Waltham Federal Savings and Loan Association Building

Subject: Banks
Card type: Chrome
Date: c. 1945 (Linen)

Back of Waltham Federal Savings and Loan Association Building, c. 1945 chrome postcard — Back

About this subject

A white mid-century modern bank building with a flagpole flying the American flag, a glass drive-up/walk-up window, and landscaped lawn. Several 1950s automobiles, including a green station wagon and a jeep, are parked along the street in front.

Postcard Details

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PublisherColourpicture

WALTHAM FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Waltham Federal Savings and Loan Assn. --- Waltham Federal Savings and Loan Association 716 Main Street, Waltham 54, Massachusetts Founded in 1880 and chartered by an agency of the United States Government in 1937. Waltham Federal Savings building — illustrated on the reverse side — was originally constructed in 1940 and remodeled and enlarged in 1956. Each savings account in the Association is insured up to $10,000 by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. Are you taking full advantage of Waltham Federal's increased 3-1/4% dividend rate by saving here regularly? Call in person or use our postage-paid save-by-mail plan. Where you save does make a difference. [signature] President SK9401 A "ShiniColot" by "Colourpicture", Boston 15, Mass., U.S.A. Bulk Rate U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 13034

Addressed to

June P. Dickson

37-A Appleton St., Waltham, Mass.

Postcard record

Condition	Very good
Place addressed	June P. Dickson, 37-A Appleton St., Waltham, MA
Place depicted	Waltham Federal Savings and Loan Association, Waltham Federal Savings and Loan Association, Waltham, MA
Place mentioned	Waltham Federal Savings and Loan Association, 716 Main Street, Waltham, MA
Publisher	Colourpicture, Colourpicture Publication, Boston, MA
Notes	Thin white border; glossy chrome-era color; automobiles suggest 1950s. No publisher line visible on front. Postmark: none — card mailed under Bulk Rate U.S. Postage PAID, Permit No. 13034 (no cancellation). Chrome-era glossy advertising card for Waltham Federal Savings and Loan Association; text cites building built 1940, remodeled/enlarged 1956, so ca. late 1950s-60s. Divided-back layout, no stamp affixed, no handwritten message.

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Waltham Federal Savings and Loan Association Building, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/waltham-federal-savings-and-loan-association-building. Accessed October 5, 2026.