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Arnold Arboretum, Forest Hills, Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1910

Subjects
Forests & TreesGardensPublic Parks & Commons
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Arnold Arboretum, Forest Hills, Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1910, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of Arnold Arboretum, Forest Hills, Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1910, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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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

Message · English, in pen

This picture of the Arboretum is only a small part of what Charlotte would like to show you some time when you can come and see her. With love from cousin Charlotte

PublisherReichner Brothers
Arnold Arboretum, Forest Hills, Mass. --- No. 1057 Made in Germany. Reichner Brothers, Boston, Munich, Leipzig.
PostmarkedBoston, MA, September 2, 1909, 09:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Charlotte M. Hassell

44 Sparhawk Street, Jamesburg, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Boston, MA
PublisherReichner Brothers
ConditionGood
Place addressedCharlotte M. Hassell, 44 Sparhawk Street, Jamesburg, MA
Place depictedArnold Arboretum, Boston, MA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesThin 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. 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, Massachusetts, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/arnold-arboretum-forest-hills-boston-massachusetts-circa-191. Accessed October 24, 2026.