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Ward Memorial Arch and campus, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Maryland, circa 1940

Subjects
Monuments & MemorialsSchools & Universities
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Ward Memorial Arch and campus, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Maryland, circa 1940, c. 1915 linen postcard
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Back of Ward Memorial Arch and campus, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Maryland, circa 1940, c. 1915 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A stone memorial arch with iron gates spans the entrance drive to the campus of Western Maryland College, flanked by clipped hedges, lawns and large shade trees. The card names it the Ward Memorial Arch, the gateway to the college founded in Westminster in 1867 as one of the first coeducational colleges in Maryland. The institution, long associated with the Methodist Protestant Church, was renamed McDaniel College in 2002, and the arch remains a campus landmark.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

We had breakfast here Sunday morning. Aunt Clara

PublisherP. G. Coffman Co.
Ward Memorial Arch and Campus, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Md. --- POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. AMERICAN ART" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) P. G. COFFMAN CO., WESTMINSTER, MD.
PostmarkedSeptember 23, 1925, 17:30
Addressed to
Eva Alcaine Foster

South Seaville, NJ

Postcard record

Postmarked
PublisherP. G. Coffman Co.
Series7B558-N
ConditionVery good
Place addressedEva Alcaine Foster, South Seaville, NJ
Place depictedWard Memorial Arch, Westminster, MD
Place depictedWestminster, MD
NotesWhite border; visible linen/canvas texture; Curt Teich-style number 7B558-N printed at lower right; light wear at corners and a small bend at upper left. Postmark: WESTMINSTER, MD. SEP 23 5 30 PM 25. Divided-back Curtich "C.T. American Art" card with white border; light edge/corner wear and a small stain at the stamp box; pencil dealer notation ("PJC 5 for 1") at top.

Cite this card

Ward Memorial Arch and campus, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Maryland, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/ward-memorial-arch-and-campus-western-maryland-college-westm. Accessed October 24, 2026.