Old Photographs of Wakefield

   

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description - Postcard shows a view of an unidentified spot on the shore of Lake Quannapowitt. subject - Quannapowitt, Lake -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield; Wakefield (Mass.) -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11046 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard90_06371d979e.jpg

description - Postcard shows a view looking east of the beach on the southern shore of Lake Quannapowitt. subject - Quannapowitt, Lake -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield; Wakefield (Mass.) -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11045 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard91_25eaf9d4b4.jpg

description - Detailed entry in building survey, "The cultural resources of Wakefield", pA4.;Photo courtesy of the Bayrd family. subject - Bayrd's Indian Trading Post (Wakefield, Mass.); relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11044 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakindian-trading-post_82869837c9.jpg

description - Postcard shows Camp Plunkett, home of the Bay State Rifle Association. The Camp was purchased from them in 1926 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the name changed to Camp Curtis Guild. It is now home to the Massachusetts National Guard. subject - Camp Plunkett (Wakefield, Mass.) -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11043 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakpostcard_wak2_e5f16bbbb8.jpg

description - Postcard shows the First Baptist Church on the west side of Wakefield Common. The church was organized in 1804 and the present building was built in 1872.;"Photo by William Keech." subject - Church buildings -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11042 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard121_44259817ae.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. subject - Odd Fellows Building (Wakefield, Mass.). relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11041 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard200_405818b11f.jpg

description - Postcard shows the Wakefield National Bank building, at the corner of Main and Chestnut Streets. The location is now occupied by the Wakefield Savings Bank. To the right is the 1895 Odd Fellows Building. Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1910. subject - Odd Fellows Building (Wakefield, Mass.). relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11040 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard36_761a1e7762.jpg

description - Postcard shows the Wakefield National Bank building, at the corner of Main and Chestnut Streets. The location is now occupied by the Wakefield Savings Bank. subject - Banks and banking -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11039 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard34_79e91fafc1.jpg

description - Postcard shows a view of the bandstand on the Common, built in 1885 at a cost of $2,500 as a replacement for an earlier wooden bandstand. The new bandstand was also known as the Pagoda and the Music Pavilion. subject - Bandstands -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11038 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard106_453fd1a9af.jpg

description - Postcard shows a view of the bandstand on the Common, built in 1885 at a cost of $2,500 as a replacement for an earlier wooden bandstand. The new bandstand was also known as the Pagoda and the Music Pavilion. subject - Bandstands -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11037 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard102_a58784b505.jpg

description - Postcard shows a view of the eastern shore of Lake Quannapowitt. subject - Quannapowitt, Lake -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield; Wakefield (Mass.) -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11036 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard99_9e966ed84d.jpg

description - Postcard shows the Massachusetts State Armory on Main Street at the corner of Armory Street. The building was dedicated on January 15, 1913. In 1975 the town of Wakefield purchased the armory from the state for one dollar. It is now known as the… subject - Americal Civic Center (Wakefield, Mass.) relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11035 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakpostcard35_e515a982d4.jpg

description - Postcard shows a view looking north up Main Street, with the Old Armory on the right. This armory predated the Massachusetts State Armory, built approximately across the street in 1913. The tower of the old Town Hall can be seen in the background. subject - Armories -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11034 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard161_599b570a27.jpg

description - Postcard shows a view of Albion Street looking west from the intersection of Albion and Foster Streets. The Wakefield Daily Item building is visible on the left. In the distance can be seen the steeple of the Methodist Episcopal Church, which was… subject - Wakefield (Mass.) -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11033 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard29_99c909829f.jpg

description - Postcard shows an aerial view of Wakefield looking north up Main Street towards Lake Quannapowitt. In the foreground are the Junior High School and Atwell School. In the center of the photo is the Cyrus Wakefield Town Hall.;Photo by Stepen Warner. subject - Wakefield (Mass.) -- Pictorial works; Wakefield (Mass.) -- Aerial photographs. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11032 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard188_428e822f15.jpg

description - Image is a portion of a drawn aerial map showing the Cyrus Wakefield estate once located on Main Street on the site of the present Galvin Middle School. The mansion was sited approximately opposite Richardson Street, on what is now the school parking… subject - Wakefield, Cyrus, 1811-1873. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11031 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwakefield-estate2_790596af0a.jpg