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Main Street with streetcar, Waltham, MA, 1912

Subjects
Commercial BuildingsStreetcars & TrolleysStreet Scenes
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1912 (Golden Age)
Front of Main Street with streetcar, Waltham, MA, 1912, Mrs. H. E. Shaw, MA, USA, c. 1912 lithograph postcard
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Back of Main Street with streetcar, Waltham, MA, 1912, Mrs. H. E. Shaw, MA, USA, c. 1912 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

The view looks along Main Street in Waltham, Massachusetts, where a large brick commercial block stands on the right and storefronts with awnings line the left. A streetcar runs in the middle distance, a church spire rises at left, and pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles share the broad unpaved street. Waltham was a busy manufacturing city, known especially for watchmaking, and its Main Street carried the everyday mix of trolley riders, shoppers, and wagon traffic common in New England industrial towns of the period.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Waltham Nov 9th Dear Aunt Stella, We are so sorry that we were not at home when you came here. The first Sunday we have all been away this arrangement Hope you will come again. Shall be glad to see you any time. Mabel

PublisherPSC
Main Street, Waltham, Mass.
PostmarkedWaltham, MA, July 29, 1912, 18:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. H. E. Shaw

1017 Main St Worcester, MA

FromWaltham, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Waltham, MA
PublisherPSC
SeriesP-62906
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs. H. E. Shaw, 1017 Main St, Worcester, MA
Place sent fromWaltham, MA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; printed caption in red: Main Street, Waltham, Mass.; number P-62906. Postmark: WALTHAM MASS JUL 29 6 PM 1912. Divided-back card with printed 'POST CARD' and PSC (Superior Quality) diamond logo; 1c green Washington stamp affixed, tied by flag cancellation. Light edge wear and slight toning; no stamp box marks.

Cite this card

Main Street with streetcar, Waltham, MA, 1912, postcard, c. 1912. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/main-street-with-streetcar-waltham-ma-1912. Accessed November 2, 2026.