Soldiers' Monument and Common, Waltham, Mass.

Subject: Monuments & Memorials
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1915 (White Border)

Back of Soldiers' Monument and Common, Waltham, Mass., c. 1915 lithograph postcard — Back

About this subject

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 lovely time at your house E.H.P.

PostmarkedWaltham, MA

Addressed to

Mrs. G. E. Pratt

21 Grassmere St, Jamaica Plain, Mass.

Postcard record

Postmarked	Waltham, MA
Series	211.973
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mrs. G. E. Pratt, 21 Grovenor Road, Jamaica Plain, MA
Place depicted	Soldiers' Monument and Common, Waltham, MA
Publisher	225 Fifth Ave, New York, NY
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Notes	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 (no year legible). 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, Mass., postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/soldiers-monument-and-common-waltham-mass-1915. Accessed October 5, 2026.