Public Library

Image ID: WPC 01:163
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Front:
Color image of Memorial Hall/Clarke Library as seen from across Main St. "Memorial Hall" is visible at the top of the building in the center, while the left and right wings read "Library" and "Museum" respectively. Trolley tracks can be seen on the street. A wagon-type object sits in front of the building next to the front steps.
[Colors appear muted]
Message on back reads: "Will be home Tuesday night or Wednesday morning if all goes well as far as I can see on the job for I hope so. / HET [?]'
Back is addressed to: "Fred Faulkner / 18 Colberg Ave / Roslindale / Mass"
Date is taken from postmark.

Image Details

Dublin Core
Title
Public Library
Subject
Faulkner, Fred
Description
Front:
Color image of Memorial Hall/Clarke Library as seen from across Main St. "Memorial Hall" is visible at the top of the building in the center, while the left and right wings read "Library" and "Museum" respectively. Trolley tracks can be seen on the street. A wagon-type object sits in front of the building next to the front steps.
[Colors appear muted]
Message on back reads: "Will be home Tuesday night or Wednesday morning if all goes well as far as I can see on the job for I hope so. / HET [?]'
Back is addressed to: "Fred Faulkner / 18 Colberg Ave / Roslindale / Mass"
Date is taken from postmark.
Date
22-Aug-09
Contributor
Donation of the Gutterman-Pohlman Family, Northampton. 2017
Identifier
WPC 01:163
Coverage
Northampton, Mass
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Postcard
Physical Dimensions
Print size: 3.5" x 5.5"

Citation

“Public Library,” Forbes Library Images from the Archives (Legacy site: Pre-2022), accessed November 27, 2024, https://images.forbeslibrary.org/items/show/5010.