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Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield, Mass.

Entrance to Hart's Hill observatory, Wakefield, Mass.

Item

Title
Entrance to Hart's Hill observatory, Wakefield, Mass.
Description
Postcard shows a view from the base of Hart's Hill looking up to the forest fire watch tower built at the summit in 1913 by the state Forestry Department. The tower was approximately 50 feet tall.
Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1921.
Contributor
Institution: Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
Coverage
Massachusetts--Middlesex (county)--Wakefield
Hart's Hill (Wakefield, Mass.)
Date
ca. 1921
Format
image/jpeg
Publisher
Exeter, NH. : Frank W. Swallow Post Card Co.
Subject
Gates
Fire lookout stations
Type
still image
Cards
Original Format
1 postcard : b&w
Extent
14 x 9 cm.