A dense stand of cattails and tall reeds fills a pond in Prospect Hill Park, framed by leafy trees and white birches. A low grassy bank and a stone border the water in the foreground. Cattails, also called cat-o-nine-tails, grow in shallow standing water and were a common sight in New England ponds. Prospect Hill Park, a municipal park in Waltham, gave residents a wooded public ground near Boston.
Thin white border around the image; light corner and edge wear, slight scuffing at lower corners. Printed caption in red ink at top: "Cat-o-nine-tails, Prospect Hill Park, Waltham, Mass."
No postmark and no stamp. Divided-back card printed in Germany; publisher imprint E. B. Brown, card no. 158571. Pencil note "From Mary, Oct 14-1908" written in the message space. Light toning and edge wear.
Cite this card
Cat-o-nine-tails, Prospect Hill Park, Waltham, MA, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/cat-o-nine-tails-prospect-hill-park-waltham-ma-1908. Accessed November 2, 2026.
