Alternate title: | Banquet Hall, Mount Vernon, VA |
Summary: | Banquet hall, Mount Vernon, Virginia, circa 1915-1930. Caption reads: "In the Banquet Hall, the central ornament is the mantelpiece, of Carrara and Siena marble, carved in Italy and presented by Samuel Vaughan of London. The story goes that on its way to America the mantel was taken by French pirates, who sent it to its destination uninjured when they learned that it belonged to Washington." Postcard number R-51556. |
Provider: | B.S. Reynolds Co. |
Century: | 1901-2000 |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States of America |
Place of origin – Region: | District of Columbia |
Place of origin – Settlement: | Washington |
Temporal subject: |
1911-1920
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1921-1930
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Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States of America |
Geographical subject – Region: | Virginia |
Geographical subject – Settlement: | Mount Vernon |
Topical subjects: | Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate) |
Genre: | Postcards |
ArchivesUM location: | National Trust Library Postcard Collection |
Repository: | National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection |
Browse terms: | Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places |
Collection: | National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection |
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