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Boston, MA · 1907

Boston, MA: Public Library & New Old South Church, Copley Square

Boston, MA: Public Library & New Old South Church, Copley Square — front
Boston, MA: Public Library & New Old South Church, Copley Square — back
Boston, MA: Public Library & New Old South Church, Copley Square — front Boston, MA: Public Library & New Old South Church, Copley Square — back

Location

Boston, MA

Postmark Year

1907

Scanned

May 29, 2026

Colorscale

color

Publisher

S. Langsdorf / J. Koehler (New York / Berlin)

Front

Description: Color lithograph illustration of the Boston Public Library and New Old South Church on Copley Square, Boston, with a streetcar, early automobile, horse-drawn carriages, and pedestrians in the foreground under a partly cloudy sky.

Printed Text: PUBLIC LIBRARY & NEW OLD SOUTH CHURCH, BOSTON, MASS.

Back

Description: Divided back with handwritten message on the left side, addressed to C. B. Bridger. Green 1-cent Ben Franklin stamp affixed. Circular postmark from South Blachley, Maine dated August 1907. Publisher imprint along right edge.

Printed Text: POST CARD. THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR COMMUNICATION. THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN HERE.

Publisher Location: New York / Berlin

Postmark & Message

Postmark: Circular cancellation: SOUTH BLACHLEY, MAINE, AUG [date], P.M.

Message: Mamie [remainder difficult to fully transcribe; mentions 'Magnetic Bridge' and other partial words]

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