Frog Pond, Boston Common, Boston, MA, 1909

Subjects: Forests & Trees Lakes & Ponds Public Parks & Commons
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1909 (Golden Age)

Back of Frog Pond, Boston Common, Boston, MA, 1909, c. 1909 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

View of Frog Pond on Boston Common, with a fountain spraying water, large trees, benches, and people seated along the shore; a path curves at right. Ida writes to Mary Garnett at Children's Hospital that she is in Boston and will come to see her at the first chance.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Mary, I am here in Boston and shall come to see you first chance I have. With love - Ida -

PostmarkedBoston, MA, September 23, 1909, 16:00

Addressed to

Miss Mary Garnett

Children's Hospital Huntington Ave. Boston, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked	September 23, 1909, 16:00, Boston, MA
Publisher	Metropolitan News Co.
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Miss Mary Garnett, Huntington Ave., Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Place depicted	Boston Common, Boston, MA
Publisher	Metropolitan News Co., Boston, MA
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	Publisher line: "Published by the Metropolitan News Co. Boston Mass. and Germany (Made in Germany.)"; color lithograph; no white border visible. Postmark: BOSTON MASS. SEP 23 4-PM 1909 / FENWAY STATION; divided-back card printed in Germany; light soiling and brownish stains, minor edge/corner wear.

Cite this card

Frog Pond, Boston Common, Boston, MA, 1909, postcard, c. 1909. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/frog-pond-boston-common-boston-ma-1909. Accessed November 2, 2026.