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Charles River at Waltham, Mass.

Card type
Lithograph

About this subject

A view up the Charles River at Waltham, Massachusetts, with calm water reflecting the sky. On the right bank stand a red brick mill building with a tall smokestack, a smaller gray building at the water's edge, and a row of white houses beyond; wooded banks line the left shore.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

with best wishes to Clinton from Gendreau

PostmarkedWaltham, MA, March 10, 1907, 18:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Clinton Babson

East Douglas, Mass.

Postcard record

Postmarked, Waltham, MA
ConditionGood
Place addressedClinton Babson, East Douglas, MA
Place depictedCharles River at Waltham, Waltham, MA
Place mentionedGermany
PublisherThe Metropolitan News Co., The Metropolitan News Co., Boston, MA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesWhite border along the bottom carrying the printed caption; undivided-back era card. Handwritten message on the front over the lower border. Light corner wear and slight edge soiling. Postmark: WALTHAM MASS. MAR 10 6-PM 1907 (flag cancellation). Undivided back ('THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS'), publisher imprint No. 6929, printed in Germany. Light edge/corner wear, slight toning.

Cite this card

Charles River at Waltham, Mass., postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/charles-river-at-waltham-mass-3. Accessed October 5, 2026.