Heart of Waltham

Subject: Novelty & Mechanical Cards
Card type: Printed photo
Date: c. 1907 (Golden Age)

Back of Heart of Waltham, c. 1907 printed photo postcard — Back

About this subject

Novelty card with a red heart-shaped flap held by a small metal clasp at left, printed 'Heart of Waltham'. To the right, three halftone views of Waltham, Mass. are linked by a drawn watch-chain: the Soldiers Monument and Common, canoeing on the Charles River, and Moody Street, with a pocket watch hanging from the chain at bottom.

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Postcard record

Condition	Good
Place depicted	11 Harvard St, Waltham, MA, 02453
Place depicted	Soldiers Monument & Common, Waltham, MA
Place depicted	Moody Street, Waltham, MA
Place depicted	Charles River, Waltham, MA
Publisher	Glazier Art Co. / Samuel Ward Co., Box 8000, WNAC-TV, Boston, MA, 02114
Notes	Novelty heart flap with metal clasp; undivided-back era stock with fine texture; halftone images; corner wear, light staining and spotting on left edge. Postmark: none visible. Undivided back ('FOR ADDRESS ONLY'), copyrighted 1907 by Glazier Art Co., controlled by Samuel Ward Co., Boston, Mass. No handwriting, no stamp, no postmark. Card is a novelty die-cut 'Heart of Waltham' view card; light soiling and edge wear.

Cite this card

Heart of Waltham, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/heart-of-waltham. Accessed October 5, 2026.