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Indiana World War Memorial and Soldiers' and Sailors Monument, Indianapolis, Indiana, circa 1940

Subjects
Monuments & MemorialsSquares & PlazasWorld War I
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Indiana World War Memorial and Soldiers' and Sailors Monument, Indianapolis, Indiana, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Indiana World War Memorial and Soldiers' and Sailors Monument, Indianapolis, Indiana, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The card shows the Indiana World War Memorial, a limestone shrine modeled on the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, standing at the head of the plaza with the 284-foot Soldiers' and Sailors Monument obelisk rising to its right amid downtown Indianapolis buildings. The memorial was completed in 1933 to honor Hoosiers who served in World War I, while the obelisk, dedicated in 1902, commemorates Indiana's Civil War soldiers and sailors. The two anchor the Indiana World War Memorial Plaza, a five-block civic ensemble laid out in the 1920s.

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2:-INDIANA WORLD WAR MEMORIAL AND PLAZA, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA --- POST CARD MADE IN USA PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY 49183 LIS. IND., PUBLISHERS
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Series2
ConditionVery good
Place depictedIndiana World War Memorial, Indianapolis, IN
Place depictedSoldiers' and Sailors Monument, Indianapolis, IN, Indianapolis, IN
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; no white border; printed card number '2' precedes the caption. No postmark. Divided-back linen-era card; printed "POST CARD" and "MADE IN USA"; dealer sticky note at left; light wear.

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Indiana World War Memorial and Soldiers' and Sailors Monument, Indianapolis, Indiana, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/indiana-world-war-memorial-and-soldiers-and-sailors-monument. Accessed October 25, 2026.