Canoeing on the Charles River, Waltham, MA, circa 1907

Subject: Rivers & Streams
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1907 (Golden Age)

Back of Canoeing on the Charles River, Waltham, MA, circa 1907, c. 1907 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

A man paddles a canoe on a calm stretch of the Charles River at Waltham, Massachusetts. The banks are crowded with trees in autumn color, and the water reflects the foliage. Waltham was a busy manufacturing city in the early 1900s, known for its watch works, and the Charles River ran through the city.

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.

PostmarkedWaltham, MA

Addressed to

Mrs. Julia Lothrop

3320 N. Main St. Fall River, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked	Waltham, MA
Publisher	The Hugh C. Leighton Company
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mrs. Julia Lothrop, 3320 N. Main St., Fall River, MA
Place depicted	Charles River, Waltham, MA
Place mentioned	11 Harvard St, Waltham, MA, 02453
Publisher	The Hugh C. Leighton Company, 452-460 Fore St., Portland, ME
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1920
Notes	White border; textured lithographic appearance; minor corner wear. Postmark: WALTHAM MASS. JUL 3 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, Waltham, MA, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/canoeing-on-the-charles-river-waltham-ma-circa-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.