Statue of Captain Parker, Lexington, MA, 1907
- Card type
- Lithograph
About this postcard
A bronze statue of Captain John Parker stands on a rough boulder pedestal on Lexington's village common, musket in hand. Leafy trees and a dirt roadway frame the monument, with a wooden pole at right. Parker led the Lexington militia on April 19, 1775, when British troops and colonial militiamen clashed at the start of the American Revolution. The statue honors him and the town's Minutemen, and it stands on the Battle Green, the common where the Lexington company assembled that morning. By the early 1900s, the green had become a stop for visitors tracing Revolutionary War sites.
Postcard Details
#508 Oakley Boulevard Chicago, IL
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Boston, MA |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Mason Bros. & Co. |
| Series | U.S. 609 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Mrs Jane E Hanna, #508 Oakley Boulevard, Chicago, IL |
| Place depicted | Lexington, MA |
| Publisher | Mason Bros. & Co., Boston, MA |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1907, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | Chromolithograph with light border; small chip/torn corner at top right. Postmark: BOSTON, MASS. OCT 16 3-PM 1907 (struck twice, top and bottom). Divided-back card with vertical rule; printed in Germany litho; heavy foxing/staining, torn upper-left corner, faint purple pencil duplicate of the address over address. |
Cite this card
Statue of Captain Parker, Lexington, MA, 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/statue-of-captain-parker-lexington-ma-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.