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Central Square--Main Street, Waltham, MA, 1919

Subjects
Commercial BuildingsSquares & PlazasStreetcars & TrolleysStreet Scenes
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1919 (White Border)
Front of Central Square--Main Street, Waltham, MA, 1919, Mrs. W. J. Pettengill, VT, USA, c. 1919 lithograph postcard
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Back of Central Square--Main Street, Waltham, MA, 1919, Mrs. W. J. Pettengill, VT, USA, c. 1919 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

The view looks down Main Street from Central Square in Waltham, Massachusetts. A red brick commercial block with arched windows stands on the left, a light stone building with red-and-white striped awnings on the right, and a streetcar, an early automobile, and pedestrians share the wide roadway. Waltham was then a busy manufacturing city, known for watchmaking, and Main Street carried both trolley traffic and a growing number of motor cars.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

63 Taylor St. Waltham, Mass. Oct. 2, 1919. My dear Mamma, Your most welcome letter yesterday. Was so glad to hear from you. Yes mama dear I am turning over a new leaf. Has Hazel gone back to N.Y. I wish I could see her. I will try and send that dollar as soon as I can. I am sending one of the club photo. Hazel George not the big father in it. Lots & lots of love from little Syb.

CENTRAL SQUARE--MAIN STREET WALTHAM, MASS.
PostmarkedWaltham, MA, October 2, 1919, 22:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. W. J. Pettengill

Box 31 Jericho Corners, VT

From634 Main St., Waltham, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Waltham, MA
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs. W. J. Pettengill, Box 31, Jericho Corners, VT
Place sent from634 Main St., Waltham, MA
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesDivided-back color lithograph with white border around image; light edge and corner wear, slight discoloration along top edge. Postmark: WALTHAM MASS. OCT 2 10-PM 1919, with flag slogan cancellation reading CARE; 1-cent Washington stamp; message written sideways in pen.

Cite this card

Central Square--Main Street, Waltham, MA, 1919, postcard, c. 1919. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/central-square-main-street-waltham-ma-1919. Accessed November 2, 2026.