The Battle of Concord, Milwaukee Public Museum group, circa 1910

Subject: Patriotic
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1915 (White Border)

Back of The Battle of Concord, Milwaukee Public Museum group, circa 1910, c. 1915 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

A painted view of colonial militiamen in tricorn hats and hunting shirts firing from behind trees and a stone wall at distant red-coated British regulars in a haze of smoke. The caption identifies it as a Milwaukee Public Museum group illustrating the Battle of Concord of April 19, 1775, the opening fight of the American Revolution where Massachusetts minutemen confronted the British column returning from Concord. Such museum habitat groups, painted by staff artists, were widely reproduced on postcards in the early 20th century.

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PublisherDetroit Publishing Co.

MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM GROUP THE BATTLE OF CONCORD. 3001 --- "PHOSTINT" TRADE MARK REG. - U.S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM GROUP. The Battle of Concord, April 19, 1775, fought by a handful of Minute Men against a greatly superior force of trained British regulars, was the initial conflict of the Revolutionary war. It was followed by an eight-year struggle for freedom, which finally resulted in American in-dependence and the establishment of the United States. COPR. MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM, MILWAUKEE, WIS. THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR MESSAGE THIS SPACE FOR THE ADDRESS

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Publisher	Detroit Publishing Co.
Series	3001
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Concord, MA
Place mentioned	Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, WI
Publisher	Detroit Publishing Co., Detroit, MI
Notes	White border; printed card number 3001 at lower left; color printed illustration with a slightly grainy screen. No postmark; unused divided-back "Phostint" postcard printed by Detroit Publishing Co. for the Milwaukee Public Museum Group. Light edge/corner wear; faint pencil "176." in the message panel.

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The Battle of Concord, Milwaukee Public Museum group, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-battle-of-concord-milwaukee-public-museum-group-circa-19. Accessed October 25, 2026.