Items

• [The Joshua Eaton School, Reading, Mass.]

  Title and credits handwritten on back of postcard
• Joshua Eaton School, Reading, Massachusetts
• Meadowbrook Golf Club, Reading, Mass.

  Date is handwritten on postcard
• Residence of Charles A. Loring
• Summer Avenue, Reading, Mass.

  Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1914
• Franklin Street, Reading, Mass.

  Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1909
• Franklin St., Reading, Mass.

  Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1909
• Summer Avenue, Reading, Mass.

  "Published by M.F. Charles" printed on front of postcard
• Summer Avenue, Reading, Mass.

  "Published by M.F. Charles" printed on front of postcard
• Common, Reading, MA

  Horace Greeley Wadlin, bandstand architect
• High school Old South Church - erected 1817, Reading, Mass.
• Highland School, Reading, Mass.

  Horace Greeley Wadlin, architect
• Highland School, Reading, Mass.

  Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1908
• New high school, Reading, Mass.

  "Published for M.F. Charles"
• High School, Reading, Mass.

  Deckled edge
• High School, Reading, Mass.
• High School, Reading, Mass.

  "Printed in Great Britain"
• New high school

  Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1907
• Reading High School, Reading, Mass.
• High School

  This building was later the Community Center and then private condominiums
• New Reading Memorial High School

  "Completed in 1955 Dedicated to the veterans of all wars"
• Pearl Street School, Reading, Mass.
• Highland School, Reading

  Horace Greeley Wadlin, architect
• Highland School, Reading, Mass.

  Horace Greeley Wadlin, architect
• Christian Science Church, Reading, Mass.
• Junior high school, Reading, Mass.

  Published for Edward Wells Dumont NJ
• Pearl Street School, Reading, Mass.

  Published for Edward Wells Dumont NJ
• Square, Reading, MA
• The Square

  Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1905
• Reading Sq., Reading, MA
• Reading Common, Reading, MA
• Reading Common
• Bank building and Hotel Elmwood

  Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1907
• Main Street, Reading, Mass.

  Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1908
• Reading Square

  Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1915
• Reading, Mass.

  Card is undated but bears a correspondence date of 1908
• Common, Reading, MA

  Horace Greeley Wadlin, bandstand architect
• The Square, Reading, MA

  Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1907
• Bandstand, High School, Reading, Mass.

  Horace Greeley Wadlin, architect
• Main Street, Reading, MA
• Masonic Block corner Main and Haven Street, Reading, MA

  Made in Germany for G.E. Horrocks
• Reading, Mass.
• The Common, Reading, MA

  Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1907
• The Square showing Old South Church, Reading, MA
• High School Old South Church and Common, Reading, MA

  Horace Greeley Wadlin, bandstand architect
• Reading Common

  Horace Greeley Wadlin, bandstand architect
• Main street looking south from Common, Reading, MA

  Horace Greeley Wadlin, bandstand architect
• Christmas on the common by the people of Reading 1988

  Photo courtesy of Mr and Mrs Peter Shields
• The Square

  Card bears a postmark of 1906
• Reading Common

  Horace Greeley Wadlin, bandstand architect
• Boulder in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Reading, Mass.

  Printed in Germany
• Soldier's monument, Reading, Mass.

  Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1910
• Reading, Mass. : the Square
• Skipper's cabin on Treasure Island

  "On this island there are 4000 plants - 85 different varieties. Sailor Tom's Main and Franklin Streets Route 28 Reading, Mass."
• Sailor Tom's home Route 28, Reading, Mass. [Entrance to ship]

  "The door leading to the inside of Sailor Tom's home designed with nautical hardware ship's lights on either side. Come aboard and pay us a visit. Tom and Polly"
• Sailor Tom's home [the ship]

  "Surrounded by a sea of rhododendrons and mountain laurel. Home consists of seven rooms: length overall 80 feet with a 15-foot beam. Route 28 Reading, Mass. You are welcome pay us a visit. Tom and Polly"
• [Sailor Tom's]

  "Drop anchor at Sailor Tom's. Route 28 Reading, MAss-12 miles north of Boston. Food you like at prices you like to pay. Glad you came folks. Hope you will come again. Thanks a million. Sailor Tom. For reservations call Reading 2-7026."
• Sailor Tom's village old mill stream and wishing pool

  "Sailor Tom's village old mill stream and wishing pool. Sailor Tom's. Main and Franklin streets Route 28 Reading, Mass."
• Sailor Tom's seafood grill Route 28, Reading, Massachusetts
• Reading, Mass.

  Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1911
• Ipswich River, Reading, Mass.
• Ipswich River, Reading, Mass.
• [Reading town baseball team]

  Accompanying collector's note reads "A picture of the Reading town team in 1909. The manager 5th from left was George Horrocks. Next to him Timothy Cullinane. Second from him Fred Day. In the front row in the middle is Len Nichols."
• Scene on the road near Reading, Mass.
• Ipswich River, Reading, Mass.

  Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1909
• Elmwood Inn
• Main Street South, Reading, MA
• Main Street looking north, Reading, MA

  Made in Germany for M.F. Charles
• The Square, Reading, MA

  Date of 1914 is hand-written on back of postcard
• R.R. station and Black's Block
• B and M station, Reading, Mass.
• Sailor Tom's seafood grill Route 28, Reading, Massachusetts

  Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1938
• Boston and Maine station, Reading, Mass.
• [New federal post office, Reading, Mass.]
• Post office - Reading, Mass.

  Published for Edward Wells Dumont NJ
• Sailor Tom's home Route 28, Reading, Mass. [ship's galley]

  "Ship's galley or kitchen. Come aboard and pay us a visit. You are welcome. Tom and Polly."
• Sailor Tom's home Route 28, Reading, Mass. [the bridge]

  "The bridge - our boy's room. This room is furnished in a nautical theme throughout. You are welcome. Come aboard and pay us a visit. Tom and Polly"
• Sailor Tom's home Route 28, Reading, Mass. [Wardroom]

  "The wardroom or living room. Looking aft you see the stateroom and bath. You are welcome to inspect our home. Tom and Polly"
• Sailor Tom's home Route 28, Reading, Mass. [Guest room]

  "The upper deck looking from the stern to the bridge. Guestroom and reading room. Come aboard and pay us a visit. Tom and Polly"
• The Square, Reading, MA

  Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1905
• [The Square, Reading, Mass.]
• Lyceum Hall Haven Street and Masonic Block, Reading, MA

  Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1907
• Tents of the Bay State Rifle Range Wakefield, Mass.

  "Published by A.H. Thayer" printed on face of postcard
• The 600-yd. firing point Bay State 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.
• Bay State Military Rifle Associations rifle range scene, Reading, Mass.

  Printed in Germany
• Bay State Military Rifle Association buildings and rifle range, Reading, Mass.

  Printed in Germany
• Navy yard rock garden and miniature city at Sailor Tom's

  "Navy yard rock garden and miniature city at Sailor Tom's. Main and Franklin streets Route 28 Reading, Mass."
• Sailor Tom's sea grill and out-going stand

  "Sailor Tom's sea grill and out-going stand. Main and Franklin Streets Route 28 Reading, Mass."
• Odd-fellows Block, Reading, Mass.

  Made in Germany
• Hall House, Reading, Mass.

  Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1901
• Meadowbrook Golf Club, Reading, Mass.

  Printed in Germany
• Pumping station, Reading, Mass.
• Pumping station, Reading, Mass.

  Printed in Germany
• Ipswich River, Reading, Mass.

  Printed in Great Britain
• The old Parker Tavern, Reading, Mass.

  Printed in Germany
• The Boston and Maine railroad station, Reading, Mass.

  Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1909
• Old South Church and Common, Reading, MA

  Horace Greeley Wadlin, bandstand architect
• Main Street looking south, Reading, MA

  Date of 1927 is hand-written on back of postcard
• Bandstand and Old South Church, Reading, MA

  Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1916
• Reading Square the trolley centre, Reading, MA