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Canoeing on the Charles River

Subject
Rivers & Streams
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Canoeing on the Charles River, Waltham, MA, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of Canoeing on the Charles River, Waltham, MA, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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About this subject

A man in a canoe on a calm river, surrounded by trees with autumn foliage, with reflections in the water. Printed caption at bottom identifies the scene as Waltham, Mass. on the Charles River.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

I am going to keep trying to come down, and I guess I will succeed before I go to Franconia. I would like to see monie's baby. I am canvassing a byclopedia this summer. Remember me to all. Bert.

PublisherThe Hugh C. Leighton Company
Waltham, Mass. Scene on Charles River --- POST CARD This space may be used for Correspondence This space is for Address only Published by The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine No. 30263 Made in Germany.
PostmarkedWaltham, MA
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. Julia Lothrop

3320 N. Main St., Fall River, Mass.

Postcard record

PostmarkedWaltham, MA
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs. Julia Lothrop, 3320 N. Main St., Fall River, MA
Place depictedCharles River, Waltham, MA
Place mentioned11 Harvard St, Waltham, MA, 02453
PublisherThe Hugh C. Leighton Company, 452-460 Fore St., Portland, ME
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
NotesWhite border; textured lithographic appearance; minor corner wear. Postmark: WALTHAM MASS. JUL 31 5 PM (no year visible). Divided-back card; imprint 'Published by The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine No. 30263 Made in Germany' printed vertically at left. Light soiling and edge wear; stamp is 1c green Franklin. Front is a full-bleed color litho view of a canoe on the Charles River at Waltham, Mass.

Cite this card

Canoeing on the Charles River, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/canoeing-on-the-charles-river. Accessed October 5, 2026.