| Title |
Gamble's Hill Monument, Richmond, Virginia, circa 1907-1914
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| Description |
Gamble's Hill Monument, Richmond, Virginia, circa 1907-1914. Caption Reads: "Boulder Monument erected by the Assn. for the Preservation of Va. Antiquities in commemoration of the first visit of men of the the Anglo-Saxon race, to the present site of Richmond. Here it was that Captain John Smith and a party of hardy adventurers, while on an expedition up the river of Jamestown, on June 10th, 1607, erected a cross and claimed the river and adjacent lands in the name of His Majesty James I of England." Postcard number: 27, A-5476; Message included.
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| Extent |
2 images; Postcard; color |
| Date |
1907/1914 |
| Location |
United States; Virginia; North America; Richmond |
| Subject(s) |
Crosses; Monuments & memorials; Postcards; Smith, John, 1580-1631 |
| Citation |
Institute of American Deltiology postcard collection |
| Permanent Link |
https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/14469
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| Rights |
http://vocab.lib.umd.edu/rightsStatement#NoC-US
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| Digital Collection(s) |
- Cultural Preservation
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- National Trust Library Postcards
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