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Postmark Date

Not postmarked.

Card Text (transcribed from postcard)

This unique office building was built especially to be the headquarters of the Virginia Railway & Power Co. It is of fire-proof construction and stands highest in this respect in the state of Virginia. Externally it is of buff brick and glazed terra cotta, is crowned with a series of torches and has a row of handsome lamps around the fourth floor, all symbolic of the building's use. Architecturally it is the character of the Virginia Colonial style; internally it is sumptuously decorated with mahogany throughout and forms one of the most ornamental buildings in the city.

Note

Beautiful and Historical Richmond, Va. Series No. 26;

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.

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postcard_291.jpg

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