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Armory, Nashua, New Hampshire, circa 1910

Card type
Lithograph

About this subject

A castellated stone armory with a tall brick tower and crenellated parapet, ivy covering much of the facade, seen from the street with a large arched entrance and a red-roofed wing at right. Trees frame the building against a pale sky.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

We had a hard thunder shower last night all well on [illegible]

PostmarkedNashua, NH
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs S. W. Lyons

R.F.D. 3, Williamstown, Vermont

Postcard record

PostmarkedNashua, NH
ConditionFair
Place addressedMrs S. W. Lyons, R.F.D. 3, Williamstown, VT
Place depictedArmory, Nashua, NH
Place mentionedFrankfort o/Main
PublisherPortland, ME
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesWhite border along right edge carrying a handwritten message; printed color card of the divided-back era. Postmark: NASHUA N.H. OCT 10 5 PM (a '1906' year slug sits beside the stamp; a second partial Manchester N.H. cancel at left). Undivided back ('THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS'), so the message was written on the picture side. Imprint: The Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland, ME, printed in Frankfort o/Main, Germany, No. 1668. Light soiling and edge wear; stamp partly torn at right.

Cite this card

Armory, Nashua, New Hampshire, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/armory-nashua-new-hampshire-circa-1910. Accessed October 5, 2026.