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College Hill Reservoir from the High School Building, Lynchburg, VA, 1913

Subjects
Aerial Views & PanoramasPower & Water Works
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1913 (Golden Age)
Front of College Hill Reservoir from the High School Building, Lynchburg, VA, 1913, c. 1913 lithograph postcard
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Back of College Hill Reservoir from the High School Building, Lynchburg, VA, 1913, c. 1913 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

Looking down from the High School Building, the circular College Hill Reservoir fills the foreground, its central brick standpipe sending a spray of water across the basin. Frame houses, shade trees, and low hills spread beyond the reservoir. The reservoir supplied Lynchburg's water in the early 20th century. The card was mailed in 1913, and its message is a letter home from a trip through Lynchburg and North West Virginia.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Grandmother, I think of you so often & wonder how you are feeling. I am going to expect you to be down home when I reach there in May. & I will tell you all about North West Va. I am sending a letter home telling about my trip to Lynchburg let mother to tell you the news With lots of love to all fondly Marian

PublisherJ. P. Bell Co.
View from High School Building, College Hill Reservoir in the foreground, Lynchburg, Va. --- POST CARD MESSAGE MAY BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE. ADDRESS ONLY ON THIS SIDE. BELL-CHROME SUPERIOR-QUALITY 734 PUBLISHED BY J. P. BELL CO., LYNCHBURG, VA. MADE IN GERMANY A-22770
PostmarkedGRUNDY, VA, December 8, 1913
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. Maria T. Hatcher

Chester, VA

Postcard record

Postmarked, GRUNDY, VA
PublisherJ. P. Bell Co.
SeriesA-22770
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs. Maria T. Hatcher, Chester, VA
Place depictedCollege Hill Reservoir, VA
Place depictedLynchburg, VA, VA
Stamp10c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesThin white border; divided-back era lithograph with slightly worn corners and light edge wear. Postmark: GRUNDY VA DEC 8 A.M. 1913 — divided-back "POST CARD" with green 1¢ Washington stamp; J. P. Bell Co. imprint (Lynchburg, Va.), "Made in Germany", series A-22770; light edge/corner wear and a few creases.

Cite this card

College Hill Reservoir from the High School Building, Lynchburg, VA, 1913, postcard, c. 1913. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/college-hill-reservoir-from-the-high-school-building-lynchbu. Accessed November 2, 2026.