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Publication Date
No published or copyright date listed on postcard.
Postmark Date
1928
Card Text (transcribed from postcard)
This handsome public building was erected in 1895, though the South wing was added in 1903. The lower floors contain the court-room of the Supreme Court of Appeals, the law library and offices of various state officials. The entire 3rd floor being appropriated to the uses of the State (miscellaneous) Library. The portraits and other objects of historical interest here displayed attract numerous students and visitors.
Note
Beautiful and Historical Richmond, Va. Series no. 85;
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_374.jpg