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Main Street, Waltham, Mass.

Subject
Street Scenes
Card type
Lithograph
Date
Postmarked August 7, 1912 (Golden Age)
Front of Main Street, Waltham, Mass., 1912 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Main Street, Waltham, Mass., 1912 lithograph postcard
Back

About this subject

A street-level view of Main Street in Waltham, Massachusetts, showing trolley tracks running down the center, commercial brick buildings on both sides, bare trees, pedestrians, and horse-drawn wagons. A large billboard for Boyle Bros. Credit Clothiers is visible on the right.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Friend - I am having a fine hop Bussie is well Hope you will like this Card By By Jim Peray. W.

PublisherThe Hugh C. Leighton Co.
Waltham, Mass. - Main Street Boyle Bros. Credit Clothiers. --- Post Card. This space may be used for Correspondence This space is for Address only The Hugh C. Leighton Co., Manufacturers, Portland, Me., U. S. A. (Germany). 30259
PostmarkedWaltham, MA, August 7, 1912, 11:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Ella Wright

R F D #1, Nashua, NH

Postcard record

Postmarked, Waltham, MA
ConditionGood
Place addressedElla Wright, R F D # 1, Nashua, NH
Place depicted11 Harvard St, Waltham, MA, 02453
PublisherThe Hugh C. Leighton Co., 452-460 Fore St., Portland, ME
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
NotesWhite border; corner wear; light staining; small paper loss at top right. Postmark: WALTHAM MASS. AUG 7 11 AM 1912. Divided-back card with flag machine cancel; publisher imprint The Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland, Me. (Germany), no. 30259. Damage: heavy brown adhesive/stain residue over right portion of address panel, light foxing and edge wear.

Cite this card

Main Street, Waltham, Mass., postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/main-street-waltham-mass. Accessed October 5, 2026.