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Postmark Date

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Card Text (transcribed from postcard)

This magnificent structure representing the last word in architecture, designed for security and service, rises a hundred and ten feet with six stories above and two below the surface. The annex is of the same height as the main building, both being constructed of Indiana Limestone and is connected with the main building by tunnel and overhead bridge, and harmonizes with the main building. The vaults are three stories in height lined with steel four inches thick, non-drillable and torch proof, enclosed within a concrete wall two feet thick. The arrangement of the upper structure permits light to enter to every point on each floor on all four sides.

Note

Beautiful and Historical Richmond, Va. Series No. 90;

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_303.jpg

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