Memorial Arch, Capitol Grounds, Hartford, CT, 1908

Subjects: Historic Towers Monuments & Memorials
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1908 (Golden Age)

Back of Memorial Arch, Capitol Grounds, Hartford, CT, 1908, c. 1908 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

A color view of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch in Hartford, Connecticut, a brownstone memorial bridge with two conical-roofed towers and a central arch, spanning a river or pond, with trees and a building visible behind.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

10/27/08 We expect to go to New H- Thursday, probably in the morning. We would like you and Mr. S. to arrange to go to the theatre with us Friday eve together with your father + mother. Please let us know if you can by Thurs. at 134 Cedar Hill. Yesterday was our first storm day but it is delightful today. We leave for Bristol this P.M. Sincerely, K. B. Norton

PostmarkedHartford, CT, October 27, 1908, 11:30

Addressed to

C. H. Smith

266 Olivia St. Derby, CT

Postcard record

Postmarked	October 27, 1908, 11:30, Hartford, CT
Publisher	REICHNER BROS.
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	C. H. Smith, 266 Olivia St., Derby, CT
Place depicted	Hartford, CT
Publisher	REICHNER BROS., Boston, MA
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, Scott #300, green, issued 1903
Notes	Color lithograph; printed caption in red at top; no white border. Postmark: HARTFORD, CONN. OCT 27 11:30 AM 1908 D. Divided back; Made in Germany. Reichner Bros., Publishers, Boston, München, Leipzig. Message written sideways in pen; card aged/soiled. Handwritten filing note 'CT - Hut' at top left.

Cite this card

Memorial Arch, Capitol Grounds, Hartford, CT, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/memorial-arch-capitol-grounds-hartford-ct-1908. Accessed November 2, 2026.