A crowded summer flotilla of canoes and small boats fills the Charles River at Waltham, Massachusetts. Men and women in light summer dress, straw hats, and parasols sit close together in the boats, while a large brick factory and tall smokestack rise on the far bank at right against a wooded shoreline at left. The scene catches the river at a moment when Waltham's mills and the Charles River's popular canoeing outings shared the same stretch of water.
Faint cancellation/postmark ink visible in the sky area; printed series number 211.984 JV in lower left corner; slight corner and edge wear. Postmark: BOSTON, MASS. JUL 18 9-AM 1910. Divided-back card with white border, glossy halftone texture; light edge/corner wear. Sender identified only by the handwritten line "From Aunt Arniella" (no return address).
Cite this card
Canoeing on the Charles River, Waltham, MA, 1910, postcard, c. 1910. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/canoeing-on-the-charles-river-waltham-ma-1910. Accessed November 2, 2026.
