Pocahontas and map of Chesapeake Bay, Jamestown Exposition, Norfolk, Virginia, 1907

Subjects: Maps Native American Life World's Fairs & Expositions
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1906 (Undivided Back)

Back of Pocahontas and map of Chesapeake Bay, Jamestown Exposition, Norfolk, Virginia, 1907, Yorktown, VA, USA, c. 1906 lithograph postcard — Back

About this subject

A color lithographic map of the Chesapeake Bay region with a central portrait of Pocahontas; the map labels rivers, towns, and the Jamestown Exposition site, with ships in the Atlantic Ocean. A banner at bottom reads 1607 Pocahontas - Jamestown Exposition 1907, Norfolk, Virginia, May to December.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] Hello, Louisa. How do you are you well dont you will find some time to see to write. Let me hear from cousin Harry. Best greetings

PostmarkedDurbin, WV, May 28, 1907, 14:00

Addressed to

Mrs. E. W. Richardson

Durbin, West Virginia

Postcard record

Postmarked	May 28, 1907, 14:00, Durbin, WV
Condition	Fair
Place depicted	Yorktown, VA
Place depicted	Jamestown, VA
Place depicted	Cape Henry, Virginia Beach, VA
Place depicted	Chesapeake Bay
Place depicted	Atlantic Ocean
Place depicted	James River, Richmond, VA
Place depicted	York River, VA
Place depicted	Hampton Roads, Carrollton, VA
Place depicted	Norfolk, VA
Place depicted	Portsmouth, VA
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
Notes	White border; handwritten message on front; copyright 1906. Postmark: DURBIN W. VA. MAY 28 2 PM 1907 (also AMELIA VA MAY 28 2 PM 1907). Undivided back ('THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS'), 1907 Jamestown Exposition card; light soiling, creases and edge wear.

Cite this card

Pocahontas and map of Chesapeake Bay, Jamestown Exposition, Norfolk, Virginia, 1907, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/pocahontas-and-map-of-chesapeake-bay-jamestown-exposition-no. Accessed October 5, 2026.