The Washington Monument rises above a screen of trees, with a pond or basin in the foreground reflecting the foliage and a small pavilion on the near shore. The obelisk, completed in 1884 and standing 555 feet tall, was then the tallest structure in the world and remains the dominant landmark of the National Mall; the water and boathouse setting suggests the Tidal Basin or the nearby Potomac shoreline as seen from a park path. The card reproduces a tinted halftone photograph of the monument.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
I find no time will be Charleston
Sunday for class, so will not
call for your topic until the
next week. Dont be sorry! Yours
J.W. Redeleffe
White border around the picture; visible halftone dot screen; brownish stain at upper right; handwritten message in blue ink across the lower margin.
Cite this card
Washington Monument, Washington, D.C., circa 1905, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/washington-monument-washington-d-c-circa-1905. Accessed October 24, 2026.
