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Postmark Date
Not postmarked.
Card Text (transcribed from postcard)
University of Richmond -- Founded in 1832, for the first eighty years of its history the University of Richmond was known as 'Richmond College.' In 1920, its charter was amended and its present name adopted. Its grounds now embrace an area of nearly 300 acres about three miles west of the city, and possesses many features of great natural beauty. It is organized on the English system, and has a faculty of 60 members and an attendance (in 1926) of nearly 1,250 students. Since 1903 Frederick W. Boatwright, L.L.D. has been its President, and under his able administration the institution has shown remarkable growth and development.
Note
This postcard is part of a fold out set of postcards entitled 'Souvenir of Richmond, Va.' dating from the 1920s.
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
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