Summary: | Italian rose garden in Maymont Park, Richmond, Virginia, circa 1915-1930. Caption reads: "Italian rose garden in Maymont Park, Richmond, Virginia. Maymont Park, the former magnificent home of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. H. Dooley and bequeathed by them to the City of Richmond to be used as a park, contains a wonderful collection of shrubs, evergreens, trees, statuary and rare plants gathered by the donors from all parts of the world, but no single selection is more beautiful or magnificent than the Italian rose garden overlooking the James River and Japanese garden. The garden contains an immense pergola covered with rare and exquisite roses and in the foreground, several rare pieces of antique Italian marble statuary." Postcard number: 62780-C, 104X. |
Provider: | Southern Bargain House |
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: | Virginia |
Place of origin – Settlement: | Richmond |
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: | Richmond |
Geographical subject – District: | Maymont Park |
Topical subjects: | Gardens |
Parks |
Roses |
Maymont (Richmond, Va. : Dwelling)
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Genre: | Postcards |
ArchivesUM location: | Institute of American Deltiology Postcard Collection
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Repository: | National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection |
Browse terms: | Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places |
Copyright holder: | Unknown |
Collection: | National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection |
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