Soldiers' Monument, Jersey City, NJ, circa 1901
- Subjects
- Civil WarMonuments & Memorials
- Card type
- Printed photo
- Date
- c. 1901 (Early)
About this postcard
The Soldiers' Monument in Jersey City, New Jersey, is a Civil War memorial: a bronze figure of a woman seated on a tall stone pedestal inscribed "IN MEMORIAM," with a row of memorial wreaths below. Her right arm is raised, and the monument stands before a large columned civic building with striped awnings in its windows. Jersey City was a busy port and railroad center in the decades after the Civil War, and communities across the North raised such monuments to honor local soldiers and sailors. The civic setting was typical for these memorials, placing them within the daily life of the city.
Postcard Details
No address detected
Postcard record
| Publisher | Souvenir Post Card Co. |
|---|---|
| Series | 4177 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place depicted | Soldiers' Monument, Jersey City, NJ |
| Publisher | Souvenir Post Card Co., New York, NY |
| Notes | Black-and-white halftone print with a wide white border at right carrying the printed caption "Soldiers' Monument, Jersey City N. J"; publisher imprint "SOUVENIR POST CARD CO., NEW YORK" printed vertically along the lower right edge. Light edge and corner wear. No postmark. Undivided back with ornate "Post Card" heading, "THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS", and stamp box "PLACE STAMP HERE / DOMESTIC ONE CENT / FOREIGN TWO CENTS" — undivided-back era, c. 1901–1907. Blank: no address, no message. Light soiling and corner wear; front is a black-and-white halftone. The monument base within the photograph bears the carved inscription "IN MEMORIAM". |
Cite this card
Soldiers' Monument, Jersey City, NJ, circa 1901, postcard, c. 1901. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/soldiers-monument-jersey-city-nj-circa-1901. Accessed November 2, 2026.