| Title |
Italian Garden, Maymont Park, Richmond, Virginia, circa 1931-1936
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| Description |
Italian Garden, Maymont Park, Richmond, Virginia, circa 1931-1936. Message reads: "Hello Son. Daddy is having a fine time here. Wish you were here with me. Lots of fun. Am sending you a few things next wk. be a good boy. As ever yours, Daddy." Caption reads: "Maymont Park and Museum is a bequest of Major and Mrs. James H. Dooley, to the City of Richmond. It was formerly their private home. The park extends over ninety-five acres, through hill and dale. Five hundred varieties of shrubbery and plants many of them foreign, adorn the grounds. Rustic bridges, grottoes, bamboo fences, add to its rustic beauty. The Italian garden with its wealth of blooms is gorgeous in brilliant colors. The pagodas are real Japanese." Postmark date: August 7, 1936; Postcard number: 130586; Message included.
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| Extent |
2 images; Postcard; color |
| Date |
1931/1936 |
| Location |
United States; Massachusetts; North America; Virginia; Boston; Richmond |
| Subject(s) |
Maymont (Richmond, Va. : Dwelling); Postcards; Gardens; Parks |
| Citation |
Institute of American Deltiology Postcard Collection, Series Virginia, Box 11 |
| Permanent Link |
https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/14913
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| Rights |
http://vocab.lib.umd.edu/rightsStatement#CNE
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| Terms of Use |
Collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the University of Maryland Libraries.
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