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Main Street with trolley tracks, Waltham, MA, 1912

Subject
Street Scenes
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1912 (Golden Age)
Front of Main Street with trolley tracks, Waltham, MA, 1912, c. 1912 lithograph postcard
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Back of Main Street with trolley tracks, Waltham, MA, 1912, c. 1912 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

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 Hope Bussie is well Hope you will like this Card By By Tom 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
Miss Ella Wright

R F D # 1. Nashua, NH

Postcard record

Postmarked, Waltham, MA
PublisherThe Hugh C. Leighton Co.
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Ella 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
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1902
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., Manufacturers, Portland, Me., U.S.A. (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 with trolley tracks, Waltham, MA, 1912, postcard, c. 1912. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/main-street-with-trolley-tracks-waltham-ma-1912. Accessed November 2, 2026.