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Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield, Mass.

High School, Wakefield, Mass.

Item

Title
High School, Wakefield, Mass.
Description
Postcard shows the High School on Wakefield Common at Lafayette Street. Built in 1871, the building was used for school purposes until 1937, when it was remodeled as part of a WPA project for municipal offices. The building, also known as the Lafayette building, is now Wakefield's Town Hall.
Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1906.
Contributor
Institution: Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
Coverage
Massachusetts--Middlesex (county)--Wakefield
Date
ca. 1906
Format
image/jpeg
Publisher
Boston, Mass. : Metropolitan News Co.
Subject
Schools
Wakefield High School (Wakefield, Mass.)
Type
still image
Cards
Original Format
1 postcard : b&w
Extent
9 x 14 cm.