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Soldiers' Monument, Waltham, Mass.

Subject
Monuments & Memorials
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Soldiers' Monument, Waltham, Mass., Boston, MA, USA, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
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Back of Soldiers' Monument, Waltham, Mass., Boston, MA, USA, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
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About this subject

A tall stone obelisk soldiers' monument stands in a grassy common, surrounded by a low stone and iron fence. Trees and buildings are visible in the background under a blue sky.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Durlot:- How are you spending the time. I wish you could come down to the Maple Syrup supper to-night. yours respectfully, E. S.

Soldiers' Monument, Waltham, Mass. 62895 --- This Space For Writing Messages Post Card This side for the Address only
PostmarkedWest Acton, MA
Stamp
Addressed to
Dorothy West

Harvard, Mass.

Postcard record

PostmarkedWest Acton, MA
Series62895
ConditionGood
Place addressedDorothy West, Harvard, MA
Place depictedSoldiers' Monument, Boston, MA
Place mentionedWaltham, MA
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
NotesWhite border; printed number 62895 at lower left; slight corner wear. Postmark: WEST ACTON MASS (date partially legible, appears AUG 11 4 PM; year not readable). Divided-back card with printed 'Post Card' heading; 1c green Washington stamp affixed; pencil message on left half; light soiling and a stain at lower left.

Cite this card

Soldiers' Monument, Waltham, Mass., postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/soldiers-monument-waltham-mass. Accessed October 5, 2026.