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Winter Squash, How We Do Things at Waltham, Mass.

Card type
Printed photo

About this subject

A man in a suit and hat stands beside a horse-drawn wagon loaded with several enormous winter squash. More giant squash lie on the ground in the foreground. Printed captions read 'HOW WE DO THINGS AT WALTHAM, MASS.' and 'WINTER SQUASH'.

Postcard Details

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Postcard record

ConditionVery good
PublisherJohnson, Photographer, Waupun, WI
NotesWhite border; black-and-white photo with red printed text; copyright 1911; exaggerated novelty image. No postmark, stamp, or handwriting on the back. Divided-back card with printed 'MESSAGE' (left) and 'ADDRESS' (right) labels and 'PLACE STAMP HERE' box; publisher imprint 'Johnson, Photographer, Waupun, Wis.' printed vertically at center. Faint pencil marks in the stamp box. Front (context only) reads 'HOW WE DO THINGS AT WALTHAM, MASS.' / 'WINTER SQUASH' with 'COPR. 1911'.

Cite this card

Winter Squash, How We Do Things at Waltham, Mass., postcard, c. 1911. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/winter-squash-how-we-do-things-at-waltham-mass. Accessed October 5, 2026.