The caption identifies the building as General Bank's House in Waltham, Massachusetts, likely a garbled reference to Waltham-born General Nathaniel P. Banks. The two-story clapboard house has dark shutters, twin chimneys, and a small balconied entrance porch. A wing with a vine-covered porch extends to the left, and large shade trees stand over the lawn. Waltham in 1906 was a manufacturing city west of Boston, and the view shows a quiet residential side of it.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Nov 15
Dear D - The apples have not come - have been looking
for them every day. Quite a snow storm to day. Love - M.C.
White border along bottom carrying the printed caption; handwritten message written across the front over the border and picture; light spotting/foxing in the sky area; corners worn.
Postmark: WALTHAM MASS NOV 16 12-J 1906 (flag 'POST CARD' killer, plus a Foxcroft ME receiving mark, REC'D NOV 19 06). Undivided back ('THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY'), 1906 era. Crease and small tear at lower left of back; light staining near center.
Cite this card
General Bank's House, Waltham, MA, 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/general-banks-house-waltham-ma-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.
