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Looking south from the ramparts, Fortress Monroe, VA, 1916

Subjects
Bridges & DamsChurchesMilitary Branches & Training Camps
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1916 (White Border)
Front of Looking south from the ramparts, Fortress Monroe, VA, 1916, Hampton, VA, USA, c. 1916 lithograph postcard
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Back of Looking south from the ramparts, Fortress Monroe, VA, 1916, Hampton, VA, USA, c. 1916 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

The view looks south from the ramparts of Fortress Monroe across a long wooden bridge or walkway over the water. Figures in suits and hats walk toward the viewer; the sender calls them boys carrying boxes of flowers. Behind them are red brick buildings, a Gothic-style church, lawns, and trees. Fortress Monroe was a moat-ringed Army post at Old Point Comfort on Hampton Roads, long a landmark and active military installation. The sender's note about picking up shells on the beach fits the fort's waterfront setting.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

I am Sending some Shells I picked up on the beach I love you - them boys in the picture are carrying boxes of flowers brother

PublisherDetroit Publishing Co.
COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. 12364 LOOKING SOUTH FROM THE RAMPARTS, FORTRESS MONROE --- "PHOSTINT" TRADE MARK REG U.S. PAT OFF MADE ONLY BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO POST CARD THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR MESSAGE. THIS SPACE FOR THE ADDRESS.
PostmarkedFortress Monroe, VA, April 22, 1916, 07:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs Eleanor Hopkins

Box 123 Monroe

Postcard record

Postmarked, Fortress Monroe, VA
PublisherDetroit Publishing Co.
Series12364
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs Eleanor Hopkins, Box 123, Monroe
Place depictedFortress Monroe, Hampton, VA
PublisherDetroit Publishing Co., Detroit, MI
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stampcent George Washington, green
NotesWhite border; light foxing/staining in sky area. Postmark: FORTRESS MONROE VA APR 22 7-AM 1916. Phostint (Detroit Publishing Co.) divided-back card, mailed 1916; 1c green Washington stamp with wavy flag machine cancel; stamp torn at right edge; pencil dealer price mark at top.

Cite this card

Looking south from the ramparts, Fortress Monroe, VA, 1916, postcard, c. 1916. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/looking-south-from-the-ramparts-fortress-monroe-va-1916. Accessed November 2, 2026.