Postcards of Charlottesville, Jamestown, and Richmond, Va., 1903-1948.

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Postcards of Charlottesville, Jamestown, and Richmond, Va., 1903-1948.

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Postcard collection of Virginia locales, including scenes from Charlottesville, Jamestown, and Richmond, Va. Views include statues and monuments; buildings including homes, churches, hospitals and motels; and parks and cemeteries. Of interest is an aerial view of Charlottesville shortly after the razing of the Vinegar Hill neighborhood. Also of interest is a real-photo card showing African-American "guide," Sam Robinson, posed next to the graves of the Reverend and Mrs. James Blair at Jamestown.

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University of Virginia. Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7663830

University of Virginia. Library

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