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Prospect House, Waltham, Mass.

Subject
Hotels & Inns
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Prospect House, Waltham, Mass., c. 1907 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Prospect House, Waltham, Mass., c. 1907 lithograph postcard
Back

About this subject

A large three-story wooden hotel with a columned porch, balcony, and green shutters; a smaller building with a cupola and a sign stands behind, and a red-and-white striped awning is at right.

Postcard Details

Message

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PublisherThe Hugh C. Leighton Co.
Waltham, Mass. - Prospect House --- Post Card. This space may be used for Correspondence This space is for Address only Place the Stamp Here One Cent for United States, and Island Possessions, Cuba, Canada and Mexico. Two Cents For Foreign. The Hugh C. Leighton Co., Manufacturers, Portland, Me., U. S. A. (Germany). 30260
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Postcard record

ConditionGood
Place depictedProspect House, Waltham, MA
PublisherThe Hugh C. Leighton Co., 452-460 Fore St., Portland, ME
NotesWhite border; light staining/spotting in sky; printed caption in red. No postmark, no address, no message — back is entirely unused. Divided-back card with printed stamp box ("Place the Stamp Here / One Cent for United States... Two Cents For Foreign"). Imprint along left edge: The Hugh C. Leighton Co., Manufacturers, Portland, Me., U.S.A. (Germany), 30260. Front is a full-bleed chromolithograph view of the Prospect House, Waltham, Mass.; light edge wear and slight toning.

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Prospect House, Waltham, Mass., postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/prospect-house-waltham-mass. Accessed October 5, 2026.