Noon Hour, Waltham Watch Factory

Subject: Factories & Mills
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1915 (White Border)

Back of Noon Hour, Waltham Watch Factory, c. 1915 lithograph postcard — Back

About this subject

A large red brick factory building with a central clock tower and cupolas, surrounded by trees. A crowd of workers in period clothing fills the foreground, leaving or entering at noon hour.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

This was a card sent to me [illegible] through [illegible] would like to see our Watch Factory My dear Mrs Douglas I thought you would like to see how the look running at noon. Mrs Ames [illegible]

PostmarkedWaltham, MA, February 11, 1915, 11:00

Addressed to

Mrs Douglas

Watch Factory, City

Postcard record

Postmarked	February 11, 1915, 11:00, Waltham, MA
Series	211-969
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mrs Douglas, Watch Factory, Waltham, MA
Place depicted	Waltham Watch Factory, Waltham, MA
Place mentioned	11 Harvard St, Waltham, MA, 02453
Publisher	The Leighton & Valentine Co., 225 Fifth Ave, New York, NY
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Notes	Thin white border; diagonal crease/scratch across center; worn corners; printed number 211-969 and JV logo at bottom left; no publisher line. Postmark: WALTHAM MASS FEB 11 1915 11 AM. Divided-back card; heavy brown water/glue staining and tape residue across the address side; 1c green Washington stamp with flag/wavy cancellation; printed 'FAMOUS QUALITY' logo at top center.

Cite this card

Noon Hour, Waltham Watch Factory, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/noon-hour-waltham-watch-factory-1915. Accessed October 5, 2026.