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Ninth Street in war times, Lynchburg, Virginia

Subjects
ChurchesCivil WarStreet Scenes
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Ninth Street in war times, Lynchburg, Virginia, J. P. Bell Company, VA, USA, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
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Back of Ninth Street in war times, Lynchburg, Virginia, J. P. Bell Company, VA, USA, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
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About this subject

Elevated view looking down a dirt street lined with frame and brick buildings, with a tall church tower at the right and scattered figures in the roadway. The scene is presented as Ninth Street, Lynchburg, Virginia, as it appeared during the Civil War era.

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PublisherJ. P. Bell Company
NINTH STREET, LYNCHBURG, VA., IN WAR TIMES. --- Post Card PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE PRINTED BY J. P. BELL COMPANY, LYNCHBURG, VA. No. 111 This picture was taken in front of Court House looking down Ninth Street to the river. It shows the old Market House that stood in the center of Ninth Street at Main. The house with chimney in foreground was Fire Engine House No. 1.
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Postcard record

ConditionGood
Place depictedJ. P. Bell Company, Lynchburg, VA
Place mentionedNinth Street, Lynchburg, VA
NotesWhite border along the left and right edges; visible halftone dot texture and slightly faded coloring; caption printed vertically along the left margin. No postmark. Divided back, one-cent stamp box; J. P. Bell Company, Lynchburg VA imprint (No. 111); white border; light soiling and faint pencil mark upper left.

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Ninth Street in war times, Lynchburg, Virginia, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/ninth-street-in-war-times-lynchburg-virginia. Accessed October 5, 2026.