Antique Postcard Collection
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Antique Postcard Collection
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Most items in this collection were generously donated to the Library by Henry "Spud" Murphy ("The Murphy Postcard Collection). Others smaller portions were donated by Carl Soule, Jr., Beverly Stone, and other individual donations. Digitized with the support of a grant from the Reading Celebration Trust's Historical Preservation Fund.
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Institution: Reading Public Library
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Cards
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Massachusetts--Middlesex (county)--Reading
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Main Street, Reading, Mass.Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1906
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Elmwood Hotel and Christian Union Church, Reading, Mass."Made in Germany"
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Catholic Church, Reading, Mass.Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1912
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New Catholic Church, Reading, Mass.Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1911
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A dinner party, Reading, Mass.Photograph of a postcard
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The Square showing Old South Church, Reading, Mass. built 1817Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1911
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Reading Common, Reading, MAHorace Greeley Wadlin, bandstand architect
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Reading, Mass.Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1905
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Old South Methodist Church6 Salem Street Reading MA 01867
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Masonic Block cor. Main and Haven Streets, Reading, Mass.Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1906
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Reading Square, Reading, Mass.Published for G.E. Horrocks & Son Stationers
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Town office building, Reading, Mass.Note on face of postcard reads "Published by M.F. Charles"
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Town office building and public library, Reading, Mass.Note on postcard face reads "Published by M.F. Charles"
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Baptist Church, Reading, Mass."Published in Germany"
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First Baptist Church, Reading, Mass.Published by E.C. Metcalf
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Bay State Military Rifle Range, Wakefield, Mass."If a postcard was made up of the rifle range for a stationer in Wakefield it was captioned as located in Wakefield regardless of its being in Reading." From a note from postcard collector.
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Christian Science Church, Reading, Mass.Postcard has gilt deckled edge
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Reading, Mass., Highland SchoolCard is undated but bears a postmark of 1905
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Reading Square, Reading, MAPublished for G.E. Horrocks & Son Stationers
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Main Street north, Reading, Mass."Published by EC Metcalf" on face of postcard
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Reading, Mass. in the future"A so-called future card of Reading done in about 1910. Note the bus tour of Reading the subway to New York and the overhead trestle with the its train and aircraft." From accompanying description by Henry Murphy postcard collector
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Main Street looking south, Reading, MAPublished for G.E. Horrocks & Son
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The Square, Reading, Mass.Card is undated but bears a correspondence date of 1910
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The Square, Reading, Mass.Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1906
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The Common, Reading, MAHorace Greeley Wadlin, bandstand architect
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High school Old South Church and Common, Reading, MAHorace Greeley Wadlin, architect
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Public buildings, Reading, MACard is undated but bears a postmark of 1923
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[The Square, Reading, Mass.]Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1909
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Grouard house, Reading, Mass."General Brooks drilled the Minutemen of 1776 in the kitchen of this house and Lafayette on his second visit to this country stopped here. The first missionary to India and the first missionary to the Sandwich Islands went from this house." -- from face of postcard
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New federal post office, Reading, Mass.Note on face of postcard reads "Published by M.F. Charles"
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Bay State Rifle Range, Reading, Mass.Made in Germany for M.F. Charles, Reading, Mass.