Alternate title: | Interior of Old Blanford Church, erected in 1735, Petersburg, VA |
Summary: | Old Blanford Church, interior, Petersburg, Virginia, circa 1907-1914. Caption reads: "Old Blandford Church, Petersburg, Virginia, was built in 1735. The following lines by an unknown author were found written on its walls about 1841: Thou art crumbling to the dust, old pile; Thou art hastening to they fall. And 'round thee in thy loneliness, Clings the ivy to thy wall. The worshippers are scattered now. Who knelt before thy shrine, And silence reigns where anthems rose, In days of 'Auld Lang Syne'". Postcard number: A53392. |
Provider: | Louis Kaufmann & Sons |
Curt Teich & Co. |
Century: | 1901-2000 |
Printing place: | North America |
United States of America |
Illinois |
Chicago |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States of America |
Place of origin – Region: | Maryland |
Place of origin – Settlement: | Baltimore |
Temporal subject: |
1901-1910
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1911-1920
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Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States of America |
Geographical subject – Region: | Virginia |
Geographical subject – Settlement: | Petersburg |
Topical subjects: | Churches |
Interiors |
Genre: | Postcards |
ArchivesUM location: | National Trust Library Postcard Collection |
Repository: | National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection |
Browse terms: | Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places |
Copyright holder: | Public Domain |
Collection: | National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection |
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