Old Church tower, Jamestown, Virginia, circa 1902
- Subjects
- ChurchesHistoric Towers
- Card type
- Printed photo
About this postcard
A tall, ruined brick church tower stands among bare trees beside a dirt road, with a lone figure and a dog walking at left and a wooden outbuilding at right, all rendered in a hand-colored photochrom print. The tower is the only above-ground remnant of the 17th-century church at Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607. The brick tower is generally dated to the 1630s–1640s church, and the site is now part of Colonial National Historical Park. The small red imprint at lower right records the copyright of 1902 by the Detroit Photographic Co.
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Postcard record
| Publisher | Detroit Photographic Co. |
|---|---|
| Series | 6243 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Place depicted | Old Church at Jamestown, Jamestown, VA |
| Notes | White border; photochrom-style color printing from a photograph; printed copyright stamp 'COPYRIGHT 1902 BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO.' at lower right. No postmark. Unused undivided back printed "POST CARD / THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS." with a stamp box reading "PLACE STAMP HERE / UNITED STATES AND CANADA ONE CENT / FOREIGN TWO CENTS"; white-bordered colored view on front with printed copyright 1902 (Detroit Photographic Co.). Clean, no damage. |
Cite this card
Old Church tower, Jamestown, Virginia, circa 1902, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/old-church-tower-jamestown-virginia-circa-1902. Accessed October 25, 2026.