The East Building of the Massachusetts School for the Feeble-Minded stands on a grassy rise in Waltham, a three-story brick institutional block with a central arched entrance, stone foundation, and two chimneys. Bare branches frame the upper left and right of the view. M.S.F.M. was the period name of the state residential school later known as the Walter E. Fernald State School, an institution for people with intellectual disabilities.
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Sepia-toned real photo; white border around image; light edge wear and minor spots. Printed caption reads "East Bldg. M.S.F.M." / "Waltham."
No postmark, no address, no message — back is entirely blank apart from printed card stock. Undivided back ("POST CARD / THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS") with a Cyko stamp box (crescent-moon logo, "PLACE POSTAGE STAMP HERE") at top right, indicating a real-photo card circa 1904-1918. Sepia-toned print with white border; light foxing/soiling on the card stock.
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East Bldg., M.S.F.M., Waltham, MA, circa 1904, postcard, c. 1904. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/east-bldg-m-s-f-m-waltham-ma-circa-1904. Accessed November 2, 2026.
