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Main Building, Miller Orphanage, Lynchburg, Virginia

Subject
Hospitals & Sanatoria
Card type
Printed photo
Date
Postmarked June 13, 1911 (Golden Age)
Front of Main Building, Miller Orphanage, Lynchburg, Virginia, Ethel Bradley, VA, USA, 1911 printed photo postcard
Front
Back of Main Building, Miller Orphanage, Lynchburg, Virginia, Ethel Bradley, VA, USA, 1911 printed photo postcard
Back

About this subject

Black-and-white view of the large four-story brick main building of the Miller Orphanage, with two square towers flanking a central arched entrance reached by a double stairway. The building stands on a broad lawn planted with small shrubs and bare deciduous trees.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Miss I am having a nice time here. It is alright. There are so many beautiful places here. I send this from there Yours

PublisherJ. P. Bell Company
Main Building, Miller Orphanage. Lynchburg, Va. --- POST CARD Published by J. P. Bell Company, Lynchburg, Va. Germany No. 1439 EXCELSIOR N.Y. LEIPZIG DRESDEN BERLIN THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY
PostmarkedLynchburg, VA, June 13, 1911, 20:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Ethel Bradley

619 N. 25th St., Richmond, Virginia

Postcard record

Postmarked, Lynchburg, VA
ConditionGood
Place addressedEthel Bradley, 619 N. 25th St., Richmond, VA
Place mentionedGermany
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
NotesBlack-and-white halftone print with a white margin at the bottom carrying the printed caption; card shows edge and corner wear, surface staining and spotting, especially in the sky area. Postmark: LYNCHBURG VA JUN 13 8 PM 1911. Undivided back ('THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY'); white border; Excelsior (N.Y./Leipzig/Dresden/Berlin) imprint; German message in Kurrent script; light edge wear.

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Main Building, Miller Orphanage, Lynchburg, Virginia, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/main-building-miller-orphanage-lynchburg-virginia. Accessed October 5, 2026.