Alternate title: | Quarters No. 1, Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Virginia |
Summary: | Former residence of commanding officers, Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Virginia, circa 1951-1980. Caption reads: "Fine old building near east gate inside the fort. Built in 1819. Formerly residence of commanding officers of Fort Monroe. Lafayette stayed here briefly in 1824 when he revisited the United States as a guest of the nation. Lincoln stayed here in May 1862 when he came to inspect the military operations in the Hampton Roads area." Postcard number: 2668. |
Creator: | Miller, Walter H. |
Provider: | Walter H. Miller & Company, Inc. |
Century: | 1901-2000 |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States of America |
Place of origin – Region: | Virginia |
Place of origin – Settlement: | Williamsburg |
Temporal subject: |
1951-1960
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1961-1970
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1971-1980
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Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States of America |
Geographical subject – Region: | Virginia |
Geographical subject – District: | Old Point Comfort |
Topical subjects: | Military facilities |
Fort Monroe (Va.) |
Forts & fortifications |
Genre: | Postcards |
ArchivesUM location: | Institute of American Deltiology 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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