Garden Front, Wickham-Valentine House, Richmond, Virginia

Subjects: Gardens Residences
Card type: Real photo
Date: c. 1907 (Golden Age)

Back of Garden Front, Wickham-Valentine House, Richmond, Virginia, Ms. Hampton W. Thomas, VA, USA, c. 1907 real photo postcard — Back

About this subject

A formal garden with boxwood hedges, a central fountain, and two statues among the plantings, with a large tree in the foreground and a two-story white building with a columned porch in the background.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Lou, The magazine is gorgeous! And I appreciate your kind comments more than I can say. Jane has planned a tour of this museum at convention time. It is a charming place and you might want a picture. Do hope you'll all stay well in 1969! Best wishes and love, Erma

PostmarkedRichmond, VA, January 18, 1969

Addressed to

Ms. Hampton W. Thomas

3673 Peachtree Drive SW, Roanoke, Virginia 24014

Postcard record

Postmarked	January 18, 1969, Richmond, VA
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Ms. Hampton W. Thomas, 3673 Peachtree Drive SW, Roanoke, VA
Place mentioned	Waltham, MA
Place mentioned	Richmond, VA
Publisher	The Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, CT
Stamp	5c General Federation of Women's Clubs, blue and pink
Notes	Black-and-white photograph; no border; faint printed caption at top. Postmark: RICHMOND VA 18 JAN 1969. Divided-back card, 1969; printed by The Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, Conn. Light edge wear and a few foxing spots.

Cite this card

Garden Front, Wickham-Valentine House, Richmond, Virginia, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/garden-front-wickham-valentine-house-richmond-virginia. Accessed October 5, 2026.