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Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield, Mass.

The Common from Congregational Church tower, Wakefield, Mass.

Item

Title
The Common from Congregational Church tower, Wakefield, Mass.
Description
Postcard shows a panoramic view of the Common looking east from the tower of the First Parish Congregational Church. Main Street runs from left to right, and Church Street divides the Common in the center of the view. On the left is the 1885 band stand and on the right the 1902 Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial. At the extreme right the Lincoln School is visible in the distance.
Contributor
Institution: Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
Coverage
Massachusetts--Middlesex (county)--Wakefield
Wakefield Common (Wakefield, Mass.)
Date
[1900-1909?]
Format
image/jpeg
Publisher
Wakefield, Mass. : A.H. Thayer
Type
still image
Cards
Original Format
1 postcard : hand colored
Extent
9 x 28 cm.