Arnold Arboretum, Forest Hills, Boston, MA, 1909
- Card type
- Lithograph
About this postcard
A curving carriage road winds through rolling lawns, flowering shrubs and mature specimen trees, with a small pond at left and a building on the distant hill; a lone figure in light clothing stands on the grass in the foreground. The caption names the Arnold Arboretum at Forest Hills, the Harvard University tree collection designed with Frederick Law Olmsted and opened to the public in 1872 as part of Boston's Emerald Necklace park system. The hand-colored view emphasizes the arboretum's display of flowering shrubs and autumn foliage, a popular subject for Boston-area postcards of the era.
Postcard Details
44 Sparhawk Street Amesbury, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Boston, MA |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Reichner Brothers |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Miss Charlotte M Hassett, 44 Sparhawk Street, Amesbury, MA |
| Place depicted | Arnold Arboretum, Boston, MA |
| received | Amesbury, MA |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | Thin white border; light scuffing and wear along the top edge and corners; color lithograph with a pale pink sky. Postmark: BOSTON MASS SEP 2 1909 9:30 AM / JAMAICA PLAIN STATION flag cancel. Handwritten annotation in purple ink across the printed POST CARD heading. Divided-back color litho card with German-made imprint (No. 1057); light edge/corner wear, slight toning. |
Cite this card
Arnold Arboretum, Forest Hills, Boston, MA, 1909, postcard, c. 1909. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/arnold-arboretum-forest-hills-boston-ma-1909. Accessed November 2, 2026.