Old Photographs of Wakefield

   

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description - Photograph taken on December 5, 1943 shows L.B. Evans' Son Co. Shoe Manufacturers and adjacent railroad tracks on Water Street. The factory building was sold in 1979 and the company phased out its operations. It has since been converted for office… subject - L.B. Evans' Son Company (Wakefield, Mass.) relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11126 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakevans_factory-tracks_d5e2c00766.jpg

description - Photograph taken on December 3, 1936 shows L.B. Evans' Son Co. Shoe Manufacturers on Water Street. Also visible is the Arthur H. Saunders Gulf service station. The factory building was sold in 1979 and the company phased out its operations. It has… subject - L.B. Evans' Son Company (Wakefield, Mass.) relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11125 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakevans_shoe_factory_cc4913bf84.jpg

description - Postcard shows a view of the Isaac Green house in the Greenwood section of Wakefield on the east side of Main Street near the intersection with Green Street. Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1908. subject - Architecture, Domestic -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11124 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard182_1ffcd85eea.jpg

description - Postcard shows a view of the nave and apse of St. Joseph's Church at the corner of Albion and Tuttle Streets. The building was destroyed by fire on March 24, 1977. subject - Church buildings -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11123 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard127_69d8060546.jpg

description - Postcard shows a view of the side aisle of St. Joseph's Church at the corner of Albion and Tuttle Streets. The building was destroyed by fire on March 24, 1977. subject - Church buildings -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11122 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard129_31623d2056.jpg

description - Postcard shows the Hurd School, built in 1899, at the corner of Cordis and Pleasant Streets. subject - Schools -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11121 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard167_0a0345d6bc.jpg

description - Postcard shows a view of The Hub Stove Foundry building. The company was established by Cyrus Wakefield in 1854 on Foundry Street as the Boston & Maine Foundry Company. It later became the Smith and Anthony Stove Company. subject - Wakefield (Mass.) -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11120 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard146_139853af89.jpg

description - Published for Breck's of Boston.;"Exit 21-A on Route 128, Wakefield, Mass." -- Text from back of postcard. subject - Pleasure Island (Wakefield, Mass.). relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11119 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard175_2e3afa70b6.jpg

description - Postcard shows a view of Wakefield High School on Main Street at the location of the current Galvin Middle School parking lot. The building was opened in 1923 and was later known as the Atwell building in honor of Superintendent of Schools Willard B.… subject - Schools -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11118 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard158_21054dd4cd.jpg

description - Postcard shows a view of Wakefield High School on Main Street at the location of the current Galvin Middle School parking lot. The building was opened in 1923 and was later known as the Atwell building in honor of Superintendent of Schools Willard B.… subject - Schools -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11117 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard160_38d3430061.jpg

description - Postcard shows the High School on Wakefield Common at Lafayette Street. Built in 1871, the building was used for school purposes until 1937, when it was remodeled as part of a WPA project for municipal offices. The building, also known as the… subject - Schools -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11116 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard56_85e3499d60.jpg

description - Postcard shows the High School on Wakefield Common at Lafayette Street. Built in 1871, the building was used for school purposes until 1937, when it was remodeled as part of a WPA project for municipal offices. The building, also known as the… subject - Schools -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11115 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard55_653e8786aa.jpg

description - Postcard shows the High School on Wakefield Common at Lafayette Street. Built in 1871, the building was used for school purposes until 1937, when it was remodeled as part of a WPA project for municipal offices. The building, also known as the… subject - Schools -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11114 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard54_1b0cfc9c55.jpg

description - Postcard shows the High School on Wakefield Common at Lafayette Street. Built in 1871, the building was used for school purposes until 1937, when it was remodeled as part of a WPA project for municipal offices. The building, also known as the… subject - Schools -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11113 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard51_235a2755b7.jpg

description - Postcard shows the High School on Wakefield Common at Lafayette Street. Built in 1871, the building was used for school purposes until 1937, when it was remodeled as part of a WPA project for municipal offices. The building, also known as the… subject - Schools -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11112 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard49_ca8b25e0a8.jpg

description - Postcard shows the Heywood-Wakefield furniture factory complex on Water Street. The view is looking north, with Water Street visible in front of the factory buildings. Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1912. subject - Heywood-Wakefield Company -- Pictorial works; relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11111 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard45_bd0eddf3b4.jpg

description - Postcard depicts the Harvard Knitting Mills complex looking south from the corner of Albion and Foundry Streets. subject - Wakefield (Mass.) -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11109 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard139_3f915caa56.jpg

description - Postcard depicts the Harvard Knitting Mills complex looking south from across Albion Street. subject - Wakefield (Mass.) -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11108 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard137_6b5f5c5981.jpg

description - Postcard shows the Hart's Hill forest fire watch tower built at the summit of Hart's Hill in 1913 by the state Forestry Department. The tower was approximately 50 feet tall. Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1916. subject - Wakefield (Mass.) -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/11107 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakwalsh_postcard8_5ede9194e5.jpg