Henry Ward Beecher Monument

Original Vintage Card
  
Sale Price: $5.95
Original Price: $11.95

Stock #:349042
Type: Postcard
Era: Undivided Back
City: Brooklyn
State: New York (NY)
County: Kings
Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons
Postmark: 1908 Sep-4
Postmark City: New York
Postmark State: NY
Stamp: 1c
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Additional Details:
Henry Ward Beecher Monument. In front of and facing Borough Hall is the famous bronze statue of Henry Ward Beecher, by John Q. A. Ward. It commemorates him, not only as a great preacher during forty years pastorate of Plymouth Church (1847-1887), but also as a faithful and fearless anti-slavery champion and philanthropist. The monument was erected in 1891

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