Old Photographs of Wakefield
(236 items found)
Wakefield High School, Wakefield, Mass.
description - Postcard shows a view of Wakefield High School on Main Street at the location of the current Galvin Middle School parking lot. The building was opened in 1923 and was later known as the Atwell building in honor of Superintendent of Schools Willard B.… subject - Schools -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11226 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard164_6df13c8a2e.jpg
Wakefield Common, Wakefield, Mass.
description - Postcard shows a view of the bandstand on the Common, built in 1885 at a cost of $2,500 as a replacement for an earlier wooden bandstand. The new bandstand was also known as the Pagoda and the Music Pavilion. subject - Bandstands -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11225 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard108_d4e4a2bfb7.jpg
Wakefield Centre Railroad Station, Wakefield, Mass.
description - Postcard shows a view of Wakefield's Center Train Station on Water Street. subject - Railroad stations -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield; Railroads -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11224 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard141_0d7763313a.jpg
Volunteer Hose Company, Wakefield, Mass.
description - Volunteer Hose Company No.2 became a part of the Wakefield Fire Department following a Town Meeting vote in March 1892. subject - Wakefield (Mass.) Fire dept. -- Pictorial works; Fire departments -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11223 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard142_101ee35175.jpg
View of Lake Quannapowitt, from West's Hill, Wakefield, Mass.
description - Postcard shows a view east towards Lake Quannapowitt from West's Hill. subject - Quannapowitt, Lake -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield; Wakefield (Mass.) -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11222 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard151_e44d48f380.jpg
View from Greenwood Bridge
description - Photograph taken in 1916 shows a locomotive heading south towards Melrose along the shore of Crystal Lake in Greenwood. subject - Crystal Lake (Wakefield, Mass.) relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11220 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswaklocomotive_from_greenwood_bridge_b452a1cd80.jpg
[Vernon Market]
description - Undated photograph looking west shows the Vernon Market at the corner of Vernon Street and Lawrence Street. The building now contains apartments. subject - Wakefield (Mass.) -- History -- Pictorial works relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11219 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakvernonmkt_8ad60cf7db.jpg
Upper Station, B & M. R.R., Wakefield, Mass.
description - Postcard shows a view of Wakefield's Upper Train Station on North Avenue looking south down Tuttle Street. St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church is visible on the right. subject - Railroad stations -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield; Railroads -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11218 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard140_f792736634.jpg
Universalist Church, Wakefield, Mass.
description - Postcard shows a view of the Universalist Church on the east side of Main Street near the Rockery. The church was erected on that site in 1839. Major renovations in 1859 moved the building back from the street and added a new front portion and… subject - First Universalist Society (Wakefield, Mass.);Church buildings -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11217 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard33_0c4fa2c709.jpg
[Unidentified old house, Wakefield, Mass.]
description - Postcard shows a view of an unidentified private home. Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1906. subject - Architecture, Domestic -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11216 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard187_b1c34fe4e6.jpg
[Unidentified old house, Wakefield, Mass.]
description - Postcard shows a view of an unidentified private home. Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1908. subject - Architecture, Domestic -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11215 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard186_6a4bcac08c.jpg
"Tuttle Park", Wakefield, Mass.
description - Postcard shows a view of a park in front of Wakefield's Upper Train Station looking south down Tuttle Street. St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church can be seen on the right. North Avenue is just visible behind the train station. subject - Railroad stations -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield; Railroads -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11214 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard138_a9f78e901f.jpg
Town Hall, Wakefield, Mass.
description - Postcard shows a view of Wakefield Town Hall, completed in 1871. The land and funds for the building were donated by industrialist Cyrus Wakefield, for whom the town is named. The building was demolished in 1958 after it was damaged by fire in… subject - Wakefield (Mass.) -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11213 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard15_fa89b0f6f8.jpg
Town Hall, Wakefield, Mass.
description - Postcard shows a view of Wakefield Town Hall, completed in 1871. The land and funds for the building were donated by industrialist Cyrus Wakefield, for whom the town is named. The building was demolished in 1958 after it was damaged by fire in… subject - Wakefield (Mass.) -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11212 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard14_f9a3eeb1b9.jpg
Town Hall, Wakefield, Mass.
description - Postcard shows a view of Wakefield Town Hall, completed in 1871. The land and funds for the building were donated by industrialist Cyrus Wakefield, for whom the town is named. The building was demolished in 1958 after it was damaged by fire in… subject - Wakefield (Mass.) -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11211 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard13_3e5c1efbaa.jpg
Town Hall, Wakefield, Mass.
description - Postcard shows a view of Wakefield Town Hall, completed in 1871. The land and funds for the building were donated by industrialist Cyrus Wakefield, for whom the town is named. The building was demolished in 1958 after it was damaged by fire in… subject - Wakefield (Mass.) -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11210 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard9_dc91551eef.jpg
Suntaug Inn, Lynnfield, Mass.
description - "This famous Inn, on the shore of beautiful Lake Suntaug - on Route No. 128 and just off U.S. Route 1, at Lynnfield, Massachusetts - features dining and dancing, with music in the modern manner. All modern appointments, including cocktail lounge.… subject - Suntaug Inn (Lynnfield, Mass.) relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11207 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard198_d1f7c183c7.jpg
