MAKE A MEME View Large Image Major Lewis Ginter, during his life one of the most prominent citizens of Richmond. The view from this point is unsurpassed. 'The landscape embraces every variety - forest and placid stream; hills crowned with woods, or with steeples; ...
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Keywords: vcu libraries vculibraries vcu digital collections vcudigitalcollections outdoor Description: On the left is shown the mausoleum of the late Major Lewis Ginter, during his life one of the most prominent citizens of Richmond. The view from this point is unsurpassed. 'The landscape embraces every variety - forest and placid stream; hills crowned with woods, or with steeples; shaded valleys, and blazing furnaces; bridges on which railway trains are moving sixty feet in the air; and almost at your feet, the graceful curve of a broad canal.' Manufacturer: Southern Bargain House, Richmond, Va. Date Postmarked: Not postmarked. Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested. Reference URL: dig.library.vcu.edu/u?/postcard,280 Collection: Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards Description: On the left is shown the mausoleum of the late Major Lewis Ginter, during his life one of the most prominent citizens of Richmond. The view from this point is unsurpassed. 'The landscape embraces every variety - forest and placid stream; hills crowned with woods, or with steeples; shaded valleys, and blazing furnaces; bridges on which railway trains are moving sixty feet in the air; and almost at your feet, the graceful curve of a broad canal.' Manufacturer: Southern Bargain House, Richmond, Va. Date Postmarked: Not postmarked. Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested. Reference URL: dig.library.vcu.edu/u?/postcard,280 Collection: Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards
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