An elevated view looks down a dirt street lined with frame and brick buildings, with a tall church tower at the right and a few figures scattered in the roadway. The caption identifies the scene as Ninth Street in wartime Lynchburg, Virginia. During the Civil War, Lynchburg was a Confederate hospital and supply center, and its streets carried soldiers, wagons, and the everyday traffic of a busy inland city.
White border along the left and right edges; visible halftone dot texture and slightly faded coloring; caption 'NINTH STREET, LYNCHBURG, VA., IN WAR TIMES.' printed vertically along the left margin.
No postmark. Divided back, one-cent stamp box; printed by J. P. Bell Company, Lynchburg, VA; series No. 111; white border; light soiling and faint pencil dealer mark '3-' upper left.
Cite this card
Ninth Street in war times, Lynchburg, VA, circa 1915, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/ninth-street-in-war-times-lynchburg-va-circa-1915. Accessed November 2, 2026.
