St. Charles' School, Waltham, MA, circa 1915
- Subject
- Schools & Universities
- Card type
- Printed photo
About this postcard
St. Charles' School stands at a street corner in Waltham, Massachusetts, a three-story red brick building with white stone trim, tall multi-pane windows, and arched entrances. A single small figure near the corner gives scale to the broad facade, and the view opens across a paved street under a pale, clouded sky. The school served Waltham's Catholic community in the early 20th century, when the city's mills and watch works drew families into dense neighborhoods west of Boston. Brick parish schools of this kind combined classroom space with a strong institutional presence on the street.
Postcard Details
No 6 Maple St. Spencer, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | MA |
|---|---|
| Publisher | PSC |
| Series | P-62909 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Mrs James D. Lee, No 6 Maple St., Spencer, MA |
| Place depicted | St. Charles' School, Waltham, MA |
| Stamp | 1c printed stamp box inscription (United States and Canada one cent; Foreign two cents) |
| Notes | White border; divided-back era card; printed number P-62909 in lower right; light corner wear and a faint vertical crease at bottom center. Postmark: WAL... MASS NOV 11 19-- (partially legible, year cut off by stamp box). Divided-back card with white border, color lithograph texture; PSC 'Superior Quality' diamond logo at upper left; stamp box empty (no stamp affixed, only the printed 'PLACE STAMP HERE' instructions); light soiling, corner wear, and a crease at lower left. |
Cite this card
St. Charles' School, Waltham, MA, circa 1915, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/st-charles-school-waltham-ma-circa-1915. Accessed November 2, 2026.