City Hall Square with Beecher monument, Brooklyn, NY, 1908
- Card type
- Lithograph
About this postcard
City Hall Square in Brooklyn, seen across a small circular pool and lawn in the foreground, where a bronze figure stands on a pedestal. Horse-drawn wagons and pedestrians cross the open square, and a steel elevated railway with trains and trolleys cuts across the middle distance. Tall commercial blocks flank the square, and a domed tower flying American flags rises at the right. The square sat in front of Brooklyn's Borough Hall. The monument is the Henry Ward Beecher memorial by John Quincy Adams Ward, dedicated in 1891; Beecher was the pastor of Plymouth Church and a prominent antislavery speaker.
Postcard Details
44 Sparhawk St Amesbury, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Brooklyn, NY |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Souvenir Post Card Co. |
| Series | 2108 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Miss Charlotte Hassett, 44 Sparhawk St, Amesbury, MA |
| Place depicted | City Hall Square, Brooklyn, NY |
| Publisher | Souvenir Post Card Co., New York, NY |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, Scott #300, green, issued 1903 |
| Notes | Thin white border; rounded corners, light edge wear and small stains; printed number 2108 at lower right. Postmark: BROOKLYN N.Y. AUG 15 9:30 PM 1908. Divided-back card printed in Germany; light edge/corner wear, slight soiling on the address side. |
Cite this card
City Hall Square with Beecher monument, Brooklyn, NY, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/city-hall-square-with-beecher-monument-brooklyn-ny-1908. Accessed November 2, 2026.