The Soldiers' Monument rises from the green at Waltham Common, a tall stone shaft hung with flags and bunting. A large American flag flies from a pole at the center of the lawn, with mature shade trees and a street of buildings behind. Waltham was an industrial city west of Boston, known for watchmaking and textiles, and its common served as the civic gathering place for memorials, parades, and public ceremonies. The message is a family note about a Saturday visit and a horse sale.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pencil
Brother Charles & family
coming up Saturday
morning and will see
you about the horses
want you to help me
week. I don't know but
I have sold the horse
love to the Cat from
Charlie
Textured/halftone stock with visible screen; green printed number and 'JV' monogram in circle at lower left; worn and chipped corners, edge wear, light staining and a small white blemish on the grass.
Postmark: JUL 22 2 P.M. 1912 (partial circular cancel, purple ink; "N.H." visible at edge). Divided-back card, pencil message written sideways along the left edge. 1c green stamp at top right. Light soiling and edge wear; front is a color litho view of Soldiers' Monument and Common, Waltham, Mass.
Cite this card
Soldiers' Monument and Common, Waltham, MA, 1912, postcard, c. 1912. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/soldiers-monument-and-common-waltham-ma-1912. Accessed November 2, 2026.
