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Postmark Date

1913

Card Text (transcribed from postcard)

This building, erected in 1881, contained the Officers quarters, Company rooms, and drill half of the 1st Reg. Va. Vols., an organization which has rendered splendid services to the State on various occasions. The immense stone cannon balls, resting upon pedestals at three corners of the building, were procured from the shores of the Bosph[?] many years ago, by Com. Elliott, U.S.N. They were carved from solid granite by the Turks in the 14th Century.

Note

Beautiful and Historical Richmond, Va. Series No. 83;

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

Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.

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postcard_495.jpg

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