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Grant's Tomb and Palisades, New York City, 1915

Subjects
Monuments & MemorialsRivers & Streams
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Grant's Tomb and Palisades, New York City, 1915, c. 1915 printed photo postcard
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Back of Grant's Tomb and Palisades, New York City, 1915, c. 1915 printed photo postcard
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About this postcard

The domed mausoleum of Ulysses S. Grant stands on its terraced plaza above the Hudson River, with the wooded Palisades rising across the water and a river landing with a steamer below. Grant's Tomb, the General Grant National Memorial, was designed by John Hemenway Duncan and completed in 1897 in Riverside Park, Morningside Heights, Manhattan. The City of New York erected it in recognition of Grant's Civil War service, and the tomb drew thousands of visitors daily. Grant and his wife Julia Dent Grant lie side by side inside. The Palisades on the opposite bank are the diabase cliffs that line the New Jersey shore of the Hudson.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

having a fine time weather warm Mabel

PublisherTHE AMERICAN ART PUBLISHING CO.; H. FINKELSTEIN & SON
GRANT'S TOMB AND PALISADES, NEW YORK --- GRANT'S TOMB AND PALISADES. NEW YORK CITY. A magnificent mausoleum erected by the City of New York in memory of the famous general in recognition of his services during the civil war. Here, side by side, lie the remains of Gen. U. S. Grant and his wife. The tomb is visited by thousands daily.
PostmarkedNew York, NY, October 19, 1915, 07:00
Stamp
Addressed to
& Lee

R R 8 Dunnville, Ontario Canada

Postcard record

Postmarked, New York, NY
PublisherTHE AMERICAN ART PUBLISHING CO.; H. FINKELSTEIN & SON
SeriesFINKELSTEIN ART SERIES NO. 36
ConditionGood
Place addressed& Lee, R R 8, Dunnville, Ontario, Canada
Place depictedGrant's Tomb, New York, NY
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1910
NotesWhite border; visible halftone dot screen; paper loss and tear at the top right edge cutting into the caption; small circled copyright mark at lower left. Postmark: NEW YORK N.Y. STA.F OCT 19 7 AM 1915. Divided-back era (post-1907); copyright 1911; heavy brown staining/foxing across the address side, stamp corner torn.

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Grant's Tomb and Palisades, New York City, 1915, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/grants-tomb-and-palisades-new-york-city-1915. Accessed November 2, 2026.