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Norumbega Tower, Waltham, Massachusetts

Subjects
Historic TowersRivers & Streams
Card type
Real photo
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Norumbega Tower, Waltham, Massachusetts, c. 1907 real photo postcard
Front
Back of Norumbega Tower, Waltham, Massachusetts, c. 1907 real photo postcard
Back

About this subject

A stone observation tower with a flagpole and small spire stands on a wooded hill overlooking a wide river. A stone gateway with pillars is in the foreground.

Postcard Details

Message

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PublisherSanborn
Sanborn S-1666 [illegible] --- PHOTO POST CARD ADDRESS Kodak PLACE STAMP HERE Paper
Addressed to

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Postcard record

SeriesS-1666
ConditionGood
Place depictedNorumbega Tower, Waltham, MA
NotesSepia real photo; white border; bottom caption cropped/illegible; light spots. No postmark. Real-photo postcard (Kodak Paper stamp box, divided back). Handwritten filing notes at top: "RMLS 42" and "Colo". Light foxing/toning along bottom edge; no stamp, no address, no message.

Cite this card

Norumbega Tower, Waltham, Massachusetts, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/norumbega-tower-waltham-massachusetts. Accessed October 5, 2026.