Aerial view of Wakefield, 1948

Title

Aerial view of Wakefield, 1948

Description

This photo was taken by Cheyne Aerial Surveys of Methuen in 1948. According to the photo caption that appeared in the Boston Herald, "Take a good, long look at this suburban community, its main thoroughfare running from top left to right center of the picture, its athletic field at the bottom right, and two churches in the upper left corner. It's Wakefield from the air."

Image from the Wakefield Municipal Gas and Light Department annual calendar, 2019

Photo courtesy of Bob McLaughlin

Contributor

Institution: Lucius Beebe Memorial Library

Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department (Wakefield, Mass.)

D'Onofrio, Jayne M.

Coverage

Massachusetts--Middlesex (county)--Wakefield

Date

1948

Format

image/jpeg

Language

eng

Publisher

Wakefield, Mass. : Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department

Type

still image

Photographs

Original Format

1 picture :black & white

Extent

33 x 25 cm.