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Publication Date

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Postmark Date

1911

Card Text (transcribed from postcard)

Around this granite shaft is buried 16,000 Confederate Soldiers who fell at Malvern Hill and other battle fields adjacent to Richmond. The valor and devotion to the 'Lost Cause' of this silent army have been recorded on many a [pages] of deathless glory.

Note

Beautiful and Historical Richmond, Va. Series No. 48;

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.

File Name

postcard_466.jpg

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