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Fountain, Miller Park, Lynchburg, VA, 1939

Subject
Public Parks & Commons
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1939 (Linen)
Front of Fountain, Miller Park, Lynchburg, VA, 1939, Mary Alice Morton, VA, USA, c. 1939 linen postcard
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Back of Fountain, Miller Park, Lynchburg, VA, 1939, Mary Alice Morton, VA, USA, c. 1939 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A tall fountain sprays into a circular pool ringed by a low iron fence in a tree-shaded park. A single figure in a hat stands on the curving walk beside the pool, with flower beds, lawn and a bench visible around it. Miller Park gave Lynchburg residents a shaded place for Sunday walks and summer afternoons, and its fountain made a natural landmark and gathering point. The card carries a short family greeting to a young woman in Richmond, signed by a grandmother who wrote that she loved her "just the same" and closed with love from "Grandpa & Miss Fannie."

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

My dearest one - Just a line to tell you that we love you just the same. Trust that you are well & happy. We are about as usual. will write letter soon Grandpa & Miss Fannie join me in love. Let us hear from you soon. Your fond gramy Herndon Sept 25, 1939.

PublisherJ. P. Bell Co., Inc.
763 FOUNTAIN, MILLER PARK, LYNCHBURG, VA. 58677 --- THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY J. P. BELL CO., INC., LYNCHBURG, VA. C. T. AMERICAN ART COLORED BELL-CHROME SUPERIOR QUALITY
PostmarkedLynchburg, VA, September 5, 1939
Stamp
Addressed to
Mary Alice Morton

20 N. Allen Ave Richmond, VA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Lynchburg, VA
PublisherJ. P. Bell Co., Inc.
Series763 58677
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMary Alice Morton, 20 N. Allen Ave, Richmond, VA
PublisherJ. P. Bell Co., Inc., Lynchburg, VA
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1938, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen-textured stock with white border; printed caption "FOUNTAIN, MILLER PARK, LYNCHBURG, VA." and number 763 in the bottom margin; slight corner wear at lower right. Postmark: [illegible]Y FOR[illegible] 1939 VA. Divided back, linen texture, white border; J. P. Bell Co., Inc., Lynchburg, Va. imprint; light edge wear.

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Fountain, Miller Park, Lynchburg, VA, 1939, postcard, c. 1939. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/fountain-miller-park-lynchburg-va-1939. Accessed November 2, 2026.