The Penn Treaty Monument rises as a tall stone shaft with a pyramidal top on a stepped base, set behind an iron fence with scrollwork. It marks the traditional site at Shackamaxon on Philadelphia's Kensington riverfront, where William Penn was said to have made his 1683 treaty with the Lenape. The monument and surrounding park became a civic shrine to Penn's reputation for fair dealing with Native peoples, a story that shaped Philadelphia's self-image.
White border; halftone print; undivided back ("THE SPACE BELOW IS FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY").
No postmark. Undivided back ("THE SPACE BELOW IS FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY"), white border, halftone print; pencil dealer/price mark "#8 / 100" at top right; light creasing and foxing.
Cite this card
Penn Treaty Monument, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1901, postcard, c. 1901. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/penn-treaty-monument-philadelphia-pa-circa-1901. Accessed November 2, 2026.
