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Grant's Tomb, New York, 1906

Subjects
BicyclesMonuments & Memorials
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1906 (Early)
Front of Grant's Tomb, New York, 1906, c. 1906 lithograph postcard
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Back of Grant's Tomb, New York, 1906, c. 1906 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A tinted view of Grant's Tomb, the domed circular mausoleum on Riverside Drive in Manhattan. Cyclists and horse-drawn carriages move along the road in front of the monument. The tomb, designed by John Hemenway Duncan and completed in 1897, holds the remains of General Ulysses S. Grant and his wife Julia Dent Grant. In the early 1900s the drive was a popular route, and the mix of bicycles and carriages in the view shows the everyday traffic of the period.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

It's to rest like summer been here from

PublisherSouvenir Post Card Co.
2011—Grant's Tomb, New York.
PostmarkedHIGH, NY, March 1, 1906, 19:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Charlotte S. Hascett

Sparhawk St. Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, HIGH, NY
PublisherSouvenir Post Card Co.
Series2011
ConditionFair
Place addressedCharlotte S. Hascett, Sparhawk St., Amesbury, MA
Place depictedGrant's Tomb, New York, NY, New York, NY
receivedESBURY, MA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesUndivided-back era card; handwritten message written vertically along the right edge over the sky; surface soiled and scuffed, worn edges. Receiving mark: AMESBURY MASS MAR 1 7-30P 1906 (second, fainter Amesbury circle at lower left). Postmark: 330 4th, HIGH, N.Y. (1906). Undivided back printed "Post Card / THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS." with 1¢ Franklin stamp; pencil dealer prices (10.00, 10.00, 4.73, 3.73) scribbled at left edge. Light soiling/creasing.

Cite this card

Grant's Tomb, New York, 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/grants-tomb-new-york-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.