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Confederate Monument, Montgomery, AL, 1908

Subjects
Civil WarMonuments & Memorials
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1908 (Golden Age)
Front of Confederate Monument, Montgomery, AL, 1908, Mr. W. H. [illegible], AL, USA, c. 1908 lithograph postcard
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Back of Confederate Monument, Montgomery, AL, 1908, Mr. W. H. [illegible], AL, USA, c. 1908 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A tall column rises on a grassy rise, topped by a figure holding a flag, with four standing statues grouped around the tiered base and a low iron fence enclosing the monument grounds. The Alabama Confederate Monument, designed by Alexander Doyle and dedicated in 1898, stands on the north side of the Alabama State Capitol grounds in Montgomery. Its base figures represent the infantry, artillery, cavalry, and naval branches of Confederate service. The monument was part of a broader late nineteenth-century effort to mark Confederate memory at Southern state capitols.

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PublisherA. Gibian
Confederate Monument, Montgomery, Ala.
PostmarkedMontgomery, AL, November 27, 1908, 05:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Charlotte

Street Knights, KY

Postcard record

Postmarked, Montgomery, AL
PublisherA. Gibian
SeriesNo. C 11280
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Charlotte, Street, Knights, KY
Place depictedMr. W. H. [illegible], Montgomery, AL
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesCream border; surface soiled and spotted, corners and edges worn, slight discoloration of the sky area. Postmark: MONTGOMERY ALA NOV 27-08 5--AM. Divided-back litho-chrome card printed in Germany; publisher A. Gibian, Montgomery, Ala. Light edge wear and toning.

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Confederate Monument, Montgomery, AL, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/confederate-monument-montgomery-al-1908. Accessed November 2, 2026.