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Publication Date
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Postmark Date
Not postmarked.
Card Text (transcribed from postcard)
St. Paul's Church, Ninth and Grace Sts., Richmond, Va. This historic church of the Corinthian order of architecture, was completed in 1845, and has long been prominently associated with the social, as well as the religious life of the city. It was here on the morning of April 2, 1865, that a dispatch was handed President Davis from General Lee, announcing the loss of Petersburg, and the consequent necessity for the evacuation of Richmond, which occurred that night. President Davis and General Lee occupied pews in this church during the war. The pews are marked with name plates.
Note
815 East Grace Street; C.T. American Art; Series # A-97003;
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 Statement URL
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_131.jpg