This 1940s postcard shows a main downtown street (Purchase) in New Bedford, Massachusetts, looking south from Olympia Theater.

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New Bedford is a major Massachusetts city, located on the south coast of the state. In the 1800s, it was renowned as the whaling capital of the world. This postcard, dating to the 1940s, shows a main downtown Street, Purchase Street, looking south from the Olympia Theater (on the right).

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Size: 5309px × 3315px
Photo credit: © Ivy Close Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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