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Main St. looking west from Eleventh St., Richmond, VA, 1907

Subjects
BanksCommercial Buildings
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Main St. looking west from Eleventh St., Richmond, VA, 1907, Miss Charlotte Bassett, MA, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of Main St. looking west from Eleventh St., Richmond, VA, 1907, Miss Charlotte Bassett, MA, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A street-level view looks west along Main Street from Eleventh Street in Richmond, Virginia. Trolley tracks run down the cobbled roadway, with horse-drawn wagons and carriages mixed among pedestrians in early-1900s dress on both sidewalks. Tall commercial blocks line the street, including a building lettered "IMPORTERS & JOBBERS" and the American National Bank rising behind it. Main Street was Richmond's principal business thoroughfare in the early 1900s, described on the card as wide, well-paved, and lined with handsome, substantial business structures; the Chamber of Commerce, Custom-House, and Post Office ranked among its prominent buildings.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

from Papa Sept' 1907

PublisherRaphael Tuck & Sons
RICHMOND, Va. Main St., Looking West from Eleventh St, --- Raphael Tuck & Sons' Post Card Series No 2396, "Richmond, Va." ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN. POST CARD. THE ADDRESS TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE. MAIN ST., LOOKING WEST FROM ELEVENTH ST. Main Street, as its name implies, is the principal business thoroughfare of the city. It is wide, well-paved, and lined with handsome, substantial business structures. The most prominent buildings on Main Street are the Chamber of Commerce, the Custom-House, and Post Office. Printed in Germany.
PostmarkedAmesbury, September 23, 1907, 08:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Charlotte Bassett

Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Amesbury
PublisherRaphael Tuck & Sons
ConditionFair
Place addressedMiss Charlotte Bassett, Amesbury, MA
Place mentionedRichmond, VA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesLight border along the bottom carrying the printed caption; large dark scuff/ink loss and a white abrasion in the sky area; handwritten note in the lower right margin. Undivided-back era (1907). Postmark: AMESBURY SEP 23 1907 8:30 AM. Undivided back; Raphael Tuck & Sons' Post Card Series No. 2396 imprint, printed in Germany; white border on front; card toned and soiled with edge wear and a few surface scuffs.

Cite this card

Main St. looking west from Eleventh St., Richmond, VA, 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/main-st-looking-west-from-eleventh-st-richmond-va-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.