Postcard

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Fredericksburg Area Museum

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Name/Title

Postcard

Entry/Object ID

2015.005.01 A-R

Scope and Content

A- color postcard of Mary Washington house B- color postcard, no writting on front, back identifies as The Sentry Box C- color postcard, Princess Anne Hotel D- color postcard of Moncure House E- color postcard of Hugh Mercer House F- color postcard of Elks Club G- color postcard of St. George Church H- color postcard of Main Street showing W.L. Bond Drugs and Seeds I- hand-colored postcard of the Masonic Temple J- color postcard of the entrance to the National Cemetery K- color postcard of Marye Heights, front reads "at which point one of the greatest battles of the Civil War was fought" L- hand-colored postcard of Marye's Heights M- hand-colored postcard of the entrance to Marye's Heights N- hand-colored postcard of Sunken Road O - hand colored view of Confederate cemetery P - photo of Kenmore Q - hand colored of Fredericksburg Baptist church R - photo of Chatham bridge and Fredericksburg

Context

(A) "Mary Washington House" Front - This postcard is a landscape style hand-colored lithograph print of the Mary Washington House, facing west. The lithograph goes all the way to the edges with no border. On the top right corner reads, "Home of Mary, Mother of George Washington, 1775-1789 Fredericksburg, Va." (A) Back - (text, left) PUBLISHED BY W.L. BOND, DRUGGIST, FREDERICKSBURG, VA. - (text, center) Post Cards of Quality --The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. (B) "The Sentry Box" Front - This postcard is a landscape-style hand-colored lithograph print of the Sentry House. The central structure has white siding and a red roof with a projecting portico over the front door. The lithograph goes all the way to the edges with no border. (B) Back - (text, left) PUBLISHED BY W.L. BOND, FREDERICKSBURG, VA. The Sentry Box Fredericksburg, Va. - (text, center) Post Cards of Quality --The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. (C) "Princess Anne Hotel" Front - This postcard is a landscape-style color halftone print with a cream border of the Princess Anne Hotel, facing west. The structure is flanked by two trees and there is a black Model-T car in the bottom right corner. Text on the bottom left corner reads, "PRINCESS ANNE HOTEL, FREDERICKSBURG, VA. (C) Back - (text, left vertical) PUBLISHED BY LOUIS KAUFMANN & SONS, BALTIMORE, MD. MADE IN U.S.A - (text, top left) PRINCESS ANNE HOTEL, FREDERICKSBURG, VA. The City's leading hotel in the heart of the business center. Accommodations are of the best, offering every convenience and comfort to its guests. - (text, vertical center) C.T. AMERICAN ART (D) "Moncure House" Front - This postcard is a landscape-style hand-colored lithograph print of the Moncure House. The lithograph goes all the way to the edges with no border. Text in the top center reads "Moncure House. FREDERICKSBURG, Va." Text in the bottom left corner states, "W.L. Bond, Hand-Colored." (D) Back - (text, center) Post Cards of Quality --The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. (E) "Hugh Mercer House" Front - This postcard is a landscape-style hand-colored lithograph print of the Hugh Mercer House, facing southwest. The lithograph goes all the way to the edges with no border. Text on the bottom left reads, "Hugh Mercer House Fredericksburg, Va." (E) Back - (text, left) PUBLISHED BY W.L. BOND, FREDERICKSBURG, VA. - (text, center) Post Cards of Quality --The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. (F) "Elks Club" Front - This postcard is a landscape-style hand-colored lithograph print of the Elks Club. The lithograph goes all the way to the edges with no border. The building is made of brick with a white cornice and pillars. On the frieze are the letters BPOE. Text in the top left corner reads, "Elks Club Fredericksburg, Va." (F) Back - (text, left) PUBLISHED BY W.L. BOND, FREDERICKSBURG, VA. - (text, center) Post Cards of Quality --The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. (G) "St. George Church" Front - This postcard is a portrait-style color halftone print of St. George Church, facing north. The print goes all the way to the edges with no border. Text on the top left reads, "St. George Church, Fredericksburg, Va." (G) Back - (text, left vertical) PUBLISHED BY LOUIS KAUFMANN & SONS, BALTIMORE, MD. MADE IN U.S.A (H) "Main Street, looking North," Front - This postcard is a landscape-style hand-colored lithograph print of Fredericksburg's Main Street (Caroline Street), facing north. There is a yellow building on the left of the lithograph that states, "W.L. BOND DRUGS AND SEEDS." The lithograph goes all the way to the edges with no border. Text on the top reads, "Main Street, looking north. Fredericksburg, Va. Opera House." Text in the bottom left corner states, "W.L. Bond, Hand-Colored." (H) Back - (text, center) Post Cards of Quality --The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. (I) "Masonic Temple" Front - This postcard is a landscape-style hand-colored lithograph of the Masonic Temple and Renwick Courthouse, facing north. The lithograph goes all the way to the edges with no border. Text on the top reads, "Masonic Temple. FREDERICKSBURG, Va." Text in the bottom left corner states, "W.L. Bond." Text in the bottom right corner states, "Hand-Colored." (I) Back - (text, center) Post Cards of Quality --The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. (J) "Fredericksburg National Cemetery" Front - This postcard is a landscape-style color halftone print with a cream border of the Fredericksburg National Cemetery. The print depicts a tall monument on the left and an iron gate on the right. Text on the bottom left reads, "ENTRANCE TO NATIONAL CEMETERY, FREDERICKSBURG, VA." (J) Back - (text, left vertical) PUBLISHED BY LOUIS KAUFMANN & SONS, BALTIMORE, MD. MADE IN U.S.A - (text, top left) ENTRANCE TO NATIONAL CEMETERY, FREDERICKSBURG, VA. This beautiful entrance shows the keepers lodge originally built of the stone wall that surrounded this cemetery. - (text, vertical center) C.T. AMERICAN ART A-71079 (K) "Brompton on Marye's Heights" Front - This postcard is a landscape-style color halftone print of Brompton on Marye's Heights, facing west. The print goes all the way to the edges with no border, and there is a stone wall in the foreground. Red text in the top right corner reads, "Marye Heights at which point one of the greatest battles of the Civil War was fought, Fredericksburg, Va." (K) Back - (text, left vertical) PUBLISHED BY LOUIS KAUFMANN & SONS, BALTIMORE, MD. MADE IN U.S.A (L) "Brompton Closer Up" Front - This postcard is a landscape-style hand-colored lithograph of Brompton on Marye's Heights, facing west. The print goes all the way to the edges with no border. Text on the bottom of the card reads, "W.L. BOND. MARYE'S HEIGHTS FREDERICKSBURG, VA. Hand-Colored." (L) Back - (text, center) Post Cards of Quality --The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. (M) "Entrance to Marye's Heights" Front - This postcard is a landscape-style hand-colored lithograph of the entrance of Marye's Heights, facing south. The print goes all the way to the edges with no border. There is a metal gate flanked by two stone walls on the right side of the postcard. Text on the bottom reads, "W.L. BOND. ENTRANCE TO MARYE'S HEIGHTS, FREDERICKSBURG, VA. Hand-Colored." (M) Back - (text, center) Post Cards of Quality --The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. (N) "Sunken Road" Front - This postcard is a landscape-style hand-colored lithograph of Sunken Road. The print goes all the way to the edges with no border. There are powerlines receding in to the background on the left side of the postcard. Text on the top right reads, "Sunken Road, FREDERICKSBURG, Va." Text on the bottom right reads, "W.L. BOND, Hand-Colored." (N) Back - (text, center) Post Cards of Quality --The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. (O) "Confederate Cemetery" Front - This postcard is a landscape-style hand-colored lithograph of the Confederate Cemetery, facing west. The print goes all the way to the edges with no border. The Confederate statue and mound are prominent on the right side of the postcard. Text on the top right reads, "CONFEDERATE CEMETERY, FREDERICKSBURG, VA." Text on the bottom left reads, "PUBL. BY W.L. BOND." Text on the bottom right reads, "Hand-Colored." (O) Back - Nothing of note on the back of this postcard, except the accession number. (P) "Kenmore" Front - This postcard is a landscape-style black and white halftone print of Kenmore, facing east. The print goes all the way to the edges with no border. (P) Back - (text, top left) "KENMORE" Fredericksburg, Virginia Home of Betty, only sister of George Washington, and her husband, Colonel Fielding Lewis. Completely restored is an exquisite specimen of early American architecture. - (text, center vertical) MOUNT VERNON PRINT SHOP Washington, D.C. (Q) "Fredericksburg Baptist Church" Front - This postcard is a landscape-style color halftone print of the Fredericksburg Baptist Church, facing south. The print goes all the way to the edges with no border. Text on the bottom center and right reads, "Baptist Church, Fredericksburg, Va. Pub. by W.L. Bond." (Q) Back - Nothing of note on the back of this postcard, except the accession number. (R) "View from Stafford Heights" Front - This postcard is a landscape-style black and white halftone print of the Chatham Bridge and Fredericksburg, facing southwest. There is a cream border only on the bottom of the postcard. Prominent structures in the background are the Renwick Courthouse, St. George's Church, and the Second Town Hall. At the bottom in the cream border reads, "VIEW OF FREDERICSKBURG, VA., FROM STAFFORD HEIGHTS. Pub. by W.L. Bond, Fredericksburg, Va." (R) Back - Nothing of note on the back of this postcard, except the accession number.