Summary: | White House of the Confederacy, Richmond, Virginia, circa 1915-1930. Message reads: "Just stayed for the night. Will write soon. Lincoln." Caption reads: "Beautiful and Historical Richmond, Va. Series No. 13. White House of the Confederacy (Twelfth and Clay Sts.) Richmond, VA. Formerly a private residence, it was purchased in 1862, by citizens of Richmond, for the use of the Confederate Government, and occupied during the war by President Davis and his family. Here his daughter 'Winnie' was born, and here his little son, Joe, was killed by a fall from the rear porch. It was visited by Abraham Lincoln in a few days after the evacuation. It is now a Confederate Museum, each of the thirteen Confederate States having in it a memorial room. In front of the mansion is the propeller shaft of the 'Merrimac,' the former name of this vessel being 'Virginia,' whose famous engagement with the 'Monitor' revolutionized the naval warfare the world over." Postmark date: October 15, 1934; Postcard number: 13; Message included. |
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: |
1911-1920
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1921-1930
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1931-1940
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Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States of America |
Geographical subject – Region: | Virginia |
Geographical subject – Settlement: | Richmond |
Topical subjects: | Galleries & museums |
Capitols |
Museum of the Confederacy (Richmond, Va.)
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 |
Genre: | Postcards |
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: | Unknown |
Collection: | National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection |
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