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Publication Date
No published or copyright date listed on postcard.
Postmark Date
[hand written 12/3/08]
Card Text (transcribed from postcard)
Main Street, as its name implies, is the principal business thoroughfare of the city. It is wide, well paved, and lined with handsome, substantial business structures. The most prominent buildings on Main Street are the Chamber of Commerce, the Custom-House, and Post Office.
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
Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
postcard_555.jpg