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Publication Date
1906
Postmark Date
1908
Card Text (transcribed from postcard)
Home of Jefferson Davis. The 'White House of the Confederacy' , so called because it was occupied by Jefferson Davis while he was president of the Confederate states, is an imposing, typical southern residence on East Clay Street. It was tendered by the city to Mr. Davis as a gift, but he consented only to occupy it, leaving the title with the city. It is now fitted up as a memorial building and war museum.
Note
1200 block of East Clay Street; Series #2509, Richmond, Va;
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_015.jpg