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High School building, Waltham, Mass., 1905

Subject
Schools & Universities
Card type
Private mailing card
Date
c. 1905 (Early)
Front of High School building, Waltham, Mass., 1905, Alta Marion Adams, MA, USA, c. 1905 private mailing card postcard
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Back of High School building, Waltham, Mass., 1905, Alta Marion Adams, MA, USA, c. 1905 private mailing card postcard
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About this postcard

Halftone view of the large brick High School building in Waltham, Massachusetts, seen from the lawn with its central entrance and stairways. The picture is framed by a decorative panel of books, a tree and an urn beside the lettered title.

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PublisherP. P. Adams' Big Department Store
HIGH SCHOOL WALTHAM MASS. Issued by P. P. Adams' Big Department Store.
PostmarkedGardner, MA, March 11, 1905, 07:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Alta Marion Adams

66 Cherry St. Gardner, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Gardner, MA
PublisherP. P. Adams' Big Department Store
ConditionGood
Place addressedAlta Marion Adams, 66 Cherry St., Gardner, MA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
NotesUndivided-back era card with wide white border; light staining and foxing on the left and top of the mount; image is a halftone print. Postmark: GARDNER MASS MAR 11 7-AM 1905; receiving mark MAR 13 8 PM 1905 (partly illegible). Undivided-back 'Private Mailing Card' (Act of Congress May 19, 1898) with 'THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS'; white-bordered litho view; light edge wear and album residue on reverse.

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High School building, Waltham, Mass., 1905, postcard, c. 1905. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/high-school-building-waltham-mass-1905. Accessed November 2, 2026.