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Washington's library, Mount Vernon, Virginia, circa 1915-1930

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Alternate title:Washington's Library, Mount Vernon, VA
Summary:Washington's Library, Mount Vernon, Virginia, circa 1915-1930. Caption reads: "In the Library one notes, not without curiosity, the titles of the books which made up the reading of the master of Mount Vernon, as soldier, statesman and farmer; for while the books are not those actually owned by Washington, they are for the most part duplicates such works as were here in his day. Nearly the whole of the original Washington library is now in the Boston Athenaeum." Postcard number: R-51557.
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
1921-1930
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)
Libraries
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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