Watertown Square.

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Title

Watertown Square.

Subject

Architecture -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Buildings -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Streets -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Historic buildings -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Neighborhood -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Watertown (Mass.) -- Social life and customs.; City and town life -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Watertown Square -- Watertown (Mass).; Banks-- Watertown (Mass).; Street railroads -- Watertown -- Massachusetts -- Cars.;

Description

Colored postcard showing Union Market Bank, Pleasant Street on the left and Main Street on the right. Trolley going down center of Main Street. Union Market Bank was founded in 1873 founded by Charles J. Barry (who would later resign and found the Watertown Savings Bank), Royal Gilkey (owner of the Royal Gilkey Wood and Coal Company), George K. Snow, George N. March, Thomas L. French and James S. Allison. The Bank supported the small business man and local building projects. Rarely was stock sold and it was a community bank.

Date

1910 ca.

Contributor

Watertown Free Public Library

Rights

Management Restrictions apply. See application form at http://watertownlib.org/research/historic-watertown/photographs

Format

Postcard

Identifier

figure 6021

Files

Collection

Citation

“Watertown Square.,” Digital Commonwealth , accessed May 24, 2013, http://digitalcommonwealth.org/items/show/53199.

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