Postcards
Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:
Black and White Postcard of Home of J. E. A. Gibbs
This collection consists of a black and white postcard of the home of James Edward Allen Gibbs, who co-invented the Willcox and Gibbs Sewing Machine c. 1860. The home is in Steele's Tavern, Virginia.
Charles Manson Crutchfield Collection of Memorabilia
Includes 82 items collected by Charles Manson Crutchfield, including 38 photographs some of which are of Confederate generals and were taken by Michael Miley, postcards and printed materials, most of which concern Washington and Lee University and the surrounding city of Lexington, Virginia during the 1880's
Charles Page Bryan Papers
This collection contains principally scrapbooks relating to Bryan's service as U.S. ambassador to Brazil (1898-1902), Portugal (1903-1909), Belgium (1909-1911) and Japan (1911-1912) and containing newspaper clippings, press releases, photographs, postcards, greeting cards and other memorabilia. It also includes a scrapbook of family photographs, political memorabilia, and genealogy as well as political correspondence from 1879-1909.
Charles Wilson Turner Collection
Includes genealogical inquiries to Turner, postcards, and religious items.
Collection of Images Related to Stonewall Jackson
A collection of 17 photographs, copies, and postcards related to Thomas Jonathan 'Stonewall' Jackson, his first wife Elinor Junkin and second wife Mary anna Morrison. The collection includes two original cartes de visite. One, a retouched image of Jackson in his pre - Civil War U.S. Army uniform without a photographer's imprint and the other, a view of his grave by Michael Miley, of Lexington, Va., c. 1870 - 75.The postcards date to the mid 20th century.
Collection of Photographs of Lexington, Va.
Coray S. Brown family photograph collection
Crocker Family Postcards
A total of 15 postcards from the early 20th century (1905 - 1930) with subjects that include: Musée du Louvre; Paris, France; East Lexington, Va., Old Deerfield, Ma., Lexington, Ky., London, England; Washington and Lee University, VA; Chicago; Stonewall Jackson on horseback, Tucker Hall at Washington and Lee University, and Woodrow Wilson prior to his presidency. One of Woodrow Wilson postcards is 1912 presidential campaign related and one is real photo portrait.
Franklin Lafayette Riley Papers
G. Raymond Womeldorf Papers
House Mountain Images
One is a postcard ca. 1910 titled 'East Lexington.' It shows House Mountain in the distance and the Maury River downstream from East Lexington, Virginia. The two other images are duplicate contemporary 8x10 black and white photos of House Mountain printed from the original negative made by photographer Michael Miley, c. 1885 - 1900.
Photo Views Company Postcards
This collection contains postcards by the Photo Views Company in Oak Hill, Virginia. Included are postcards of Michie's Tavern near Charlottesville, Hot Springs, Falling Springs Branch between Hot Springs and Covington, Route 39 near Afton, and a view from Route 60, Route 60 Bridge near Covington, and Blue Ridge Terrace in Afton.
Photograph and Postcard of Ann Smith Academy
This collection consists of a copy of a photograph of the Ann Smith Academy in Lexington, Virginia. The collection also includes the negative of the image, which was taken before 1899. The postcard is of the new structure of the Ann Smith Academy c.1910, which is now the Washington and Lee Chi Psi Fraternity house.
Photographic Postcard, "Lee's Tree"
The photographic postcard is postmarked 1933, has a note written on the back from J. R. Goff to Henry Boley of Lexington, VA. The postcard is a photograph of 'Camp site of Gen. Robert E. Lee during a period of Civil War. Route 60 near Rainelle, West Virginia.'
Photographs of Robert P. and James H. Rowan in their First World War uniforms
A real photograph postcard of Washington and Lee University ambulance driver James Rowan (WLU class of 1914) standing in front of his ambulance in France during the First World War. The second image in this collection is of Robert P. Rowan in his military uniform wearing the U.S. Army's Distinguished Service Cross awarded to him for his heroism in combat as a corporal in Company A, of the 116th Infantry. The Rowan brothers were from Greenville, Augusta County, Virginia.
Postcard of George Washington's Tomb
This collection consists of a color postcard of Washington's Tomb in Mount Vernon, Virginia. The image shows four women waiting outside the gate to the tomb.
Postcard of Humpback Bridge
This collection consists of a color postcard of Old Humpback Bridge near Covington, Virginia. The postcard was written by G. Black to Miss Mary Rader of Lexington, Virginia on June 11, 1947.
Postcard of Kerr's Creek
This collection consists of a black and white postcard that is a reproduction of a photograph of Valley Service Station and Cabins on J. C. Wilhelm's property in Kerr's Creek, Virginia.
Postcard of Natural Chimneys in Mt. Solon, Virginia
This collection contains a color postcard of 'The Chimney Rocks, Shenandoah Valley, Va.' c. 1910.
Postcard of Parade on Main Street in Lexington, Virginia
This collection consists of a postcard of a parade on Main Street in Lexington, Virginia. The photo is credited to Mr. W. L. Hess, Jr. and was printed by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.
Postcard of Peaks of Otter, Virginia
This collection consists of a color postcard of Peaks of Otter in Bedford County, Virginia. The postcard has a letter on the back addressed to Miss May Rader. The postcard was printed by J.P. Bell Company, Lynchburg, Virginia. Also included is a color postcard of the interior of the Peaks of Otter Restaurant and Lodge.
Postcard of Rockbridge Alum Springs, Virginia
This collection consists of a color postcard of 'The Garden' in Rockbridge Alum Springs, Virginia c. 1910.
Postcard of the Lynchburg, Virginia YMCA Playground
This collection consists of a color postcard of the YMCA island playgrounds in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Postcard of the Natural Bridge Hotel, Natural Bridge, Va.
This collection consists of a color postcard printed by Marken & Bieleld, Inc., of the Natural Bridge Hotel in Natural Bridge, Va.