The photograph shows the reconstructed Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia: a long red-brick Georgian mansion with a slate hip roof, dormers, tall brick chimneys, and a white cupola topped by a weathervane. A brick forecourt wall, gate, and clipped shrubs frame the entrance.
The original palace, built 1706 to 1718, was the center of fashion and social life in the Virginia colony and the residence of its royal governors. It burned in 1781, and the building shown is the 1930s reconstruction on the original foundations.
Linen-textured stock with a fine crosshatch pattern; narrow white margin at the edges; caption printed in black along the bottom.
No postmark — unused card. Divided-back linen-era "C.T. Art-Colortone" (Genuine Curteich, Chicago) post card, series no. 2B-H68; cream stock with light toning/soiling, no damage.
Cite this card
Governor's Palace, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1942, postcard, c. 1942. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/governors-palace-williamsburg-virginia-1942. Accessed November 2, 2026.
