Old Photographs of Wakefield

   

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description - Photograph taken on May 8, 1936 shows a flag raising ceremony at the school of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church on Gould Street. subject - Church buildings -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- Pictorial works; Schools -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- Pictorial works; relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11206 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswaksaintjosephschool_6590a5ba0a.jpg

description - Postcard shows a view of the rectory of St. Joseph's Church built in 1885 at the corner of Albion and Murray Streets. The area was known as Harvard Square because of the proximity of the Harvard Knitting Mill. subject - Church buildings -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11205 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard133_b340ffd991.jpg

description - Postcard shows St. Joseph's Church at the corner of Albion and Tuttle Streets. The building was destroyed by fire on March 24, 1977. subject - Church buildings -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11204 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard126_6636f064e9.jpg

description - Postcard shows a view of St. Joseph's Church at the corner of Albion and Tuttle Streets. The building was destroyed by fire on March 24, 1977. subject - Church buildings -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11203 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard132_149181201f.jpg

description - Postcard shows a view of the Albion Street side of St. Joseph's Church at the corner of Albion and Tuttle Streets. The building was destroyed by fire on March 24, 1977. subject - Church buildings -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11202 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard128_d3a209be5e.jpg

description - Postcard shows views of St. Joseph's Church and its rectory. The Church was located at the corner of Albion and Tuttle Streets. The Rectory, built in 1885, was located just behind at the corner of Albion and Murray Streets. The church was destroyed… subject - Church buildings -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11201 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard135_e6beb3e488.jpg

description - Postcard shows a view of Main Street looking south from the intersection of Main and Avon Streets. Albion Street can be seen on the right, flanked by the Perkins and Kingman (later Bourdon) Blocks. subject - Wakefield (Mass.) -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11200 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard30_b1ebf31664.jpg

description - Postcard shows a view looking north up Main Street from the intersection of Main and Water Streets. At left is the Appleton building, later known as the Olde Theatre Block. Just beyond it is the Richardson Block. At the right is the Taylor Building,… subject - Wakefield (Mass.) -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11199 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard23_d80a0b0791.jpg

description - Postcard shows a view of Wakefield Common with the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, erected in 1902 to commemorate Wakefield's Civil War casualties. The band stand is visible in the background. subject - Massachusetts -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Monuments; Wakefield (Mass.) -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11196 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard112_2a1abd9b0d.jpg

description - "Dinners * Cocktails * Luncheons. Ships' Haven. Completely air conditioned, Piers 24 and 26 Broadway, Route 1 (Newburyport Turnpike), Lynnfield, Mass. Attractive rooms for bridge, luncheon and dinner parties. Recommended by Duncan Hines, Gourmet, and… subject - Ships' Haven (Lynnfield, Mass.) relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11195 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard197_858d60e8ae.jpg

description - Postcard shows the Wakefield Savings Bank building, at the corner of Main and Chestnut Streets. To the right is the 1895 Odd Fellows Building. Note the freestanding clock on the corner. subject - Odd Fellows Building (Wakefield, Mass.). relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11194 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard38_62bb6ab5aa.jpg

description - Postcard shows a view looking east up Salem Street from the intersection with Main Street at the Common. subject - Wakefield (Mass.) -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11193 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard113_d13665992d.jpg

description - Postcard shows the St. Joseph Parochial School on Gould Street, connected with St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church on Albion Street. subject - Schools -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11192 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard170_99f4b99820.jpg

description - Postcard shows the ruins of the Congregational Church on the west side of Wakefield Common. The view is looking east on Church street towards the common. The granite church, built in 1892, was the fourth church on the site. After its destruction by… subject - Church buildings -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- Pictorial works; Fires -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- History -- 20th century. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11191 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard124_4c4af71eb8.jpg

description - Postcard shows the Rockery on Main Street, looking north toward the Common. subject - Rockery (Wakefield, Mass.) relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11190 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard53_12b0e14c9b.jpg

description - Postcard shows the Rockery on Main Street, looking north toward the Common. Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1915. subject - Rockery (Wakefield, Mass.) relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11189 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard52_47ab432820.jpg

description - Postcard shows the Rockery on Main Street, looking northwest. The High School is visible on the left. The text on the stone monument reads "Historical Linn Village 1639 Original town of Redding 1644 South Reading 1812 Wakefield 1868 Height… subject - Rockery (Wakefield, Mass.) relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11188 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard48_19fcd771a5.jpg

description - Postcard shows the Rockery on Main Street, looking northwest. The First Baptist Church is visible on the left. subject - Rockery (Wakefield, Mass.);Church buildings -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11187 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard43_f08c3e2ac7.jpg