Nuttings on the Charles was a roadhouse beside the Charles River in Waltham, Massachusetts. The long, low building has a green-and-white facade, a dark hipped roof, and a two-story corner pavilion flying an American flag. Open touring cars and pedestrians in period dress fill the roadway in front, placing the scene in the early automobile age, when riverside roadhouses around Boston drew motorists and day-trippers.
White border around the image; tinted chromolithograph look with visible halftone/stipple texture. Printed caption at lower left reads 'NUTTINGS ON THE CHARLES, WALTHAM, MASS.'; no writing on front.
No postmark or stamp present. Divided-back C.T. American Art card (imprint A-65390, vertical 'C.T. AMERICAN ART' at center) with 'PLACE STAMP HERE / DOMESTIC ONE CENT / FOREIGN TWO CENTS' box; dates to c. 1915-1930. White border on front. Light toning and edge wear; no cancellation to date the card. Back bears a brief message signed 'From Ray' and is addressed to Miss Cleo Burrows, Sydney, N.Y.
Cite this card
Nuttings on the Charles, Waltham, MA, circa 1915, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/nuttings-on-the-charles-waltham-ma-circa-1915. Accessed November 2, 2026.
