Airplane view of Lynchburg's football stadium, Lynchburg, Virginia, circa 1940
- Card type
- Linen
- Date
- c. 1940 (Linen)
About this postcard
An airplane view looks down on a large oval football stadium, its concrete grandstands wrapping almost entirely around the gridiron. A small red-roofed structure sits on the west side, with scattered outbuildings and trees on the surrounding grounds. The printed caption reads "Airplane View of Lynchburg's Football Stadium, Lynchburg, Va.," and the card's text calls it "The finest Football Stadium in Virginia," erected at a cost of $300,000 with a seating capacity of 15,300. Aerial views of new stadiums were a common way to advertise civic scale and modern amenities in the 1930s and 1940s.
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Postcard record
| Publisher | Monticello News Co. |
|---|---|
| Series | "TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS". REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. 70710 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Publisher | Monticello News Co., Charlottesville, VA |
| Notes | Linen-textured stock with a narrow white margin; imprint printed in the lower right corner. Publisher: PUB. BY MONTICELLO NEWS CO., CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.; distributor credit: S. C. Fisher, Inc.; Tichnor "Quality Views" series imprint, card no. 70710. No postmark; unused card. Undivided back with printed caption "Airplane View of Lynchburg's Football Stadium, Lynchburg, Va." and printed description; "POST CARD" heading and "PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE / MADE IN U. S. A" stamp box; made only by Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass. Light toning and edge wear. Dealer mark "4". |
Cite this card
Airplane view of Lynchburg's football stadium, Lynchburg, Virginia, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1940. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/airplane-view-of-lynchburgs-football-stadium-lynchburg-virgi. Accessed November 2, 2026.