Summary: | Belle Isle and Falls of James River, Richmond, Virginia, circa 1907-1914. Caption reads: "Belle Isle and Falls of James River, Richmond, Va. (View from Hollywood Cemetery.) On this island the Confederacy established its largest military prison; Federal prisoners being housed in tents, surrounded by stockade. Now occupied by the O.D. Iron & Nail Works. The granite formation of the island affords material for the operation of extensive stone-crushing plants. In the distance and on the opposite side of the river is presented a view of Manchester, a thriving City, connected with Richmond by numerous bridges." Postcard number: A-5478, 29. |
Provider: | Southern Bargain House |
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: | Richmond |
Temporal subject: |
1901-1910
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1911-1920
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Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Zone : | James River |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States of America |
Geographical subject – Region: | Virginia |
Geographical subject – Settlement: | Richmond |
Geographical subject – District: | Belle Isle |
Topical subjects: | Rivers |
Iron industry |
Railroad tracks |
Islands |
Genre: | Postcards |
ArchivesUM location: | Institute of American Deltiology 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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