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The Willows, Beaver Brook, Waltham, Mass.

Subject
Rivers & Streams
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of The Willows, Beaver Brook, Waltham, Mass., Isadore Mason, MA, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of The Willows, Beaver Brook, Waltham, Mass., Isadore Mason, MA, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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About this subject

A quiet wooded stream, Beaver Brook, winding between grassy banks and dense green trees, with a small structure visible in the meadow beyond. Printed in soft green and blue tones with a white border.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Isadore: — Yours of the 11th about coming down for the 4th. I would be pleased to have you come down any time. I am over till Mon- day but the 2nd. And let me know when you can come and what train and will try to meet you at the station Florence

PublisherThe Hugh C. Leighton Co.
The Willows - Beaver Brook, Waltham, Mass. --- Post Card Message may be written on this side This side for address only The Hugh C. Leighton Co., Manufacturers, Portland, Me., U.S.A. Made in Germany. No. 5556. No. 20115.
PostmarkedWaltham, MA
Stamp
Addressed to
Isadore Mason

Chestnut St, Gardner, Mass.

Postcard record

PostmarkedWaltham, MA
ConditionFair
Place addressedIsadore Mason, 149 E. Broadway, Gardner, MA
Place mentionedGermany
PublisherThe Hugh C. Leighton Co., 452-460 Fore St., Portland, ME
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesWhite border; corners chipped and edges worn; no publisher line visible on front. Postmark: WALTHAM MASS. FEB 15 8 PM (no year legible). Divided-back card; imprint of The Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland, Me., printed in Germany. Pencil message written sideways along the left edge. Edge/corner wear, small stain near stamp, minor foxing.

Cite this card

The Willows, Beaver Brook, Waltham, Mass., postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-willows-beaver-brook-waltham-mass. Accessed October 5, 2026.