Orkney Springs Hotels, Orkney Springs, Virginia, circa 1940

Subjects: Hotels & Inns Mountains & Hills
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1915 (White Border)

Back of Orkney Springs Hotels, Orkney Springs, Virginia, circa 1940, c. 1915 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

The card presents two views of the Orkney Springs Hotels at Orkney Springs, Virginia, captioned "High and Cool in the Allegheny Mountains." The upper view looks along a shaded walk between white frame hotel buildings with red roofs, an American flag, and a small pavilion; the lower view shows a long row of porches and lawns beneath large trees. Orkney Springs was a mineral-springs resort in Shenandoah County, Virginia, and its hotel buildings served summer guests seeking mountain air.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

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PublisherCurt Teich & Co., Inc.

ORKNEY SPRINGS HOTELS, ORKNEY SPRINGS, VA. HIGH AND COOL IN THE ALLEGHENY MOUNTAINS. 93377 --- POST CARD ORKNEY SPRINGS HOTELS, Orkney Springs, Va., an old southern hostelry, accommodating 500 people. Once owned by Lord Culpeper, Lord Fairfax, Light Horse Harry Lee and Robert E. Lee. Famous since colonial days for its wonderful mineral springs and [illegible] enchanting southern hospitality. 2300 feet above sea level, cool and delightful in the great Alleghanys. A northern climate amid southern hospitality. MADE BY CURT TEICH & CO., INC., CHICAGO, U.S.A.

Addressed to

Myrtle Gary

Barwood, MD

Postcard record

Publisher	Curt Teich & Co., Inc.
Series	93377
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Myrtle Gary, Barwood, MD
Place depicted	Orkney Springs, VA
Place mentioned	Allegheny Mountains
Publisher	Curt Teich & Co., Inc., Chicago, IL
Notes	White border; two-view layout on textured yellow field; printed number 93377 at lower right. Postmark: ORKNEY SPRINGS VA AUG [day obscured] 1926 — day digit lost under damage. Curt Teich divided-back 'C.T. Art Colortone' era card (imprint MADE BY CURT TEICH & CO., INC., CHICAGO, U.S.A.); heavy brown water/stain damage over stamp box and lower right, stamp removed, corners worn.

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Orkney Springs Hotels, Orkney Springs, Virginia, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/orkney-springs-hotels-orkney-springs-virginia-circa-1940. Accessed October 24, 2026.