The parlor of Longfellow's Wayside Inn in South Sudbury, Massachusetts, is shown as a period interior with a central table, chairs, a tall grandfather clock, framed pictures, floral wallpaper, and a lamp on the table. The inn is a historic Sudbury landmark long associated with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1863 poetry collection Tales of a Wayside Inn. The sepia photograph presents the room as a preserved historic interior.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pencil
Miss you very much,
wish you could see
this place, it is very
interesting. we are going
to Hope Valley to-morrow
where Fred is. Sat or
Sunday I am going to Mrs
martins
Love A.W.W.
White border; sepia-toned photograph; printed caption in lower margin.
Postmark: WORCESTER MASS. AUG 8 10 PM — divided-back "POST CARD" stock with 1¢ Franklin stamp, sepia photo-print front with white border; light edge wear, postmark ink offset.
Cite this card
The parlor, Longfellow's Wayside Inn, South Sudbury, Massachusetts, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-parlor-longfellows-wayside-inn-south-sudbury-massachuset. Accessed October 24, 2026.
