The photograph shows the marble recumbent statue of Robert E. Lee by Edward Valentine, lying in uniform with hands folded on a low base before a dark wall of arched marble panels in Lee Chapel at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. Lee led the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War and served as president of Washington College, later Washington and Lee, after the war. The statue was dedicated in 1883, and Lee and his family are buried in the crypt beneath the chapel.
Black-and-white print with a thin white border; light edge wear and a few surface marks.
No postmark. Divided-back "POST CARD" with "THIS SIDE FOR MESSAGE / THIS SIDE FOR ADDRESS"; cream matte stock, image bleeds to edge (no white border); pencil dealer/price mark "48 / 1-" at upper right; no message or address written.
Cite this card
Recumbent statue of Robert E. Lee, Lexington, VA, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/recumbent-statue-of-robert-e-lee-lexington-va-circa-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.
