A large gnarled oak with a massive trunk and spreading branches stands at the left, with a picket fence and smaller trees behind it and a grassy slope rising at the right. The tree is Hartford's Charter Oak, the white oak that by tradition hid Connecticut's royal charter from royal officials in 1687. It fell in 1856, so later views of the landmark relied on earlier images and memories of the tree.
Colored lithograph with a hand-tinted sky; no white border. Small white blemish/damage at lower right corner.
No postmark, stamp, address, or message present. Divided-back printed card with vertical divider line and the headings 'This Side for Correspondence' and 'This Side for Address'; 'HAND COLORED POST CARD' imprint of The Collotype Co., Elizabeth, N.J. and N.Y. Pencil dealer marks '112' and '2.00' at upper left (not a message). Front is a hand-colored view of the Charter Oak Tree, Hartford, Conn., captioned 'THE CHARTER OAK TREE / HARTFORD, CONN.'; no white border, textured matte stock.
Cite this card
The Charter Oak Tree, Hartford, CT, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-charter-oak-tree-hartford-ct-circa-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.
