The gymnasium of a school for the feeble-minded, shown as a large brick building with arched windows, ivy, and a cupola, set on a grassy lawn with shrubs and a tall tree. The caption uses the period term "feeble-minded," the language then applied to institutions serving people with intellectual disabilities; such campuses were often built as orderly, self-contained grounds apart from town centers.
White border; real photo; handwritten caption in bottom margin; white caption in image; corner wear and light stains.
Postmark: BOSTON, MASS. FEB 20 8 AM WAVERLEY (no year legible). Undivided back ('THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS.'); real-photo card with matte/other texture; second circular receiving mark struck over the address block (partly illegible: VT. 1906 FEB [illegible] AM). No message, no publisher imprint on back.
Cite this card
Gymnasium Building, School for Feeble-Minded, Waverley, MA, 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/gymnasium-building-school-for-feeble-minded-waverley-ma-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.
