A bronze statue of General Joseph Warren in colonial dress and tricorn hat stands atop a stone pedestal at a street corner. Behind it are a clapboard house and the ivy-covered tower of a church.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Dear Sadie
Sorry to hear you had such a rough
journey home. I miss you very much
I three lucky fishes hope they did
not get your lunch box contents.
I start going up late of copy to
say. And the bee picking poster
into college wind here. We had
a pretty full day. Papa just got a
call from N.P. to take shorty plank
Haven't seen you since the Sunday you went to the 9 o'clock class
I am in such a hurry
Undivided-back era; handwritten message written on the front around the picture; brown stain at left edge; corner and edge wear.
Postmark: SOUTH HOPE OCT ? A.M. MAINE (day and year obscured/illegible). Undivided back ("This side for address."), 1-cent green Franklin stamp, halftone print with white border; light edge wear and toning.
Cite this card
General Warren Statue, Roxbury, Massachusetts, circa 1906, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/general-warren-statue-roxbury-massachusetts-circa-1906. Accessed October 5, 2026.
