A tree-shaded park entrance flanked by two Civil War-era cannons mounted upright on rough stone blocks, with a horse-drawn carriage and strolling women in long skirts and hats on the gravel drive. Military Park in Indianapolis was set aside in 1821 as a militia training ground and later became a public park; its cannon monuments commemorate Indiana troops. The scene captures the park as an early-20th-century promenade, with a flower bed and benches visible among the elms in the background.
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PostmarkedCincinnati, OH, September 18, 1907, 10:30
Thin white border; light edge and corner wear; color lithograph with a slightly grainy, hand-tinted look.
Postmark: CINCINNATI OHIO SEP 18 10-30A 1907. Divided-back card with white border; color-litho texture; publisher imprint along left edge (Import Post Card Co., Indianapolis & Leipzig, Made in Germany); light edge/corner wear and slight soiling.
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Military Park entrance, Indianapolis, Indiana, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/military-park-entrance-indianapolis-indiana-circa-1910. Accessed October 24, 2026.
