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James River from Boat Club House, Lynchburg, VA, circa 1910

Subjects
Forests & TreesRivers & Streams
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1910 (Golden Age)
Front of James River from Boat Club House, Lynchburg, VA, circa 1910, Mrs. J. Howard May, PA, USA, c. 1910 lithograph postcard
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Back of James River from Boat Club House, Lynchburg, VA, circa 1910, Mrs. J. Howard May, PA, USA, c. 1910 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

An elevated tinted view looks over treetops to a broad bend of the James River, with wooded hills and open bottomland fields beyond and a small red outbuilding on the far bank. The caption places the viewpoint at the Boat Club House, a riverside club where Lynchburg members gathered to row and watch the river. Lynchburg grew as a tobacco market and river-shipping town on this stretch of the James. Bateaux and the James River and Kanawha Canal carried goods through the region before the railroads took over, and the river remained a working and recreational artery for the city.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Left Asheville early this morning that I took a trolley ride this evening — some beautiful homes here — Leave here at 7.15 and hope to Gary at 6 P.M. all well and you are — Thanks for the Love to all — Irene

PublisherB. E. J. Schwabe, Pub. Co.
View of James River from Boat Club House, Lynchburg, Va.
PostmarkedLYNCHBURG
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. J. Howard May

St. Davids, PA

Postcard record

PostmarkedLYNCHBURG
PublisherB. E. J. Schwabe, Pub. Co.
Series123120
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs. J. Howard May, St. Davids, PA
PublisherB. E. J. Schwabe, Pub. Co., New York, NY
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1907, perforated on all sides
NotesDeckle (rough-cut) left edge; textured lithographic surface with scattered spotting and surface wear in the sky area. Postmark: LYNCHBURG AUG 10 11-PM (year not legible). Divided-back card with printed Post Card / COMMUNICATIONS / ADDRESS headings; green 1¢ Franklin stamp; publisher imprint at left edge "136 B. E. J. Schwabe, Pub. Co., New York (Germany)" and number 123120. Light edge/corner wear, slight album residue.

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James River from Boat Club House, Lynchburg, VA, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1910. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/james-river-from-boat-club-house-lynchburg-va-circa-1910. Accessed November 2, 2026.