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Postmark Date

1926

Card Text (transcribed from postcard)

Hotel Richmond overlooking Washington Monument Capitol Square. St. Paul's Church across the street at which President Jefferson Davis and General Robert E. Lee attended church. The Hotel William Byrd opposite Broad Street Union Depot and overlooking Jefferson Davis, 'Stonewall' Jackson, Robert E. Lee, and J.E.B. Stuart monuments located on Monument Avenue. These magnificent hotels represent approximately two and one half million callers.

Note

Series # 124612

Topical Subject

Historic buildings -- Virginia -- Richmond

Geographic Subject

Richmond (Va.) -- Postcards; Richmond (Va.) -- History -- 20th century; Richmond (Va.) -- Pictorial works

City/Location

Richmond (Va.)

Genre

postcards

Local Genre

postcard

Type

Still Image

Digital Format

image/jpg

Language

eng

Rights

This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.

Collection

Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards

Source

William Shuman Collection of Richmond, Virginia Postcards, Accession Number 2004-09-12, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.

File Name

postcard_109.jpg

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