall market. Nobody misses seeing the old Faneuil Hall when they visit Boston.

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Condition	Good
Place mentioned	Faneuil Hall, Boston, MA
Notes	No printed caption or imprint on the front; coarse halftone screen with a pinkish cast and a narrow light margin at the edges. No postmark. Divided back printed "POST CARD" with "THIS SPACE FOR CORRESPONDENCE" / "FOR ADDRESS ONLY" and a "PUT ONE-CENT STAMP HERE" box; cream coarse-stock card, no white border on the picture; unused, no handwriting or damage beyond light soiling.

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Brick market house with bell cupola and horse-drawn wagons, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/brick-market-house-with-bell-cupola-and-horse-drawn-wagons-c. Accessed October 25, 2026.