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| Keywords: vcu libraries vculibraries vcu digital collections vcudigitalcollections photo border outdoor Description: At the close of the Civil War the business section of Richmond, embracing almost the entire portion of the city shown in this view, was in ashes and its inhabitants, then numbering less than 50,000 were impoverished. For many trying years growth and prosperity developed slowly. But with in the last decade, the city's progress, along all lines, has been marvelous; one evidence of which is visibly presented in this view. The splendid buildings here shown from left to right, being as follows: The Travelers Bldg., Post Office Bldg., American Nat'l Bank Bldg., Rueger's Hotel, Mutual Bldg., and First Nat. Bank, while at the extreme left appears the famous Capitol Square. The present population of the city, with its suburbs, is over 188,000 and in per capita wealth it ranks fourth among the cities of the U.S. Manufacturer: Southern Bargain House, Richmond, Va. Date Postmarked: 1920 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,382 Collection: Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards Description: At the close of the Civil War the business section of Richmond, embracing almost the entire portion of the city shown in this view, was in ashes and its inhabitants, then numbering less than 50,000 were impoverished. For many trying years growth and prosperity developed slowly. But with in the last decade, the city's progress, along all lines, has been marvelous; one evidence of which is visibly presented in this view. The splendid buildings here shown from left to right, being as follows: The Travelers Bldg., Post Office Bldg., American Nat'l Bank Bldg., Rueger's Hotel, Mutual Bldg., and First Nat. Bank, while at the extreme left appears the famous Capitol Square. The present population of the city, with its suburbs, is over 188,000 and in per capita wealth it ranks fourth among the cities of the U.S. Manufacturer: Southern Bargain House, Richmond, Va. Date Postmarked: 1920 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,382 Collection: Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards | ||||
