A view across the grassy Common at Waltham, Massachusetts, with a tall flagpole flying the American flag at center and the Soldiers' Monument, a stone shaft draped with flags and bunting, standing among mature shade trees at right. Buildings and a street are visible through the trees along the far edge of the green.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Waltham,
Dear S. I thought you
you would like to
know that we arrived
safely. I have spent
the day in Wayland
and shall go home
Wed. He had a lonely
time at your house
G.H.T.
Thin white border at edges; chromolithograph with visible grain. Printed monogram 'JV' at lower left beside the number 211.973. Surface damage: numerous small white specks and a diagonal crease/scratch running across the lower left of the image.
Postmark: WALTHAM MASS. NOV 6 7-30A (year only partly legible, beginning '19'). Divided-back card with white border; chromolithograph texture. Imprint: Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., New York and Boston. Minor corner/edge wear.
Cite this card
Soldiers' Monument and Common, Waltham, MA, circa 1915, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/soldiers-monument-and-common-waltham-ma-circa-1915. Accessed November 2, 2026.
