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Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Indianapolis, Indiana, circa 1935

Subjects
Monuments & MemorialsTown & City Views
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Indianapolis, Indiana, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard
Front
Back of Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Indianapolis, Indiana, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard
Back

About this postcard

The Soldiers' and Sailors Monument rises from the center of Indianapolis, its tall limestone shaft topped by the gilded bronze figure of Victory, with sculptural groups clustered around the base and a fountain and steps in the foreground; office buildings of the surrounding circle fill the background. Completed in 1901 to designs by German architect Bruno Schmitz, the 284-foot monument honors Indiana's soldiers and sailors of the Civil War and remains the focal point of Monument Circle. The card's linen-era coloring shows the monument as it appeared in the early automobile age.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Hello Folks We arrived in Indianapolis at 5.02 this morning. (6.02 take my exam tomorrow. Ask prof if he ever went to the Fox theater (some place a pop) We go to the lakes tomorrow night if we pass I think Love Lloyd

PublisherCraft Greeting Card Co.
3:-SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' MONUMENT, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. --- CRAFT GREETING CARD CO., INDIANAPOLIS, IND. PUBLISHERS MADE IN U.S.A. POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY
PostmarkedIndianapolis, IN
Stamp
Addressed to
M. C. Ferguson

Richland Ave., Box 64

Postcard record

PostmarkedIndianapolis, IN
PublisherCraft Greeting Card Co.
Series3
ConditionGood
Place addressedM. C. Ferguson, Richland Ave., Box 64
Place depictedSoldiers' and Sailors Monument, Indianapolis, IN
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen texture visible across the image; thin white border with light wear and a small stain at the top edge. Postmark: INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 1946 12-M — divided-back linen-era card with 1¢ George Washington stamp; light edge/corner wear, faint creasing at lower left.

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Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Indianapolis, Indiana, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/soldiers-and-sailors-monument-indianapolis-indiana-circa-193. Accessed October 24, 2026.