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Moonlight on Charles River, Waltham, Mass.

Subject
Canoes & Rowing
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Moonlight on Charles River, Waltham, Mass., c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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About this subject

A moonlit night scene on the Charles River at Waltham, Massachusetts, with many canoes and rowboats full of figures scattered across the water. A large yellow moon rises low over the far tree-lined shore, its reflection streaking the river, while dark trees frame the foreground banks.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Mr Mickerson My dear friend Many thanks for your pretty postal. I will try and see you this summer if all is well. I am glad that the (Reb-) are doing so well. Trusting that you are well. I remain your friend Jennie Cook

PublisherThe Hugh C. Leighton Company
Waltham, Mass. - Moonlight on Charles River --- POST CARD This space may be used for Correspondence This space is for Address only Published by The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine No. 30261 Made in Germany.
PostmarkedBoston, MA, May 6, 1909, 22:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr A. Dickerson

56 Valley St, Keene, N.H.

Postcard record

Postmarked, Boston, MA
ConditionGood
Place addressedMr A. Dickerson, 37 Woodburns St, Keene, NH
Place depicted11 Harvard St, Waltham, MA, 02453
Place depictedCharles River, Waltham, MA
PublisherThe Hugh C. Leighton Company, 452-460 Fore St., Portland, ME
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesThin white border around edges; corner and edge wear with small chips at left edge; textured color-print surface. Postmark: SOUTH BOSTON STATION MAY 6 10-PM 1909 MASS. Divided-back card; printed imprint 'Published by The Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine No. 30261 Made in Germany' along left edge; 1c green Franklin stamp affixed; light edge wear, no white border on front.

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Moonlight on Charles River, Waltham, Mass., postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/moonlight-on-charles-river-waltham-mass. Accessed October 5, 2026.