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West Building, F.M. School, 1906

Card type
Real photo

About this postcard

Sepia photograph of a large brick institutional building heavily covered in ivy, with two tall chimneys and rows of multi-pane windows. A curving dirt road and a sloping lawn with bare trees fill the foreground.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

This is one of our buildings. When auntie was here the front was away and had 2 or 3 or four girls living

PostmarkedBoston, MA, February 20, 1906, 08:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Emma Hutchinson

Norwich, VT

Postcard record

Postmarked, Boston, MA
ConditionGood
Place addressedEmma Hutchinson, Norwich, VT
Place depictedWest Building, F.M. School, Baltimore
receivedNorwich, VT
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
NotesSepia-toned real photo print; white hand-lettered caption on the negative; handwritten message runs vertically along the right edge; light corner wear and minor creasing. Postmark: BOSTON MASS FEB 20 8 AM WAVERLEY; also a Norwich VT receiving mark (FEB 21, 1906). Undivided back ('THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS'), real-photo card with white border, matte texture. Stamp intact; light staining and a smudge at upper left.

Cite this card

West Building, F.M. School, 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/west-building-f-m-school-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.