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Laurel Hill, Forest Park, Springfield, Massachusetts, circa 1910

Subjects
Monuments & MemorialsPublic Parks & Commons
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Laurel Hill, Forest Park, Springfield, Massachusetts, circa 1910, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of Laurel Hill, Forest Park, Springfield, Massachusetts, circa 1910, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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About this subject

A white stone pavilion or memorial structure with a lion statue and columned canopy crowns a grassy hill in Forest Park, Springfield, Massachusetts. To the right stands a tall sculpted monument, with a small lake and pavilion visible below against a pink and blue sky.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

To Shrewsbury Arrived home at 11.20 Some night and tell me the time of last night I can just up here for the day Note your are all right this A M Good day M.B.H.

Laurel-Hill, Forest Park, Springfield, Mass. --- THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY
PostmarkedSpringfield, MA, July 2, 1908, 17:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs L M Greeney

142 High St, Fall River, Mass

Postcard record

Postmarked, Springfield, MA
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs L M Greeney, 142 High St, Fall River, MA
Place depictedForest Park, Springfield, MA
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
NotesColor lithograph with visible crack/crease line across the sky; caption printed in the sky area; undivided-back era stock. Postmark: SPRINGFIELD MASS. JUL 2 5:30 PM 1908. Divided-back card with 1c green Washington stamp; card stock toned/foxed, pencil "12" scribbled at top.

Cite this card

Laurel Hill, Forest Park, Springfield, Massachusetts, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/laurel-hill-forest-park-springfield-massachusetts-circa-1910. Accessed October 5, 2026.