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Italian rose garden in Maymont Park, Richmond, Virginia, circa 1915-1930

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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
1921-1930
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)
Genre:Postcards
ArchivesUM location:Institute of American Deltiology Postcard Collection
  • series Virginia
  • box 11
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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