Francis Scott Key memorial composite, Washington, D.C. and Frederick, Maryland, 1907

Subjects: Monuments & Memorials Patriotic Public Figures
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1907 (Golden Age)

Back of Francis Scott Key memorial composite, Washington, D.C. and Frederick, Maryland, 1907, c. 1907 lithograph postcard — Back

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A composite patriotic postcard featuring a portrait of Francis Scott Key framed by flags and an eagle, the Key Mansion in Washington, D.C., and the grave and monument of Francis Scott Key in Frederick, Maryland, alongside the text of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' and a biographical note.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Nelly - Was sorry to have missed you - Hope you got along all night - Wanted to see you, but found I could get off, but would Hope to see you soon - Love to all J. H. Rogers

PublisherMarken & Bielfeld

The Star-Spangled Banner. Oh, say, can you see by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hail'd at twilight's last gleaming; Whose broad stripes and bright stars thro' the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watch'd were so gallantly streaming; And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there; O say does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave! From the shore dimly seen thro' the mists of the deep Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze o'er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows half conceals half discloses? Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam, In full glory reflected now shines on the stream; 'Tis the Star-Spangled Banner! O long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave! O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave! O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave! And where is the band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more? Their blood has wash'd out their foul foot-steps' pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave; And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave! And thus be it ever when freemen shall stand Between their lov'd home and the war's desolation; Blest with victory and peace may this Heaven-rescu'd land Praise the Power that hath made and preserv'd us a nation; Then conquer we must when our cause it is just And this be our motto 'In God Is Our Trust;' And the Star-Spangled Banner, O long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave! Every American knows Francis Scott Key as the author of our national anthem, which he wrote on the British frigate 'Surprise' during the bombardment of Fort McHenry, where he had gone to arrange for the exchange of prisoners. Admiral Cockburn received Key courteously, but as preparations had been made for attacking the fort he was kept on board, and at early dawn when he saw the stars and stripes still floating over the fort he wrote the Star-Spangled Banner. Key was born in Frederick County, Md., Aug. 1st, 1779. He was educated at Saint John's College, Annapolis, and studied and practiced law in Frederick. In 1801 he moved to Washington; died in Baltimore Jan. 11th, 1843. In 1908 on a visit to his son-in-law, <The Key mansion, his Washington home, is still standing and is reproduced on this card as is also his monument, which marks the resting place of Key and his wife, in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Maryland. FRANCIS SCOTT KEY GRAVE AND MONUMENT OF FRANCIS SCOTT KEY FREDERICK, MD. HOME OF KEY WASHINGTON, D.C. COPYRIGHT BY MARKEN & BIELFELD 1907 THE KEY MANSION --- PHOTOGRAPHED AND PRINTED BY MB FREDERICK, MD SOUVENIR POST CARD THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR CORRESPONDENCE THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY

PostmarkedAugust 3, 1908

Addressed to

Sulley A. Dopner

Onancock, Accomac R.F.D., Va

Postcard record

Postmarked	August 3, 1908
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Onancock, VA
Place depicted	Grave and Monument of Francis Scott Key, Frederick, MD
Place depicted	Key Mansion, Washington, DC
Place mentioned	Annapolis, MD
Place mentioned	Frederick County, Columbia, MD
Place mentioned	Baltimore, MD
Place mentioned	Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Baltimore, MD
Publisher	Frederick, MD
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
Notes	Copyright 1907; color lithograph; no white border; slight corner wear. Postmark: [illegible]OCK A[illegible] AUG 3 1908 A.M. MD. Divided-back card, imprint of MB, Frederick MD; 1c Franklin green stamp; light edge wear.

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Francis Scott Key memorial composite, Washington, D.C. and Frederick, Maryland, 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/francis-scott-key-memorial-composite-washington-d-c-and-fred. Accessed October 5, 2026.