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Monument of General Lew Wallace, Crawfordsville, Indiana, circa 1910

Subjects
CemeteriesCivil WarMonuments & Memorials
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Monument of General Lew Wallace, Crawfordsville, Indiana, circa 1910, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of Monument of General Lew Wallace, Crawfordsville, Indiana, circa 1910, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

The card shows a tall obelisk monument rising among trees and nearby headstones, identified in the printed caption as the monument of Gen. Lew Wallace in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Lew Wallace was a Union general in the Civil War and later the author of Ben-Hur; the monument marks his grave in Crawfordsville.

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Monument of Gen. Lew Wallace, Crawfordsville, Indiana. --- Post Card THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR CORRESPONDENCE FOR ADDRESS ONLY PLACE STAMP HERE DOMESTIC ONE CENT FOREIGN TWO CENTS
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ConditionGood
Place depictedMonument of Gen. Lew Wallace, Crawfordsville, IN
NotesPrinted caption in lower margin; visible halftone dot pattern; light edge and corner wear. No postmark. Divided-back "Post Card" stock with correspondence/address panels and a "DOMESTIC ONE CENT / FOREIGN TWO CENTS" stamp box; pencil "75" dealer mark below stamp box; light toning and edge wear.

Cite this card

Monument of General Lew Wallace, Crawfordsville, Indiana, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/monument-of-general-lew-wallace-crawfordsville-indiana-circa. Accessed October 25, 2026.