Public Library, Waltham, Mass., 1919

Subject: Libraries
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1919 (White Border)

Back of Public Library, Waltham, Mass., 1919, c. 1919 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

The Public Library in Waltham, Massachusetts, stands behind a green lawn with conical evergreens, its red brick facade fronted by a columned portico and arched windows. Neighboring buildings appear at the left and right edges under a blue sky with clouds. Waltham was an industrial city west of Boston, known in the early twentieth century for watchmaking and factory work, and its public library was a civic landmark for a growing population.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Henry: - I suppose you are busy now, getting things into shape. I am taking a little vacation. Expect to go to work in a week or so. As you are an expert camouflager by this time, being excelled alone by me, I suppose you work it to good advantage. Best goes Best regards. Drop me a line. Yr "Joffre"

PostmarkedBoston, MA, May 18, 1919, 18:00

Addressed to

Mr. Henry B. Cook

R.F.D. #2 Cambridge, VT

Postcard record

Postmarked	May 18, 1919, 18:00, Boston, MA
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mr. Henry B. Cook, R.F.D. #2, Cambridge, VT
Place depicted	Public Library, Waltham, MA
Notes	White border; vertical creases and light surface wear; no publisher line printed on front. Postmark: BOSTON, MASS. MAY 18 6 PM 1919, SOUTH POSTAL STA. Divided-back card with white border; stamp removed (torn corner, only 'FOREIGN TWO CENTS' imprint remains). Light soiling and corner wear. Sign-off originally began 'Best goes'; struck through and replaced with 'Best regards.'

Cite this card

Public Library, Waltham, Mass., 1919, postcard, c. 1919. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/public-library-waltham-mass-1919. Accessed November 2, 2026.