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Canoeing on the Charles River, Waltham, Mass.

Card type
Lithograph

About this subject

A dense flotilla of canoes and small boats crowded with men and women in summer dress, many with parasols and straw hats, on the Charles River at Waltham, Massachusetts. A large brick factory with a tall smokestack stands on the far shore at right, with wooded banks at left.

Postcard Details

Message · English

From Aunt Annie

PostmarkedBoston, MA, July 18, 1910, 09:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Charles Calley

87 Calley st, Bradford, Mass

FromAunt Arniella

Postcard record

Postmarked, Boston, MA
Series211.984
ConditionGood
Place addressedCharles Calley, 87 Calley st, Bradford, MA
Place depictedCharles River, Waltham, MA
Place mentioned11 Harvard St, Waltham, MA, 02453
PublisherValentine & Sons' Publishing Co., New York and Boston
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
NotesFaint cancellation/postmark ink visible in the sky area; printed number 211.984 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, Mass., postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/canoeing-on-the-charles-river-waltham-mass. Accessed October 5, 2026.