Central Square -- Main Street, Waltham, Mass.

Subject: Street Scenes
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1915 (White Border)

Back of Central Square -- Main Street, Waltham, Mass., Mrs. W. J. Pettingill, VT, USA, c. 1915 lithograph postcard — Back

About this subject

A tinted street view looking down Main Street from Central Square in Waltham, Massachusetts. A red brick commercial block with arched windows stands on the left, a light-colored stone building with red-and-white striped awnings on the right, and a streetcar, an early automobile, and pedestrians occupy the wide street.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

63 Taylor St. Waltham, Mass. Oct. 2, 1919 My dear Mamma Your most welcome letter received. Was so glad to hear from you. I am down to [illegible] turning over a new leaf. Has Hazel gone back to [illegible] I wish I could see you and [illegible] I am sending one of the reading club and Hazel is in it. Lots of love from [illegible]

PostmarkedWaltham, MA, October 2, 1919, 22:00

Addressed to

Mrs. W. J. Pettingill

Box 37, Jericho Corners, Vermont

Postcard record

Postmarked	October 2, 1919, 22:00, Waltham, MA
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mrs. W. J. Pettingill, Jericho Corners, VT
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Notes	White border around image; light edge and corner wear, slight discoloration along top edge. Undivided-era style color lithograph. Postmark: WALTHAM MASS. OCT 2 10-PM 1919. Divided-back card with white border; flag slogan cancellation reading CARE; message written sideways in pen.

Cite this card

Central Square -- Main Street, Waltham, Mass., postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/central-square-main-street-waltham-mass. Accessed October 5, 2026.